The Outer Banks in North Carolina were flooded as Hurricane Erin hit the coast. Although the flooding and strong winds were not as fierce as the meteorologists expected, some parts of the Outer Banks still experienced minor flooding. The worst of Hurricane Erin’s impact in North Carolina is believed to be over as it travels up the East Coast. AP reported more on the hurricane’s impact: Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway, damaged a waterside motel and swirled under beachfront homes as the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters predict the storm will gradually weaken over the next few days while turning farther out to sea. Tropical storm conditions were in effect over parts of the Outer Banks and the coast of Virginia, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. In Bermuda, residents and tourists were told to stay out of the water with rough seas expected through Friday. There was flooding along part of the North Carolina and mid-Atlantic coasts, the center said Thursday morning. Authorities warned that the largest swells would continue to whip up life-threatening rip currents from the Carolinas to New England. Here are some videos: #BREAKING: New footage from the Outer Banks in North Carolina is showing flooding during low tide from Hurricane Erin. This is one of the most vulnerable communities for flooding from the hurricane. Please pray for North Carolina today. pic.twitter.com/vgu3K8O1AH — Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) August 20, 2025 Aerial footage captured a tidal storm surge enveloping homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, as Hurricane Erin continued to move through the Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/vCyMNexS1O pic.twitter.com/72o4rD7P1o — ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2025 Powerful waves from Hurricane Erin hit beachside homes and flooded streets along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/K5ZZ3K7Ayw — AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 20, 2025 CBS provided more details on Hurricane Erin’s impact in North Carolina: Two beachfront homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks appear to be on the verge of collapse as they are pounded by strong waves from Hurricane Erin. Nearly a dozen neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean since 2020. While the swells from storms like Erin make things worse, the conditions threatening the houses are always present. The placement of the homes along the water puts them at risk, according to the National Park Service, which oversees much of the area. Many of the homes along the beaches of the Outer Banks are on properties once filled with land, dunes and dry sand that are now partially or fully covered with ocean water “on a regular basis,” the agency says. Photos show the Rodanthe, North Carolina, homes on elevated wooden support beams, with water churning beneath them. High tides were sending surges of water into the support beams on Thursday morning. In one image, the beams appear to be unsteady and bending inwards. Rodanthe, home to about 200 people, sticks out further into the Atlantic Ocean than any other part of North Carolina. Barrier islands like the Outer Banks were never an ideal place for development, according to experts. The islands typically form as waves deposit sediment off the mainland. And they move based on weather patterns and other ocean forces. Some even disappear.