On North Carolina’s Outer Banks, barrier islands that stretch over 175 miles, coastal flooding was expected to begin Tuesday and continue through Thursday. Two of the four counties on the Outer

Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. But they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents.

Emergency officials in North Carolina prepare for Hurricane Erin, coordinating responses and urging evacuations in the Outer Banks ahead of potential impacts.