(The Center Square) – Category 2 Hurricane Erin moved northwest at 7 mph about 720 miles to the southeast of Cape Hatteras on Tuesday morning.

Still forecast to be turning away from the shoreline of North Carolina on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said a storm surge watch is in effect from Cape Lookout to Duck; and a tropical storm watch is in effect from the Beaufort Inlet to Duck inclusive of the Pamlico Sound.

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