Ocracoke Island: Hurricane Irene gains strength; targets North Carolina's Ocracoke Island

Four park-operated campgrounds on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the park's docks at Silver Lake Marina on Ocracoke Island will close today at noon, according to a news release. Visitor centers at the Wright Brothers National Memorial,Irene was churning toward the Bahamas Wednesday, sending tourists scurrying from hotels to catch flights off the island before the airport's expected afternoon closure. The first ferry to leave Ocracoke Island arrived just before 5:30 am in

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