Hurricane Erin Update: Storm threatens North Carolina, residents in Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands amid large waves

Hurricane Erin Update: People living on the Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands of North Carolina were asked to evacuate their homes by officials, as Hurricane Erin re-intensified in a Category 2 storm. While it is predicted that hurricane Erin will remain hundreds of miles abroad, the waves it sends on the islands are at least 20 feet high that crash on the islands on the islands. The winds of Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the six -month Atlantic season, strengthened to 225 kilometers per hour, with a prediction of more intense strokes. Officials have ordered that the Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands be evacuation, although there is no warning to hurricane, due to a thin band from the highway called NC12, which connects the narrow barrier to the rest of the world. The intensity of the waves due to the hurricane erin is likely to tear and rinse parts of the highway, which may isolate the residents for days or even weeks. The 3.500 or so outer bankers who live there have handled insulation before. But most of the tens of thousands of holidaymakers did not, reports the Associated Press. To understand the threat of the storm on the outer shore islands, it is essential to understand the geography of the area. The outer banks are essentially sand dunes that have stayed long enough not to wash out when the earth’s glaciers melted 20,000 years ago. The NC12 highway was built on these sand dunes 60 years ago, even though repairs were performed regularly. When the storms come, water from the ocean or the sound through the sand dunes and wash tons of sand and debris on the road. In more extreme cases, storms can break the sidewalk or even create new inlets that need temporary bridges. Hurricane Erin Erin was downgraded to a category 2 hurricane on Tuesday, but remained strong enough to generate strong winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, Cyclone Erin moved with a speed of 9 miles per hour and snapped up a little speed. The Dare County asked Hatteras Island residents to vacate the area by Tuesday night. “Dare County remains under a state of emergency and a mandatory evacuation order is in force for Hatteras Island,” the province said on social media. “Note that NC Hwy. 12 by August 19 at 17:00 can be impassable” if Hurricane Erin holds on its forecasting lane, it will avoid a direct strike on any of the islands in the area or the US east coast.