Heads up! Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Hatteras on N.C.'s Outer Banks. Hurricane Arthur to Batter Eastern North Carolina Arthur has become the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic tropical season and is forecast by AccuWeather <http://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/atlantic/arthur-2014> to take a northeasterly path along the Atlantic coast of the United States Thursday night into Friday. According to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, "With this forecast track, the worst of Arthur's wind will remain offshore, but some strong, gusty squalls will affect eastern North Carolina and especially the North Carolina barrier islands." http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tropics-trying-to-come-alive-n/29566708 Please pass this information along to any shelters or people you know that may be effected. Do you have your emergency plan in place? Lisa O. F.E.R.R.E.T. Ferretemergency.org [Posted in FML 8142]