A UNC-led study says decades of road protection efforts may be accelerating erosion and putting the Outer Banks at greater risk.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days ...

Even before storm surge warnings were issued in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, ocean overwash started inundating shoresides ...

With thousands of miles of ocean water above the 80-degree Fahrenheit temperature needed to fuel hurricanes, Cape Verde storms are some of the most dangerous that threaten North America. About 85% of ...

The biggest threat is along the barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks where evacuations have been ordered.

Impacts are already being felt, with sand and water washing over Highway 12 in Buxton on Tuesday, although the road has since ...

Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and ...

Forecasters are predicting extreme wave heights and storm surge from Erin, which dropped to a Category 3 hurricane Tuesday morning with maximum sustained wind speeds of 115 mph ...

Hurricane Erin is marching north and is set to bring life-threatening rip currents, destructive waves, coastal flooding and ...

Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph. However, the National Hurricane Center said ...

The main impacts to Virginia will be large waves along the coast in the range of 12-15 feet, and minor flooding in our tidal ...

Hurricane Erin is less than 300 miles from Hatteras, North Carolina. Rip currents and water rescues have continued as bigger waves are pounding the coast and causing beach erosion. Erin may wash away ...