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Ocracoke
Ocracoke has a humid subtropical climate moderated by the surrounding water, with warm, humid summers and mild winters compared with inland North Carolina. Hurricane season runs June through November, with the greatest risk in August and September, and the island's low elevation makes it vulnerable to storm surge flooding even from storms that stay offshore.