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Hurricane Sandy trudged northeast off North Carolina's coast Sunday, battering the Outer Banks with tropical storm-force wind and rain and flooding but, so far, sparing the state from major damage.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 14 out of 16 crew members from the abandoned HMS Bounty, a famous replica tall ship that began sinking Monday morning off the coast of Hatteras in rough waters churned up by Hurricane Sandy.

The outer reaches of Hurricane Sandy were felt even in the North Carolina mountains Monday, where snow flakes were falling in Boone at 8 a.m. The weather extremes were multiplied Monday morning for those in the West Marion and Morganton areas who felt an earthquake.

Hurricane Sandy will hook around North Carolina Saturday and Sunday before making landfall in the Chesapeake Bay. See images of the storm's arrival along the North Carolina coast.

Find out what is happening in each county during tropical storms and other emergencies. Get damage reports, shelter information and more.

Just inches of rushing water could put a driver in a dangerous situation.

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