Even as Erin is pulling away from North Carolina, high surf and dangerous rip currents are expected at North Carolina's Outer Banks beaches through Friday. Red flags were flying in Atlantic Beach and water covered roads were reported there early Thursday.

A "wild" video shows the moment waves from Hurricane Erin crashed into homes in the Outer Banks. The North Carolina homes were protected by stilts as the water rushed down the street and around them, according to the video, which was published by The New York Post. The Post referred to the water as a "tidal surge."

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.

Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

On Friday at 4:34 a.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released a coastal flood advisory in effect until Saturday at midnight for Northern Outer Banks.

As Hurricane Erin grows in size, impacts from the storm’s intensity will be felt “well outside” the storm’s center, including in Hampton Roads. The storm’s impacts

Two coastal homes in Rodanthe, North Carolina, appear on the verge of collapse as Hurricane Erin's wind and waves lash the East Coast.

An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 10:48 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.

Hurricane Erin is moving northeast, away from North Carolina's coast, on Thursday morning, but flooding impacts could linger in the Outer Banks.