Visitors, residents under mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Erin approaches
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting with the evacuation of all visitors and residents from Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast.
Hyde County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for island visitors that began at 8 p.m. Sunday. A mandatory evacuation for residents begins Tuesday at 6 a.m.
“While we don’t expect Hurricane Erin to make landfall on the Outer Banks, there will likely be large waves, ocean overwash and major coastal flooding that impact Highway 12,” said Ferry Division director Jed Dixon.
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