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North Carolina’s Outer Banks are already feeling the impact of Hurricane Erin as the storm moves north, hundreds of miles off of the East Coast. Parts of Highway 12, the main highway through the Outer Banks, were already being flooded by Wednesday afternoon. And the window to evacuate has now closed for vulnerable areas, as officials warn that the evening’s high tides will bring some of the storm’s biggest impacts. Those remaining should shelter in place, they said. Mandatory evacuations are in place for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. The massive storm was roughly 295 miles from Cape Hatteras, N.C., as of 5 p.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City called it a “large and dangerous hurricane.” A storm surge warning is in effect from Cape Lookout to Duck, N.C. A tropical storm warning is in effect from Beaufort Inlet, N.C., to Chincoteague, Va., including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds. “Coastal flooding, storm surge, and overwash has already begun,” the NWS Newport/Morehead City office said on Wednesday afternoon, and warned of a “long duration event” for the Outer Banks. The storm’s effects should peak Wednesday night into Thursday, the NWS said, though some areas will feel impacts through Friday…Read more