Outer Banks, Hurricane Erin and North Carolina
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Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Erin made a turn to the northeast and was finally moving away from the United States as a weakened Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm passed as close as about 200 miles from the North Carolina coast.
Due to the high surf and rip current risk, New York City is extending its swimming ban. Beaches were at first closed to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday, and now will also be closed for swimming on Friday.