Latest storm news

  The latest storm advisories from Dare County and the National Park Service are as follows:

  NPS – All ocean-side beach access for off-road vehicles in Cape Hatteras National Seashore are closed. At Oregon Inlet, high tides on Thursday are set for 2.06 a.m. and 2:52 p.m., and Friday Sept. 3, high tides will be at 3:13 a.m. and 4 p.m. Severe coastal storm surge flooding is expected beginning on Thursday. If conditions permit, pedestrian access is allowed.

  Nonessential  NPS staff have been released. All essential incident command staff and law enforcement personnel will remain on duty.

  To report violations and emergencies, dial 911 or call 252-473-3444.

  Dare County – The town of Duck’s residential trash collection scheduled for Friday, Sept. 3 has been canceled. Residential trash will be picked up on the next regularly-scheduled collection day which is Monday, Sept. 6. Commercial trash pick-up is not affected.

  The town of Kill Devil Hills will not have residential solid waste collection on Friday, Sept. 3; however, there will be town-wide residential collection on Thursday, Sept. 2. Roll-out containers should be placed at the road Wednesday night and should be properly secured after they have been serviced Thursday. Normal collection will resume Monday, Sept. 6.

  The town of Nags Head advises all residents and visitors staying on or off of South Old Oregon Inlet Road in South Nags Head to closely monitor the news and weather. It is expected that the area will experience ocean overwash and everyone should be prepared to leave their homes if conditions warrant or if an evacuation is called.

  As part of readiness precautions being taken by the Dare County Social Services Department, contact is being made with Hatteras Island residents on the special needs list.

  All scheduled rides through the Dare County Transportation System have been canceled for Friday, Sept. 3.

  Residents and visitors are encouraged to monitor local news outlets for further advisories from the national Weather Service and state and local emergency management officials. Bulletins will be issued as needed and available at www.darenc.com and on Government Access Channel 20.