N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island reopened Saturday post-Hurricane Erin, with a staged reentry for locals, property owners, employees and, afterwards, visitors. The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Saturday that N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island is safe for travel after 12 p.m.

Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.

Officials at the Outer Banks are still cleaning up a day after Hurricane Erin came close to the coast, this time due to waves crashing against the dunes. In a Friday morning update, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the morning high tides opened up two huge breaches along

Gov. Josh Stein toured the Outer Banks to assess Hurricane Erin's damage, noting that while some areas experienced significant property damage, North Carolina "dodged a bullet" with no reported loss of life.

Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.

Ocracoke residents will be allowed to return home after North Carolina announced a limited ferry schedule. And Friday morning’s high tide cycle should be the worst of Erin’s flooding.

Impacts from Hurricane Erin were seen across the Outer Banks, including at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property.

Hurricane Erin is now several hundred miles off the North Carolina coast early Friday. While the worst of the storm is behind us, high waves may cause some overwash during high tides on Friday. For current conditions and loops of radar near the coast,