Mandatory Evacuation Still In Effect

Friday, September 2, 2016 - 15:39 Press Release

Get off while you can!

Access to Ocracoke continues to be restricted to emergency personnel, utilities, vendors, residents, and non-resident property owners only.

Access to Ocracoke Island for visitors is prohibited until further notice.

North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division currently has 8 vessels in Hatteras/Ocracoke that are working on the evacuation to the North and 4 vessels working the Cedar Island, Swan Quarter/Ocracoke route to the south and east.

Yesterday we evacuated 406 cars 1161 people through Hatteras, 26 cars and 54 people through Cedar Island and 20 cars 40 people through Swan Quarter. Total of 452 cars and 1255 people.

North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division will be meeting this afternoon to determine the future ferry schedule for the remainder of this event. Please check for updates.

Visitors with reservations next week are advised to call their rental companies after the storm passes to check on the current conditions.

Due to severe weather conditions all Hyde County government offices will close early Today, September 2, 2016. As of now, offices are scheduled to reopen Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00 a.m. Included in this closure is the Hyde County Health Department and all Hyde County solid waste convenience sites. As a reminder, the Board of Commissioners meeting is Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.