The North Carolina Ferry System is assisting with evacuations from Ocracoke Island in advance of Hurricane Erin.

Mandatory evacuation orders for Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island have been issued due to possible impacts from Hurricane ...

Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of NC 12, which connects the popular vacation spot ...

The North Carolina Ferry System is actively assisting in the evacuation of Ocracoke Island as Major Hurricane Erin approaches ...

The Hyde County Board of Commissioners have enacted a State of Emergency for Ocracoke Island effective at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday ...

Hurricane Erin forced tourists to cut their vacations short on North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though the monster storm is ...

Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall on the Outer Banks but is projected to produce dangerous rip currents along the beaches.

Parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are under mandatory evacuation orders, as the National Hurricane Center warns that ...

Officials say dangerous waves, 20 feet or more, will likely destroy protective dune structures along the highway.

Rip currents are the third leading cause of deaths from hurricanes, and they can happen on a sunny day hundreds of miles from ...

OCRACOKE ISLAND, N.C. — Officials have declared a state of emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for Ocracoke Island as ...

Local officials say they only order evacuations ahead of hurricanes when it’s necessary to protect the public.