DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Governor Josh Stein will be in Dare County on Friday to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Erin. He will also visit the Dare County Emergency Operations Center to thank emergency responders. Governor Stein and other state officials will then provide an update on conditions and damage.

Update: Aug. 20, Dare County Towns On the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 20, the latest Hurricane Erin Update from Dare County included messages from all six of its municipalities. The key

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Dare County Government is letting residents know that there is overwash in Kill Devil Hills, and that conditions have worsened due to high tide this evening

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.

The N.C. DOT has closed N.C. 12 south of the Marc Basnight Bridge to Hatteras Village in Dare County and on the north end of Ocracoke Island due to extensive ocean overwash and dune breaches caused by Hurricane Erin.