Thousands of people were evacuated off parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks amid the threat of a storm surge. Meanwhile, beaches remained off limits along the East Coast as dangerous waves and rip currents slammed shorelines.

As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a successful nesting season.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Erin's brush past the Outer Banks, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is visiting Buxton on Friday to thank first responders and to assess the damage caused.

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast of the United States.

Erin made its up the coast out at sea. Dozens of people had to be rescued from stranded vehicles and restaurants as floodwaters rose in Margate City on the Jersey Shore, authorities there said the evening of Aug.