Severe Weather Information

The mandatory evacuation of Dare and Currituck counties has been implemented, although with some traffic delays. Hurricane Earl appears to be weakening somewhat, but is still a dangerous storm. It is expected to pass offshore of the northern Outer Banks (Southern Shores and north) in the early morning hours of Friday. Heading north at approximately 18 mph, it will leave our area later on Friday. Twiddy will then begin the process of assessing the condition of our rental homes and will communicate via web updates and e-mail.

The Weather Channel and the links at the top of this page are additional sources of information.

The North Carolina coast is under a Hurricane Warning, which indicates that sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher are expected within 24 hours. Hurricane force winds are expected during the early morning hours Friday as the storm passes approximately 70 miles off the Outer Banks. Weather conditions will deteriorate this evening as the storm approaches.

Dare and Currituck Counties have issued mandatory evacuation orders for all visitors throughout both Counties effective 6:00 am Thursday, September 2. This includes the towns of Southern Shores, Duck, Corolla and the 4-wheel-drive area (click on County website links above for the full bulletins). Current Guests are advised to read the instructions for hurricanes on pages 14-15 of their Guest Directory issued at check-in.

Hurricane Earl is still expected to leave the Outer Banks by Friday afternoon. This weekend’s incoming Guests should continue to monitor this Twiddy Severe Weather Updates page for post-storm assessments.

The Weather Channel and the links at the top of this page are additional sources of information.

The Hurricane Watch previously issued for the NC coast has been changed to a Hurricane Warning. There have been no evacuation orders beyond what is stated in Bulletin #1 below. Despite information previously appearing on Weather.com and Intellicast to the contrary, the latest bulletin (#3) from Currituck County issued at 9:00 a.m. states: “At this time, no evacuations have been issued in Currituck County”. The county goes on to advise “… vacationers and residents should consider vacating the 4-wheel drive area before the beach road is impassible. The beach may remain impassible into Friday afternoon.”

The Weather Channel and the links at the top of this page are additional sources of information.

A hurricane watch has been issued by the National Hurricane Center for the North Carolina and Virginia coasts. Local authorities have issued evacuation orders for Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island. The order does NOT include the towns of Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Southern Shores, Roanoke Island or the mainland of Dare County. Currituck County has not issued any evacuation orders at this time.

The storm is expected to pass approximately 80 miles off the Outer Banks early Friday morning and pick up speed as it exits the area. Although at this time, Twiddy does not anticipate disruption for Guests arriving on the upcoming Labor Day weekend, we will assess both the approaching path and impact of Earl after it passes and will issue Bulletin updates as information becomes available.

The Weather Channel and the links at the top of this page are additional sources of information.