Hurricane Erin forces Outer Banks evacuations
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On Tuesday at 5:05 a.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released an updated storm surge watch in effect until 1:15 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.
By Tuesday morning, Erin had lost some strength from previous days and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
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The storm is expected to continue to fluctuate in intensity and could double or even triple in size as it moves north and west, reports said.