Chris Petersen is reporting from the North Carolina coast early Thursday. There have been reports of over wash causing road closures and emergency management is worried it could strand residents who did not evacuate. Hurricane Erin's impacts are being felt on the coast and the conditions are expected to remain rough for the remainder of Thursday.

Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic waters hundreds of miles off the U.S., prompting officials to close beaches along the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast.

Hurricane Erin's large and expanding wind field will bring storm-driven waves, coastal erosion, and high seas, particularly impacting the Outer Banks.

WAVY 10 Andy Fox spoke to Director of Dare County Emergency Management Drew Pearson who said he's expecting a life-threatening storm surge in the area from Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin could bring gusty winds and flooding tides which could wash out portions of the highway that connect North Carolina Outer Banks by midweek.

Coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected to peak Wednesday and Thursday in Dare County due to Hurricane Erin, with some Rodanthe residents choosing to defy evacuation orders.

The storm is not expected to make landfall, but waves and wind and flooding are forecasted – particularly for the Outer Banks in North Carolina, which on Tuesday, saw the first inklings of action from Erin with coastal flooding among seaside homes. Footage, seen below, showed the overflow from OBX.