North Carolina's Outer Banks is being threatened with coastal flooding as Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mandatory evacuation orders for the area were issued yesterday, with residents being told they needed to be out by this morning.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Erin has maximum sustained winds of near 105 miles-per-hour. It's expected to bring dangerous rip currents to U.S. beaches.
Erin is currently churning about 655 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Forecasters are also watching two other areas for possible development. Here's what the National Hurricane Center had to say on Tuesday afternoon.
Near the Leeward Islands in the Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form toward the end of the week or this weekend. This system should move westward to west-northwestward at about 20 mph and approach the vicinity of the northern Leeward Islands on Friday.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located about a hundred miles to the south of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for additional development over the next couple of days as the system moves westward at around 15 mph. Towards the end of this week, this system could encounter a less favorable environment, limiting its development chances after that time.