Evacuation Orders Begin to Lift for Ocracoke Island as NC 12 Remains Closed

Ocracoke Island reopens to visitors, Highway remains closed

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WNCT) -- The evacuation order for visitors to Ocracoke Island has been terminated, but access to the north remains closed due to highway closures. According to a press release, the NCDOT Ferry Division will resume its normal summer schedule on the Sound Class routes on Saturday, August 23, 2025. However, the first ferry run will be restricted to visitors and will prioritize essential personnel, residents, and property owners. Eme…

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Hyde County lifts evacuation order - Washington Daily News

The Hyde County Board of Commissioners have terminated the evacuation order for Ocracoke Island visitors effective at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, August 23, 2025. The evacuation order for essential personnel, residents, and property owners was lifted at 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 22, 2025. Please be advised that Highway 12 from Oregon Inlet to the Hatteras Ferry and Highway 12 on the North End of Ocracoke Island is still closed, and there is no access …

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Evacuation orders begin to lift for Ocracoke Island as NC 12 remains closed

Hyde County lifts the evacuation order for Ocracoke Island's residents, with access prioritized pending ferry availability.

N.C. Ferry Division resumes service to Ocracoke after Hyde County lifts evacuation order

Ferry services by the N.C. Department of Transportations Ferry Division will resume beginning Friday, August 22, to Ocracoke from Swan Quarter and Cedar Island.