(CNN) You can't evacuate Ocracoke Island, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, just by jumping in your car and driving away. That's why the Hyde County Commission decided Monda y to cancel all reservations and tolls on the ferry. Impact on North CarolinaThe Outer Banks, a chain of barrier islands jutting into the Atlantic, are remote. That's what made the Outer Banks attractive to pirates like Blackbeard in centuries past and with tourists today. The Dare County Commission ordered evacuations of Hatteras Island, also part of the Outer Banks, on Monday and Tuesday.

Source: CNN September 10, 2018 17:08 UTC