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Ocean Overwash Closes NC 12 Between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe
Hatteras Island stays closed to visitors until the road is no longer threatened. Seashore off-road ramps are closed for weather.
Ocean overwash has closed North Carolina Highway 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, Dare County said, and the mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island visitors remains in effect.
Visitors are not allowed onto Hatteras Island, and the county says visitor entry will resume only after the storm has passed and NC 12 is no longer threatened by overwash. Residents and people with Priority One, Two or Three reentry permits are authorized to enter, but that does not let anyone drive through the closed section; everyone must follow NCDOT barricades. The evacuation applies only to visitors on Hatteras Island, not to residents or to the beaches north of Oregon Inlet.
On Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the off-road vehicle ramps on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are listed as closed due to weather on the park's conditions page, updated October 20. If you have a Hatteras reservation, the county's advice is not to travel toward the island until it announces that restrictions are lifted.
Dare County's emergency information line is 252-475-5655, and its bulletins are at DareNC.gov/Storm.
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