High rip current and coastal flood warnings remain along North Carolina beaches as Hurricane Erin continues out to sea. FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel takes in a gorgeous sunrise from (mostly) dry land in Kitty Hawk.

Beachfront property owners braced for the worst amid predictions of a storm surge of up to 4 feet and significant coastal erosion. Powerful waves of 15 to 20 feet are expected to slam beaches, especially in North Carolina, for 48 hours or more as the hurricane crawls northward offshore through at least Thursday.

Videos show massive waves lashing abandoned homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks as the storm passes the U.S.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein will tour the damage left behind from Hurricane Erin on Friday. He will hold a news conference while in Dare County on Friday, Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m. to talk about the damage and emergency operations.

Strong waves from Hurricane Erin knocked a North Carolina man off his feet on Wednesday as he filmed the impacts of the storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Erin is expected to impact the Outer Banks in North Carolina, sending massive waves crashing into the islands.

Hurricane Erin is moving away from the U.S. coast. Surf and seas remain a problem for our North Carolina beaches as summer vacations continue.

Hurricane Erin is entering the first stages of a post-tropical transition as it continues to move away from the eastern coast of the United States.