Seashore to Close In Advance Of Topical Storm Hanna

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Sept. 3, 2008. It is reproduced in full below.

Harkers Island, NC - Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced that the Cape Lookout National Seashore staff has implemented its emergency weather evacuation plan due to the approach of Tropical Storm Hanna.

A mandatory evacuation of all visitors from the seashore islands will be implemented for this storm. The park will be closed to all visitors and all services will be shut down beginning on Thursday, September 4, at 5:00 PM, until further notice.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service