As Hurricane Erin threatens the Atlantic coast, Dare County officials are leveraging the Special Medical Needs Registry to ensure vulnerable residents receive the necessary support during evacuations.

In a 10 On Your Side interview with Drew Pearson, director of emergency management for Dare County, he shares what he expects the impacts of Hurricane Erin to be on the Outer Banks while talking about the danger of storm surge.

A State of Emergency declaration has been issued for all areas of Dare County, effective on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Coastal flooding and ocean overwash are expected to peak Wednesday and Thursday in Dare County due to Hurricane Erin, with some Rodanthe residents choosing to defy evacuation orders.

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - This morning’s high tide brought some sand and standing water onto the Outer Banks’ major highway, but not enough to shut down roads yet. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, many areas along Highway 12 are still passable, despite overwash bringing sand onto the roadways.

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

Hatteras Island was evacuated on the morning September 10, with the rest of Dare County ordered to evacuate the next day. The storm suddenly shifted southwest over the night of September 11 and ended up making landfall further south, but the evacuation order remained.

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 overwash expected to begin on August 19th and continue through August 21st.

A new housing survey is open for Dare County residents, with hopes that this one will receive more responses from the workforce who lives and works in the Outer Banks.

Dare County remains under a state of Emergency as Hurricane Erin makes its way north. WRAL has crews in that area who have been showing us deteriorating conditions. Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson joins WRAL to talk about the plans made for any potential recovery efforts from the storm.