Update: Aug. 20, Dare County Towns On the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 20, the latest Hurricane Erin Update from Dare County included messages from all six of its municipalities. The key

As Hurricane Erin threatens the Atlantic coast, Dare County officials are leveraging the Special Medical Needs Registry to ensure vulnerable residents receive the necessary support during evacuations.

In a 10 On Your Side interview with Drew Pearson, director of emergency management for Dare County, he shares what he expects the impacts of Hurricane Erin to be on the Outer Banks while talking about the danger of storm surge.

High school football openers to kick off as well The College of the Albemarle (COA) has announced it will resume normal operations on Friday, Aug. 22.

Coastal flooding and ocean overwash worsened Wednesday and could peak Thursday in Dare County due to Hurricane Erin.

Dare County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation of Zone A of Hatteras Island due to the potential for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Erin, with coastal flooding and ocean overwash expected to begin on August 19th and continue through August 21st.

Hatteras Island was evacuated on the morning September 10, with the rest of Dare County ordered to evacuate the next day. The storm suddenly shifted southwest over the night of September 11 and ended up making landfall further south, but the evacuation order remained.

The N.C. DOT has closed N.C. 12 south of the Marc Basnight Bridge to Hatteras Village in Dare County and on the north end of Ocracoke Island due to extensive ocean overwash and dune breaches caused by Hurricane Erin.