Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before the huge storm slowly began to move fart...

Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Parts of the highway near Hatteras Island are expected to flood by Wednesday afternoon as the storm inches north, and officials have warned that some parts could remain impassable for days.