North Carolinas Outer Banks under evacuation orders
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The massive storm is expected to bring coastal flooding and tropical storm conditions to parts of the mid-Atlantic despite not making landfall.
Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.
Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.