Hurricane Erin has prompted mandatory evacuations in the Outer Banks.

Avon, Kill Devil Hills, Hatteras Island, Ocracoke Island and Rodanthe are under mandatory evacuations along with Dare and Hyde counties. More than 1,000 people left the Outer Banks on Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for the Outer Banks from the Beaufort Inlet to Duck, including the Pamlico Sound. It means tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area in the next 36 hours.

While the eye of Hurricane Erin is expected to stay in the Atlantic, it is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the North Carolina coast.

For Tuesday, high tide is expected around 5:19 p.m. in the Outer Banks.

Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions a

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