North Carolina’s governor urged state residents along the coast to prepare and listen to emergency guidelines in anticipation of the storm.

Officials have issued a state of emergency and mandatory evacuations for certain locations. Officials declare state of emergency as Hurricane Erin threatens dangerous flooding: 'People … should not just focus on the eye track of a hurricane' first appeared on The Cool Down.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as Hurricane Erin makes its way along the U.S. East Coast, his office said.