Rip Current, Hurricane Erin and North Carolina
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Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic, local swiftwater rescue teams from Knightdale, Wake Forest and Charlotte are mobilizing to North Carolina's coast.
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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Over the past decade, rip currents have caused about 10% of U.S. fatalities from tropical storms and hurricanes.