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Hurricane Erin is moving northeast, away from North Carolina's coast, on Thursday morning, but flooding impacts will linger in the Outer Banks.



NC 12 remains closed in Outer Banks, oceanfront neighborhoods flooded, damage to homes

<p>THE OUTER RAIN BANKS ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE WORST IMPACTS THIS MORNING. WRAL. SEAN GALLAGHER IS LIVE AT THE OREGON INLET RIGHT NOW. SEAN, DESCRIBE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND FEELING &gt;&gt; AND THE WINDS CONTINUE TO PICK UP HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE IN HERE RIGHT HERE WITH ME. BUT I'M AT THE BASE OF THIS WHERE THEY HAVE THE ROAD CLOSED SIGN UP. THAT'S BEEN UP SINCE ABOUT 6.30, YESTERDAY EVENING BECAUSE THAT STORM SURGE, THAT IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE SOUTH OF HERE ON HATTERAS ISLAND AS THEY DEAL WITH HIGH TIDES THAT BRING THAT WATER OVER THE DUNES POTENTIALLY PUTTING EVERYBODY THERE AT RISK IN CERTAIN AREAS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THE BOX THAT AREA YESTERDAY. YOU CAN GET A CLEAR SENSE OF WHAT TO DO. MUCH LOOKS LIKE. &gt;&gt; HIGHWAYS ARE PUSHING FEET OF WATER OVER SOME ROADS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY 12 IN THE U.S. AND BEHIND AND ALSO PUMMELING VULNERABLE HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE OCEANFRONT. LONGTIME OUTER BANKS. RESIDENTS POINT OUT OUT LIKE BUXTON ARE ESPECIALLY EXPOSED DURING THESE STORMS BECAUSE OF MUCH OF THE BEACH INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN LOST OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THAT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR STORM SURGE PUSHED FARTHER INTO TOWN AND FOR THE VOLUNTEER RESCUE TEAMS TO WEATHER THE STORMS FOR DECADES. IT POSES UNIQUE &gt;&gt; I DON'T EVER REMEMBER ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO I'M IF THIS STORM WILL SAY COMING AND IT'S GOING TO ENTER. WELL, AWESOME. COME UP THE PAMLICO SOUND. WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS GOING TO DO IF THE STORM WAS WANT TO YOU KNOW, MAYBE RUSSIA, SOME OCEANSIDE, MAYBE WE CAN TELL YOU THAT WITH THIS WAVE INTENSITY IN THIS WAY, FIGHTS. ALL WE CAN DO IS PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. &gt;&gt; IN THOSE WAVES WILL CONTINUE ROLLING IN THIS MORNING AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE HIGH TIDE, OFFICIALS HAVE SAID EACH HIGH TIDE FOR THE NEXT DAY WILL CONTINUE BEING WORSE THAN THE LAST. BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW LONG HIGHWAY 12 HERE BEHIND ME WILL REMAIN CLOSED. THEY'RE GOING TO REVIEW AND MONITOR THINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF</p>

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