List Of Mandatory Evacuations Expands In North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA — The list of coastal communities under mandatory and voluntary evacuation grew Tuesday as North Carolina continued preparation for Hurricane Florence. By midday Tuesday, the Category 4 storm was about 900 miles east-southeast of Cape Fear, NC and clocking wind speeds of 130 mph.

“We face three critical threats from Florence: ocean surge along our coast, strong winds, and inland flooding from heavy rain,” Gov. Roy Cooper said. “Wherever you live in North Carolina, you need to get ready for this storm now, and you need to evacuate if asked to.”

Here’s a list of North Carolina counties under mandatory evacuation, according to NC Emergency Management:

• Dare County – mandatory evacuation for entire county effective 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 11
• Hyde County – mandatory evacuation for residents to Ocracoke effective Tuesday, Sept 11
• New Hanover County – mandatory evacuation for UNC-Wilmington
• Onslow County – mandatory evacuation of Topsail Beach effective Tuesday, Sept 11
• Pamlico County
• Tyrell County
• Currituck County – mandatory evacuation for Currituck Outer Banks (Corolla and Carova) effective 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 11

Here is a list of North Carolina beaches under mandatory evacuation:

• Atlantic Beach
• Indian Beach
• Emerald Isle
• Pine Knoll Shores
• Ocracoke
• Carolina
• Kure
• Wrightsville Beach
• Topsail
• Currituck Beach
• Outer Banks (visitors)
• Oak Island (visitors)
• Holden Beach (visitors)

Here’s a list of North Carolina counties under voluntary evacuation:

• Beaufort County
• Bertie County — voluntary evacuation of waterfront and low-lying areas effective Wednesday, Sept 12
• Brunswick County – voluntary evacuation of unincorporated areas effective Tuesday, Sept 11; mandatory evacuation of low-lying and flood-prone areas, people in substandard or mobile homes effective Tuesday, Sept 11

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North Carolina emergency officials urge residents to download the Ready NC app or follow N.C. Emergency Management on Facebook and Twitter for weather updates.

This is a developing story and will be updated as conditions change.

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