Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

Authorities predicted that the largest swells would whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England.

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Hurricane Erin pounded the North Carolina coast with strong waves and gusty winds as it began to move out to sea Thursday. It was still considered dangerous for beachgoers along the U.S. East Coast.

Authorities predicted flooding, surges and swells along some parts of the East Coast even as Erin moves out toward the ocean.