UPDATE: Ocracoke Island ferry operations resume; Sand and standing water reported on N.C. 12 on northern Ocracoke

4:00 p.m. Update: The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended as of Thursday afternoon, March 6, due to shoaling. Ferry operations will resume when it is safe to do so. 

8:00 a.m. UPDATE: All Hatteras-Ocracoke Island ferry operations have resumed as of Thursday morning, March 6.

Note that some sand and standing water may remain on N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island as of Thursday morning, due to minor ocean overwash that occurred overnight.

The highway has been cleared as of 8:00 a.m., however, travelers are advised to go slow and use caution in case of additional overwash with Thursday’s high tide at approximately 12:30 p.m.

The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended as of Wednesday morning due to adverse weather conditions, while the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on a limited schedule, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System.

Normal ferry operations for all three routes will resume once weather conditions improve.

To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and email alerts via the N.C. Ferry System’s FINS system at www.ncdot.gov/fins. Users will get notified of any schedule changes directly from the terminal and can unsubscribe at any time.

For more information on the local forecast, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/.