The North Carolina Ferry System reported Tuesday morning that 866 vehicles and 1,810 people were evacuated from Ocracoke Island as Hyde County’s mandatory evacuation order went into effect ahead of

Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall on the Outer Banks but is projected to produce dangerous rip currents along the beaches.

As Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting with the evacuation of all visitors and residents from Ocracoke Island.