Properties on Nags Head's Blue Sanitation Route, which includes oceanfront properties on South Virginia Dare Trail and South Old Oregon Inlet Road, will have their trash collected on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 instead of on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Do not place trash or recycling carts out after tomorrow's collection. The carts could blow, or wash, onto the streets.
Important Safety Notes
Oceanside, and especially oceanfront, properties in Nags Head are at significant risk of becoming inaccessible due to hazardous ocean conditions starting as early as Wednesday afternoon, August 20, as Hurricane Erin moves along the North Carolina coast. These conditions may persist for several days, and the forecast may change.
If you are not comfortable staying in your oceanside or oceanfront property, please leave prior to Wednesday afternoon.
We do not currently expect a mandatory evacuation. However, those staying on the oceanside or oceanfront should have a go-bag ready in case they need to leave their property quickly. After dark on Wednesday, August 20, occupants should remain in their properties as travel is expected to become hazardous.
If these properties are surrounded by hazardous ocean water, our public safety personnel may have difficulty responding to fire, medical, and law enforcement emergencies.
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 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.
National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service- issued advisories, watches, and warnings can be found at https://www.weather.gov/mhx/.
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