NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.

Hatteras Island, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, is the perfect summer vacation destination. Stay in one of the residential-style suites at Edgecamp Pamlico Station. Spend a day learning to kitesurf on the Pamlico Sound; Kitty Hawk Kites offers lessons. Try the famous Apple Ugly from Orange Blossom Bakery & Cafe.

Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of NC 12, which connects the popular vacation spot to the mainland, the National Weather Service said.

Emergency management officials on Sunday declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of Hatteras Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks beginning Monday due to threats from Hurricane Erin.

Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won’t make landfall. But they predict it will churn up dangerous rip currents.

Dare County, North Carolina, declared an emergency and ordered an evacuation beginning Monday of Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks.