North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said the state has activated 300 members of the National Guard and its state emergency operations center is fully operational. @HydeNC has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all visitors from Ocracoke Island in advance of Hurricane Dorian that will go into effect on Tues, Sept 3, 2019 at 5 am. A mandatory evacuation of Ocracoke residents will go into effect on Wed, Sept 4, 2019 at 5 am