Ocracoke residents will be allowed to return home after North Carolina announced a limited ferry schedule. And Friday morning’s high tide cycle should be the worst of Erin’s flooding.

Hurricane Erin is now several hundred miles off the North Carolina coast early Friday. While the worst of the storm is behind us, high waves may cause some overwash during high tides on Friday. For current conditions and loops of radar near the coast,

North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working around the clock to remove water and sand from North Carolina Highway 12. For now, the road remains closed, with no timeline on when it might reopen.

Early on the morning of Friday, Aug. 22, the National Weather Service at Newport/Morehead City (NWS) issued a report on the status of Hurricane Erin.

On Friday at 4:34 a.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released a coastal flood advisory in effect until Saturday at midnight for Northern Outer Banks.

Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.

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An updated storm surge warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 10:48 a.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern Outer Banks.