Seawater Floods Beachside Homes as Hurricane Erin Wreaks Havoc

Ocean overwash brought by Hurricane Erin entered beachside homes in Buxton, North Carolina, on Thursday, August 21, dramatic footage shows. The National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSMoreheadCity/status/1958602959794708926 warned on Thursday that the storm surge impacts were not over despite Hurricane Erin's movement https://x.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/1958614400501461238 away from the coast. 'Storm surge flooding will continue on the North Carolina Outer Banks through tonight. Erin will continue to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents across the east coast beaches the next several day,' the NWS Hurricane Center https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1958629658095743071 said . A state of emergency https://www.darenc.gov/departments/emergency-management/hurricane-erin remained in effect for all areas of Dare County, where Buxton is located, as well as a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island. This footage, captured by Emrah Sinik, shows flooding inside a home, with a hammock dancing in the wind over the seawater and the legs of outdoor chairs inundated by the overwash. (Footage by Emrah Sinik/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
Ocean overwash brought by Hurricane Erin entered beachside homes in Buxton, North Carolina, on Thursday, August 21, dramatic footage shows. The National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSMoreheadCity/status/1958602959794708926 warned on Thursday that the storm surge impacts were not over despite Hurricane Erin's movement https://x.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/1958614400501461238 away from the coast. 'Storm surge flooding will continue on the North Carolina Outer Banks through tonight. Erin will continue to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents across the east coast beaches the next several day,' the NWS Hurricane Center https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1958629658095743071 said . A state of emergency https://www.darenc.gov/departments/emergency-management/hurricane-erin remained in effect for all areas of Dare County, where Buxton is located, as well as a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island. This footage, captured by Emrah Sinik, shows flooding inside a home, with a hammock dancing in the wind over the seawater and the legs of outdoor chairs inundated by the overwash. (Footage by Emrah Sinik/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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