Hurricane Erin: State of Emergency issued for Dare County; mandatory evacuation order issued for Hatteras Island
FOR THE PROGRAM. AND JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM, A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR DARE COUNTY AND A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HATTERAS ISLAND DUE TO AARON. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS UPDATE COMING UP AT 630 ON THE CW. BUT FOR NOW, LANEY, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR. BUT BACK HERE AT HOME, WE’RE STILL IN THE CLEAR, RIGHT? OH YEAH, WE DEFINITELY HAVE A FEW DAYS TO WATCH THIS FOR SURE. BUT ALONG THE COASTLINE, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, AS YOU MENTIONED, ARE MAYBE SOME STRONG WINDS, SOME OUTER RAIN BANDS, A LITTLE BIT OF OVERWASH ALONG THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. WE’LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP LOCALLY THOUGH. WE’VE GOT A FEW CLOUDS, WE’VE GOT HEAT, WE’VE GOT HUMIDITY. WE’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE A SLIGHT TEMPERATURE DROP THIS WEEK. SO WE’RE IN THE UPPER 80S AGAIN TOMORROW. BUT FORECASTING HIGHS THAT WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK. STORM CHANCES ARE GOING TO INCREASE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. AND OF COURSE WE ARE WATCHING ERIN AND OUR COAST, OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. 91 BURLINGTON WINSTON-SALEM 90, IN GREENSBORO. OUR TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S, SO IT IS DEFINITELY A HOT SUMMER DAY. GOT A COUPLE SHOWERS OUT THERE, A LITTLE BIT OF FLASH OF LIGHTNING HERE AND THERE TOO. THAT IS JUST EAST OF BURLINGTON. THIS ONE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST AND ANOTHER ONE THAT YOU SEE THERE THAT IS WEST OF ASHEBORO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER HIGHWAY 64. SO WE’LL SEE. VERY SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE WE’VE JUST GOT THE VERY MUGGY AIR LATER ON TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THOSE TEN 11:00 KIND OF PUSHING THEIR WAY THROUGH OUR AREA. WE’LL WAKE UP WITH A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS TOMORROW MORNING. IT’S WARM. IT’S MUGGY. ANOTHER HOT DAY WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO GET UP CLOSE TO 90. AND WE WILL LOOK FOR A FEW POP UP SHOWERS AND STORMS. SO VERY HUMID DAY. OUR HIGH IS 89 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THAT RAIN CHANCE 20% SHOULD BE DRY AT BUS STOPS AND ON YOUR WAY TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING. 70 DEGREES WITH SOME FOG IN THE FOOTHILLS, HIGH OF 88. TOMORROW AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S. A MUGGY DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. ALSO, WITH THAT ISOLATED STORM, CHANCE TALKED ABOUT AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSCAST. WEST NORTHWEST AT 13 MILES AN HOUR, ABOUT 125 MILES AWAY FROM GRAND TURKS. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO REGAIN STRENGTH. IT WAS A CATEGORY FIVE YESTERDAY WITH 160 MILE PER HOUR WINDS, WENT THROUGH AN EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE, DROPPED A LITTLE BIT INTENSITY, BUT EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER WARM WATER AND STRENGTHEN AGAIN. ALSO EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT TURN TO THE NORTH AND THEN A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST. IT’S THAT TURN TO THE NORTHEAST THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS TRACK, RIGHT, BECAUSE IT PUTS IT FARTHER AWAY FROM US. MEANWHILE, YOU CAN SEE THE STORM SYSTEM, OF COURSE, BRINGING A LOT OF WIND AS WELL AS SOME RAIN TO COMMUNITIES DOWN TO THE SOUTH. PUERTO RICO. NOW, THANKFULLY, THIS STORM FAR ENOUGH NORTH THAT THEY ARE MISSING THE BRUNT OF THE STORM AND THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS WITH THIS ARE REMAINING NORTH AND EAST OF THE ISLANDS AND FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO TRACK NORTH AND EAST OF THE ISLANDS. SO THAT IS ALL GOOD, RIGHT? WE LIKE TO KEEP THIS WELL OFFSHORE. PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS STILL GOING TO CREATE REALLY HIGH WAVES. SOME 2020 FIVE FOOT WAVES RIGHT NOW WITH THE STORM WE ALREADY HAVE 5 TO 10 FOOT WAVES JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. IT’S EXPECTED TO GROW IN SIZE WIDER, SO THAT MEANS THE WIND FIELD IS WIDER, WHICH MEANS THE WAVE HEIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT FARTHER OUT. SO ROUGH SEAS ALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST. HERE’S THE FORECAST, ALONG WITH ALL THE COMPUTER MODELS. YOU CAN SEE SOME TO THE WEST, SOME TO THE EAST OF THIS TRACK, SOME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO US IN THAT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY TIME FRAME. AND OF COURSE, THE TRACK IS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. ONE THING THAT’S GOING TO WORK IN OUR FAVOR. IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG PLAYER IN THIS IS A FRONT THAT IS UP IN CANADA. THAT FRONT IS GOING TO BE MOVING SOUTHEAST IN OUR DIRECTION. THIS IS THE WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. AND AS THAT FRONT STARTS TO MOVE IN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY, YOU CAN SEE THE FORECAST POSITION OF THE STORM IS OFFSHORE. AND THAT FRONT EXPECTED TO KIND OF PUSH IT AND KEEP IT OFFSHORE. SO WE’RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE. WE DON’T SEE ANYTHING THAT CHANGES RIGHT NOW, BUT WE COULD STILL SEE SOME TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THAT MAY KIND OF SKIRT OUR COASTLINE, AS IT DOES COME PRETTY CLOSE. ALSO, WAVES ARE GOING TO BE UP IN THIS AREA AS WELL. SO WITH THOSE FORECAST, HIGHER WAVE HEIGHTS, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME IMPACTS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. SO THERE’S A CHANCE FOR RAIN BANDS ALONG THE OUTER BANKS DEPENDING ON THAT TRACK. HIGH SURF, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, COASTAL EROSION WITH THAT OVERWASH ON HIGHWAY 12. THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE’RE CONSIDERING ON THIS CURRENT TRACK. AND YEAH, DARE COUNTY RESPONDING TO THAT, HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. YOU SEE THE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S. STORM CHANCES, THE
Hurricane Erin: State of Emergency issued for Dare County; mandatory evacuation order issued for Hatteras Island
Updated: 6:56 PM EDT Aug 17, 2025
A State of Emergency has been issued for all areas of Dare County, and a mandatory evacuation order is in place for Hatteras Island, according to officials.A Coastal Flood Watch has already been issued for the area as a result of the impacts from major Hurricane Erin. Coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected to begin as early as Tuesday and continue through Thursday. Dare County officials also said portions of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will likely be impassable for several days. Mandatory Evacuation A mandatory evacuation has been issued for the following areas along Hatteras Island: Zone A- All of Hatteras Island, including the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras.Hatteras Island Mandatory Visitor Evacuation (Zone A): All visitors in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 10 a.m. Aug. 18.Hatteras Island Mandatory Resident Evacuation (Zone A): All residents in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 8 a.m. Aug. 19.Officials said residents and visitors should make final preparations, secure property, evacuate with all personal belongings and follow instructions from your property management company.For more details on Hurricane Erin, click here.
DARE COUNTY, N.C. —
A State of Emergency has been issued for all areas of Dare County, and a mandatory evacuation order is in place for Hatteras Island, according to officials.
A Coastal Flood Watch has already been issued for the area as a result of the impacts from major Hurricane Erin. Coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected to begin as early as Tuesday and continue through Thursday.
Dare County officials also said portions of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will likely be impassable for several days.
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Mandatory Evacuation
A mandatory evacuation has been issued for the following areas along Hatteras Island:
Zone A- All of Hatteras Island, including the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras.Hatteras Island Mandatory Visitor Evacuation (Zone A): All visitors in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 10 a.m. Aug. 18.Hatteras Island Mandatory Resident Evacuation (Zone A): All residents in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 8 a.m. Aug. 19.
Officials said residents and visitors should make final preparations, secure property, evacuate with all personal belongings and follow instructions from your property management company.
For more details on Hurricane Erin, click here.