Officials at the North Carolina coast on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Dare County and ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks, ahead of expected flooding from Hurricane Erin.

Dare County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation of Zone A of Hatteras Island due to the potential for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Erin, with coastal flooding and ocean

Updates from the towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head. Dare County remains under a State of Emergency, and a Mandatory Evacuation order is currently in effect for all areas of

Hurricane Erin could bring gusty winds and flooding tides which could wash out portions of the highway that connect North Carolina Outer Banks by midweek.

Two Rodanthe homes are at risk of collapse as Hurricane Erin stirs dangerous waves toward the Outer Banks, threatening fragile oceanfront properties.

As Eastern North Carolina prepares for the impacts of Hurricane Erin, officials in Dare and Hyde Counties have issued a mandatory evacuation for Hatteras and Oc

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.

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - An advisory against swimming was posted at a sound-side site in Dare County today. The advisory is for an area at Jockey’s Ridge sound-side access in Nags Head. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality says bacteria levels in water samples taken from the site exceed the state and federal standards.