Outer Banks, Hurricane Erin
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Ocracoke residents will be allowed to return home after North Carolina announced a limited ferry schedule. And Friday morning’s high tide cycle should be the worst of Erin’s flooding.
Early on the morning of Friday, Aug. 22, the National Weather Service at Newport/Morehead City (NWS) issued a report on the status of Hurricane Erin.
North Carolina’s primary driving route through the Outer Banks on Friday morning remained closed on Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island. N.
Local officials issued evacuation orders for parts of the Outer Banks, warning that the storm might wash out roads.