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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:38 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL CRAVEN...NORTHWESTERN HYDE...SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN...BEAUFORT... NORTHWESTERN TYRRELL AND NORTHERN PAMLICO COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Plymouth to near Wilmar. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Washington, Plymouth, River Road, Belhaven, Sladesville, Ransomville, Ponzer, Scranton, Pinetown, Pungo, Blounts Creek, Pamlico Beach, Vanceboro, Lowland, Cayton, Columbia, Wilmar, Bonnerton, Wenona, and Pike Road. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 7:36 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Pamlico Sound... Pamlico and Pungo Rivers... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 336 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm northwest of Bath to near Blounts Bay to 14 nm north of The Vicinity Of Trent River, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... The Vicinity Of Slades Creek, The Vicinity Of Belhaven, Crabtree Bay, Bath, Blounts Bay, The Vicinity Of Bath Creek, Mid Point Of South Creek, and The Vicinity Of Pamlico Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts to 40 knots, small hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...40KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:40 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and choppy waters expected. * WHERE...Albemarle, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds and the Alligator River, and Pamlico, Pungo, Neuse, and Bay Rivers. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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