All eyes are on Hurricane Erin, now a Category 4 storm. Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for Ocracoke Island in Hyde County and Hatteras Island in Dare County. While the storm is expected to stay offshore, officials aren’t taking chances by issuing a state of emergency for all of Dare County.

Sam Walker, Editor-in-Chief of Sam Walker OBX, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how the Outer Banks are preparing.