Update, Wednesday, August 21, 2025, 9:45 am
- All streets in Nags Head are clear!
- Keep in mind that Hatteras Island is still under a mandatory evacuation, but Nags Head is NOT.
- Check out NC Department of Transportation road conditions for the Outer Banks at https://drivenc.gov/
- Double red "No Swimming" flags are still flying today. Stay out of the ocean!
- Also, the ocean is still very rough, so we suggest you stay off the beach.
Update, Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 2 pm
- We are closing our bathhouses temporarily due to the storm but will reopen them when we can.
- The bulk item/brush collection yard will be closed on Thursday, August 21, but we expect it to reopen on Friday.
Monday, August 18, 2025
Residents and visitors staying on Nags Head's oceanfront should expect dangerous surf and high winds due to the approach of Hurricane Erin. Extreme caution is advised, particularly as strong waves peak Wednesday evening, August 20, through the day on Thursday August 21.
The following information provides guidance on safety, parking, and changes to scheduled events.
- Travel, especially after dark, on South Virginia Dare Trail and South Old Oregon Inlet Road, is expected to be hazardous due to storm surge and the potential for ocean overwash.
- Those staying on the oceanfront should be prepared to remain in your home or hotel/motel, if necessary. Large waves are expected to run up on the beach, and at times may be under oceanfront homes.
- Vehicles parked near the ocean may also become surrounded by water. If you wish to move vehicles to higher ground, we have identified alternative parking locations. In north Nags Head parking will be available at Town Park, Dowdy Park, and in the north lot of The Soundside Event Site. In south Nags Head parking will be available at several beach accesses with high dunes in front of them: Holden, Hargrove, Islington, Indigo, June, and Jacob. The Ida beach access will not be available as Town equipment will be temporarily staged there. The Juncos beach access is not recommended due to the possibility of ocean overwash.
- If you are not comfortable staying in your oceanfront property, please leave prior to Wednesday afternoon.
- During periods of high surf, the beach will become unsafe, even for walking. Keep in mind that it doesn’t take much for strong waves and currents to sweep someone off their feet.
- Double red flags will be raised for the duration of high surf, which means that entry into the Atlantic Ocean will be unlawful.
- Trash on Nags Head’s Blue Sanitation Route, which includes oceanfront properties on South Virginia Dare Trail and South Old Oregon Inlet Road, will be collected on Wednesday, August 20 instead of on Thursday, August 21.
- The Dowdy Park Farmer’s Market will be held on Wednesday, August 20 from 9 am to 12 pm, instead of Thursday, August 21. Note that there is no parking at Nags Head Elementary School for this event. The concert scheduled for the evening of August 20 at the park has been canceled.
- The drainage work in south Nags Head will be suspended after Tuesday and through the end of the week.
- All trash cans, beach mats, and lifeguard stands are being removed from the beach.
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