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Hurricane Erin prompts evacuations on the East Coast

Headline from KYMA Yuma

Forecasters predict the Category 3 hurricane will stay offshore Tuesday, but by Wednesday, towering waves and local flooding could impact North Carolina.

KYMA Yuma's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Columbian

    Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but it’s expected to stay offshore (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay offshore after lashing part of the Caribbean with rain and

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Hurricane Erin: No direct hit forecast on U.S., but flood risks prompt evacuations (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are under mandatory evacuation orders, as the National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Erin could bring tall waves topping 15 to 20 feet.

  3. Just the News

    Evacuation order issued for North Carolina Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin moves closer to US (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    "Portions of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will likely be impassable for several days," Dare County said

  4. New York Post

    Hurricane Erin’s life-threatening impacts prompt North Carolina evacuations, states of emergency (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Powerful Hurricane Erin has prompted officials in North Carolina to issue local states of emergency and is forcing residents and visitors to evacuate some areas.

  5. News Nation Now

    Hurricane Erin prompts evacuations in North Carolina as Category 4 storm (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Evacuations have been ordered for Hatteras Island and Ocracoke in North Carolina's Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin ramps up in the Atlantic Ocean.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it churns in the Atlantic where high winds and heavy rain are pelting the Turks and Caicos Islands and

  7. KYMA Yuma

    Hurricane Erin prompts evacuations on the East Coast (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Forecasters predict the Category 3 hurricane will stay offshore Tuesday, but by Wednesday, towering waves and local flooding could impact North Carolina.

  8. MyNorthwest

    Hurricane Erin's massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina's Outer Banks (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    There's a popular T-shirt on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks that says: “One road on. One road off (sometimes)” — poking fun at the constant

  9. PBS NewsHour

    LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Erin (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is expected to stay offshore after lashing part of the Caribbean with rain and wind on Monday.

  10. NBC 6 South Florida

    Erin prompts evacuations in North Carolina; at least 60 swimmers saved from rip currents (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    On Tuesday morning, Erin was a Category 3 hurricane. Forecasters are confident it will curl north and away from Florida, but North Carolina has issued alerts.

  11. The Boston Globe

    Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic where high winds and heavy rain are pelting the Turks and Caicos Islands and parts of the Bahamas.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    Hurricane Erin (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands. Officials have ordered evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, anticipating damage

  13. WHDH Boston

    Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them,

  14. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Erin approaches North Carolina coast with dangerous rip currents, Outer Banks evacuations (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Hurricane Erin prompted evacuations for some in North Carolina's Outer Banks as it is expected to churn up dangerous rip currents.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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