Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

As Hurricane Erin heads out to sea, forecasters are also watching the next weather disturbance which could become Tropical Storm Fernand.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the coastal regions of Virginia, the Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, and the Eastern Shore. A coastal flood warning is in place from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for coastal areas in Hampton Roads, on the Eastern Shore, and on the Outer Banks.

Officials are urging visitors to begin evacuating at 10 a.m. Monday from Hurricane Evacuation Zone A, which includes the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras. Residents are to begin evacuating at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

As Hurricane Erin pulled away from North Carolina on Thursday morning, New Englanders hundreds of miles away could catch a glimpse of the storm from atop the region's highest peak. The Mount Washington Observatory shared a photo to social media ...

It may seem shocking, but airplanes can safely navigate hurricanes with proper forecasting. Here's how one Spirit Airlines jet did just that.

Users were impressed by the perspective captured in the viral post, with one describing it as "beautiful and terrifying."