MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCN) -- Although future Hurricane Imelda is forecast to stay off the North Carolina coast, officials at the Outer Banks have closed an entire stretch of beach over concerns oceanfront homes "may break apart or collapse" from high surf, flooding and rough seas from the storm.

As of 8 p.m. Monday, Imelda was still a tropical storm with sustained winds of 65 mph, but the storm is forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Imelda was 200 miles east of Cape Canaveral and was moving north at 9 mph.

There will still be Imelda impacts on the North Carolina coast with coastal flood warnings for areas of the Outer Banks and parts of Carteret County, the National Weather Service said.

Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet -- later buildi

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