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

Hurricane Erin is gaining strength in the Atlantic, with new forecasts showing the massive storm tracking closer to the U.S. coast in the coming days.

Hurricane-force winds extended up to 60 miles (95 kilometres) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).