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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 2:02 AM Jun. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Albemarle Sound... Alligator River... Croatan and Roanoke Sounds... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 1002 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm northwest of The Center Of The Albemarle Sound to near The Mouth Of The Perquimans River to Bull Bay/scuppernong River, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, The Center Of The Albemarle Sound, The Center Of Croatan Sound, The Vicinity Of Frying Pan, The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, Alligator River Bridge, The Vicinity Of Mashoes, The Vicinity Of Gum Neck, The Center Of Roanoke Sound, Bull Bay/scuppernong River, The Mouth Of The Alligator River, and Duck. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...40KTS
Flood Watch
Issued: 2:45 PM Jun. 15, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina, including the following areas, Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Northern Outer Banks, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop in an unstable and anomalously moist airmass, leading to a risk of intense rainfall rates and heavy rainfall totals. Where thunderstorms occur, the potential exists for rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches. Where thunderstorms are the most persistent, rainfall totals could exceed 6 inches. The potential rainfall rates and amounts appear supportive of a risk of flooding and flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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