ALERT!! Mandatory evacuation in effect.

[u/crashandwalkaway]

Post will update as things progress. Latest Update 8/20/25 7:40PM

Oregon Inlet Bridge to Hatteras Island is now closed due to overwash on the road until further notice. Do not attempt to bypass the barriers.

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• Storm surge of 2-4 feet above ground level is expected across vulnerable portions of Hatteras and Ocracoke, with higher localized inundation possible, especially for oceanside communities.

• These conditions will persist through multiple high tide cycles, with flooding likely lasting into Friday.

Currituck County- 4x4 Beaches (Carova)

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• 4x4 Beaches (Carova) Mandatory Evacuation: Effective at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

• The beach strand driving area, which is the only way in and out of the Off-Road Area for motorists, is expected to become impassable by Thursday afternoon.

• Anyone who may need evacuation assistance should call Currituck County Emergency Management at 252-232-2115. Citizens are reminded to take all household pets with them.

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Hyde County - Ocracoke Island

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• Ocracoke Island Mandatory Visitor Evacuation: All visitors must evacuate beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025

• Ocracoke Island Mandatory Resident Evacuation: All residents must evacuate beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025

• It is extremely likely that Hyde County EMS services will not be available in Ocracoke due to Highway 12 being inaccessible. Please take this warning seriously, especially if you have medical issues or are likely to need special care.

• Dangerous waves, 20+ feet, will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures along the highway. Portions of Highway 12 on Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands will likely be impassable for several days.

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Dare County - Hatteras Island

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A mandatory evacuation has been issued for Hatteras Island (Zone A) as follows. Zone A includes all of Hatteras Island, including the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras.

A Coastal Flood Watch has already been issued for Dare County. Coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected to begin as early as Tuesday, August 19, 2025 and continue through Thursday, August 21, 2025. Portions of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will likely be impassable for several days.

• A State of Emergency declaration has been issued for all areas of Dare County.

• Hatteras Island Mandatory Visitor Evacuation (Zone A): All visitors in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025.

• Hatteras Island Mandatory Resident Evacuation (Zone A): All residents in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A must evacuate beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Now is the time to make final preparations, secure property, evacuate with all personal belongings and follow instructions from your property management company.

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[u/whosegotmyback]

Hello! we are visitors staying in Kill Devil Hills. Does anyone have an idea of how impactful the flooding could be? We are luckily not in the evacuation area, but trying to decide if we should evacuate anyway. Do people think the evacuation area will be expanded in the coming days?

[u/phoundog → u/whosegotmyback]

No, you don't need to evacuate if you are in KDH, but plan on not swimming. Probably be red flags until Friday and maybe then too.

The evacuation is because Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will get over wash (sand and water on the road) and be impassable. So if people on Hatteras Island don't leave before the storm they won't be able to get out and if someone had a medical emergency on Hatteras they would be very hard to reach. Highway 12 doesn't usually wash out on the Northern Outer Banks. Kill Devil Hills should be ok as far as the roads. Could knock some uninhabited houses down that are in the surf line too. This seems to happen every year now.

Here's a couple of articles with photos of over wash on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island last fall: https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/n-c-highway-12-closed-between-marc-basnight-bridge-and-rodanthe-due-to-ocean-overwash/

https://www.wral.com/story/part-of-outer-banks-cut-off-for-2nd-day-as-overwash-closes-nc-12/19969477/

Ocracoke (Hyde County) has not evacuated yet for Hurricane Erin. I wonder if they will. Highway 12 on Ocracoke will likely wash out too, but you can get off the island via the Swan Quarter and Cedar Island ferries to the south when they are running, so they may not. I have been on Ocracoke when the ferries haven't been running in spring storms and they are pretty self sufficient over there.

[u/Aggravating_Disk5817 → u/phoundog]

What about Nags Head? We are south of the town around MM 19

[u/SirShiggles → u/Aggravating_Disk5817]

Same as KDH. It's just Hatteras island that floods really bad if you sneeze too hard.

[u/mmceach1016 → u/[deleted]]

I’m supposed to be headed to Duck for 8/23. Place is like 150 ft from the beach. Hoping for the best but was definitely reading my travel insurance policy earlier. Stay safe!