Overwash along NC Highway 12 in Outer Banks likely worse as Hurricane Erin moves across Atlantic
ALONG THE OUTER BANKS AND RIGHT
HERE COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
ELIZABETH. COASTAL FLOODING IN
OCEAN OVERWATCH IS LIKELY TO
PEAK TODAY AND TOMORROW AND
THEIR COUNTY WRAL. SEAN
GALLAGHER IS LIVE IN RODANTHE
AND THAT'S WHERE SOME PEOPLE
CHOSE TO IGNORE THE EVACUATION
ORDER FOR HATTERAS ISLAND SHOT.
WHAT'S BEHIND THEIR DECISION?
>> YEAH, THOSE FOLKS LIVE ON
THE SOUND SIDE WHERE THEY
REALLY DON'T DEAL WITH A LOT OF
FLOODING UNLESS IT'S A BIG
HURRICANE THAT REALLY HITS US
DIRECTLY. BUT WE'RE STANDING
HERE ON THE COAST SIDE. AS YOU
CAN SEE, THEY'RE DEALING WITH A
LOT OF FLOODING. THIS WERE A
LOT OF TOURISTS TYPICALLY ARE.
AND THIS WATER YOU CAN SEE
COMES FROM BETWEEN THE HOMES OF
WATER FINDING ITS WAY OVER THE
BANKS AND FLOODING OUT HERE.
BUT IF YOU THINK THIS LOOKS
BAD, JUST A LITTLE FARTHER
SOUTH, THEY'RE GETTING PUMMELED
WITH WAVES IN PLACES LIKE
BUXTON. CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO.
WE GOT THIS MORNING. IT WAS
JUST AFTER HIGH TIDE. THOSE
WAYS EASILY BREACHING SANDBAGS
PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT THOSE
HOMES THAT ARE JUST SO CLOSE TO
THE WATER. AND THEN THERE'S
DRONE FOOTAGE FROM JENNY KUHN
SAYS, WELL SHOWING HOW POWERFUL
THE WAVES WERE DURING HIGH
TIDE. AND OFFICIALS SAY IT'S
ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE WITH
EACH HIGH TIDE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT THE LOCAL
STORE CHOOSING TO RIDE IT OUT,
SAY THERE'S A BIG REASON WHY.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK
ON THE OTHER SIDE AND NOT BE
ABLE TO GET BACK TO YOUR STUFF
THAT YOU'RE FORCED TO LIE
EITHER. STAY WITH FRIENDS OR
HOTELS AND THEN YOU'RE FORCED
TO.
ID 3 MEALS A DAY OUT FOR YOU,
YOUR FAMILY, WHOEVER YOU HAVE
SO. WE RIDE IT OUT FOR THAT.
>> AND GRAHAM TELLS ME THEY
ALSO STAY TO PROTECT THEIR
STUFF, ENSURING THAT IT GETS TO
HIGHER GROUND. AND YOU CAN SEE
THEY'VE GOT FRONT-END LOADERS
HERE THAT ARE HERE TO TRY AND
REINFORCE THE AREA'S AS BEST
THEY CAN IN PREPARATION FOR THE
HIGH TIDES THAT ARE TO COME
THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW AND
OFFICIALS SAY IT'S THOSE LATER
HIGH TIDES THAT ARE PROBABLY
GOING TO BE WORSE THAN THE
MORNING WANTS FROM WHAT THEY
SHOW ONLINE. IT'S ABOUT 40%
HIGHER. SO EVERYBODY HERE
GEARING UP FOR WHAT'S TO COME
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BUT FOR