BUXTON, N.C. (WITN) - Hurricane Erin is already making its presence known along the Outer Banks.

Photographer Jenni Koontz, who is from Avon, shared a video from 2:40 p.m. showing ocean overwash in Buxton at the Cape Hatteras Motel.

Tropical storm warnings are active for the Outer Banks.

Travel on Highway 12 could be impossible at times due to large waves and associated overwash at high tide.

Click here for the latest forecast on Hurricane Erin’s impacts.

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