Videos show massive waves lashing abandoned homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks as the storm passes the U.S.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for North Carolina as Hurricane Erin churns up the east coast of the U.S. as a Category 2 storm.

Hurricane Erin is expected to bring large ocean swells and life-threatening rip currents to North Carolina's coast. Coastal flooding, river rise and road washout are also possible. Waves could reach between 20 to 25 feet high. Dare County has two primary evacuation routes: U.S. 64 West and U.S. 158 North.