Though “extreme caution,” is advised when using the roads of the Outer Banks, officials are dropping the standing evacuation orders.

The highway was closed on the evening of Aug. 20 after severe overwash from Hurricane Erin inundated several sections. It ...

N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island reopened Saturday post-Hurricane Erin, with a staged reentry for locals, property owners, ...

N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island is safe for travel and opened at noon Saturday, Aug. 23, and Dare County will start a ...

Dare County announces staged reentry process The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will be safe for travel at 12 p.m., and ...

Storm surge flooding and tropical storm conditions are causing significant problems for NC's Outer Banks-especially for ...