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SOURCE: CNN-<\/strong> Much of North Carolina\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The watch<\/a> covers an area from Beaufort Inlet to Duck, North Carolina, and includes the Pamlico Sound. A tropical storm watch means sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph are possible in the area within around 48 hours. It\u2019s the first such alert of the year for the Outer Banks.<\/p>

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The sprawling Category 4 storm is churning in the Atlantic Monday after exploding in strength at a historic rate<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>

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Any gusty wind is most likely to begin Wednesday afternoon but could potentially start as soon as Wednesday morning, depending on when Erin\u2019s forward speed starts to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The storm\u2019s enormous footprint is becoming the biggest concern as it brings heavy rain and gusty winds to islands far from its center, fueling the potential for life-threatening rip currents and towering waves toward the eastern US coastline and Bermuda, all without making landfall.<\/p>

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\u201cEven though Erin is expected to remain far offshore, the threat to life from rip currents and high surf along our beaches is very real,\u201d the National Weather Service office in Morehead City, North Carolina, warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erin\u2019s outer rain bands lashed Puerto Rico over the weekend, triggering flash flooding and power outages, and started impacting the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday. Rough seas and large swells from the hurricane will reach much of the US East Coast and Bermuda starting Tuesday, with conditions expected to worsen through midweek.<\/p>

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Erin\u2019s life-threatening impacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Erin is forecast to curve north-northeast between the US East Coast and Bermuda this week, remaining out over the water but growing even larger in size. The hurricane\u2019s influence will be felt not through direct landfall, but through water: large, pounding surf, dangerous currents and coastal flooding during high tides.<\/p>

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Dare County in North Carolina \u2014 home to much of the Outer Banks \u2014 issued a local state of emergency Sunday that includes a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPortions of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will likely be impassable for several days,\u201d a county\u00a0news release<\/a>\u00a0warned, noting coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected from Tuesday through Thursday. The road may become impassible starting with Tuesday\u2019s late afternoon high tide, according to the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearby Hyde County also issued a local state of emergency and mandatory evacuation order for Ocracoke Island \u201cdue to the anticipated flooding impacts,\u201d according to a Sunday news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extensive beach erosion is likely, with waves of 20 feet or more forecast this week, according to the National Weather Service. Waves of this size \u201cwill likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures,\u201d which could lead to severe flooding inland, National Park Service officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore warned<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damaged dunes and beach erosion are huge hazards for the Outer Banks\u2019 beachfront homes.Multiple homes have collapsed into the ocean in recent years, including\u00a0at least three<\/a>\u00a0around this time last year from Hurricane Ernesto\u2019s waves. At least two homes in Rodanthe are \u201cvery, very vulnerable\u201d to collapse this week, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Dave Hallac told CNN affiliate\u00a0WRAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if that wasn\u2019t enough, the tides around the Outer Banks will be at their highest levels of the month on Wednesday and Thursday. Adding Erin\u2019s large waves to the mix could cause serious coastal flooding issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rip current risk will climb sharply Tuesday through Thursday from Florida to New England \u2013 even under sunny skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far this year, 44 people have died from rip currents and other surf-zone hazards in the US, according to the National Weather Service. Rip currents usually take more lives each year than lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes combined, the service says, behind only heat and flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With peak summer crowds still flocking to the coast, officials are urging beachgoers to stay out of the water when rip current alerts are in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not the week to swim in the ocean,\u201d Dare County Emergency Management said in its evacuation order. \u201cThe risk from surf and flooding will be life-threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The heaviest rain from Erin in Puerto Rico eased up early Monday, but showers from the hurricane\u2019s outer bands lingered. A flood watch remains in effect for the island through Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Erin left 100,000 people without power, Gov. Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez-Col\u00f3n said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional rainfall of up to 6 inches is forecast over the Turks and Caicos and the eastern Bahamas through Tuesday, according to the hurricane center. Flash flooding, landslides and mudslides are possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas. A tropical storm watch is in place for the central Bahamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bermuda also lies in Erin\u2019s path of influence, with forecasters expecting the island to see very rough seas and possibly tropical storm\u2013force winds later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme rapid intensification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Erin\u2019s impact began over the weekend, when it logged one of the fastest\u00a0rapid intensification<\/a>\u00a0bursts on record in the Atlantic. In just over a day, the storm jumped from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane, peaking at 160 mph on Saturday as it feasted on exceptionally warm water and favorable atmospheric conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It then eased to Category 3 while undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle \u2013 a structural reset where a new, larger eyewall forms and steals energy from the old one. Winds dip during the swap, but the storm usually grows in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the eyewall replacement finished, Erin re-intensified to Category 4, with a larger wind field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hurricane\u2019s rapid intensification over the weekend was a stark reminder of how quickly storms can strengthen in a warming climate. It\u2019s also unusual to see a Category 5 storm form so early in the season, particularly outside of the Gulf or Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlantic hurricane season is ramping up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The hurricane center has already identified a tropical wave behind Erin that has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm within the next seven days. It\u2019s too early to say whether this system will materialize or where it may go, but forecasters are watching it closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Erin churning up cooler waters beneath the surface, there\u2019s still plenty of\u00a0<\/strong>warm water for storms to tap into as sea surface temperatures remain well above average. They aren\u2019t quite as warm as the\u00a0record levels<\/a>\u00a0reached in 2023 and 2024, but are still far warmer than they\u2019d be in a world that wasn\u2019t heating up.August is when the tropics\u00a0usually come alive<\/a>: The busiest stretch of the season typically spans from mid-August to mid-October. Forecasters expect\u00a0above-average tropical activity<\/a>\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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