Hurricane Erin is approaching North Carolina's Outer Banks, leading to evacuations on barrier islands like Hatteras. The storm is expected to stay offshore but poses risks of dangerous rip currents and high waves. Holly Andrzejewski had just purchased a bed-and-breakfast and was forced to reschedule her first guests due to the impending storm. As Erin impacts the Caribbean with rain and wind, tropical storm and surge watches are in effect for the Outer Banks, although forecasters believe it will move north away from the eastern U.S.
"It's just one of those things where you know this is always a possibility and it could happen, and you just make the best out of it. Otherwise you wouldn't live at the beach," said Andrzejewski.
"Although the monster storm is expected to stay offshore, evacuations were ordered on such barrier islands along the Carolina coast as Hatteras as authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous rip currents and swamp roads with waves of 15 feet (4.6 meters)."
"Erin lashed part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday. Forecasters are confident it will curl north and away from the eastern U.S., but tropical storm and surge watches were issued for much of the Outer Banks."
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