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

While hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated North Carolina’s Outerbanks on Tuesday, others got caught in some of the earliest flooding from Hurricane Erin. The combination of the storm and high tide sent waves surging into homes, hotels and Highway 12 - the only way in and out of those islands.

Invest 99L and a tropical wave have a medium chance of becoming tropical depressions later this week. The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems in the Atlantic, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.