State of emergency declared for Hatteras Island, mandatory evacuation for visitors

WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA state of emergency has been declared for Hatteras Island and a mandatory evacuation order for visitors there takes effect at 8 p.m. Friday.

What changedWAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) frames it as "State of emergency declared for Hatteras Island, mandatory evacuation for visitors". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Visitors ordered to evacuate Hatteras Island ahead of potential coastal storm".

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Still Watching. WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) frames it as "State of emergency declared for Hatteras Island, mandatory evacuation for visitors". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Visitors ordered to evacuate Hatteras Island ahead of potential coastal storm".

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Oct 16, 10:47 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Oct 16, 11:16 PM: WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Oct 16, 11:43 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.

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WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk)1h ago