MANTEO
More people are being told to leave North Carolina's Outer Banks before Hurricane Earl moves past the state.
Dare County officials issued an order at 6 a.m. Thursday for all visitors to leave. Officials had ordered visitors and residents on Hatteras Island out Wednesday.
The town of Nags Head has issued a mandatory evacuation order for both residents and visitors in South Nags Head.
Dare County officials warn people living on the beachfront to move because coastal flooding is expected as Earl passes offshore early Friday. Officials say hurricane-force winds are expected.
Farther south, Carteret County ordered residents and visitors to leave the Bogue Banks barrier island early Thursday.
Hyde County began evacuating people from the Outer Banks islands Wednesday.
The Winston-Salem Journal is looking for local residents who own land on the Outer Banks or whose vacation plans have been interrupted by Hurricane Earl. Contact Journal reporter Paul Garber at 727-7327 or at pgarber@wsjournal.com
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