Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.

Hurricane Erin, a Category 4 storm, is expected to pass between the U.S. and Bermuda, but it’s still expected to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents off Brevard’s shores.

Residents along the North Carolina coast were warned there is a risk of strong winds associated with the outer rainbands of Erin around the middle of the week, as well as a threat for significant coa...