Hurricane Erin has triggered a state of emergency in North Carolina, where residents and visitors along the Outer Banks are under evacuation orders.

Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.

As Hurricane Erin continues to move up the East Coast, officials say it could be days before the Outer Banks of North Carolina are fully accessible again. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports and TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer tracks the latest forecast.