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Dramatic aerial footage shows storm surge flooding homes and a motel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Aug. 19 as Hurricane Erin battered the coast. Officials ordered evacuations in Dare County, warning of life-threatening winds and rising waters. | New York Post

Aerial footage captured a tidal storm surge enveloping homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, as Hurricane Erin continued to move through the Atlantic Ocean. https://abc11.com/live-updates/hurricane-erin-forecast-coastal-flood-watch-nc-outer-banks/17596550/ | ABC11 WTVD

As Hurricane Erin's outer bands brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks, water poured onto the main route connecting the barrier islands and a handful of stilted homes precariously perched above the beach. Video shows high tide reaching the Cape Hatteras Motel in Buxton and spilling onto nearby roads. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island remained closed Thursday, after officials shut it down Wednesday evening as the storm surge increased and waves rose. The National Weather Service said the life-threateni