Press Release

The Dare County Control Group has extended the curfew until 3:00 p.m. Friday for all areas of Dare County except Kitty Hawk and Nags Head.

As forecasted, life-threatening conditions are impacting the area including extreme soundside flooding. STAY INDOORS, SHELTER IN PLACE. Emergency responders will be unable to respond to calls for assistance when conditions put their safety at risk.

All of Hatteras Island is without power. North of Oregon Inlet, approximately 1,800 Dominion customers are without power. On the Dare mainland, over 500 Tideland customers are without power.

Contact information for reporting power outages, links to view power outage maps and other important information is available at darenc.com/hurricanedorian.

For updated weather forecasts, watches and warnings from the National Weather Service visit www.weather.gov/mhx.