In response to a voluntary evacuation order from Hyde County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Ferry Division will begin round-the-clock service from Ocracoke to Hatteras Islands beginning at 2 p.m. today. Service will continue until weather conditions make it unsafe to operate. 

In addition, ferry tolls on the Ocracoke-Cedar Island and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter runs will be waived until the evacuation order is lifted.

At the current time, all North Carolina Ferry Routes are running their published schedules. However, The Ferry Division expects brief service interruptions as Tropical Storm Arthur proceeds up the North Carolina Coast, starting Thursday afternoon on the southern routes and lasting into the afternoon Friday on the most northern routes.