Flooding Persists in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin Moves Away

Tropical storm force winds were still reported on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as of 11 a.m. ET on Aug. 21.
Flooding Persists in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin Moves Away
Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Allen G. Breed/AP Photo
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Flooding continues to impact North Carolina’s Outer Banks and the surrounding Mid-Atlantic coastline as Hurricane Erin begins its push away from the United States’ east coast by the morning of Aug. 21 and continues into the north Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center reported Hurricane Erin was 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as of 11 a.m. (ET).
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