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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 7:42 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT... For the following areas... Albemarle Sound... Alligator River... At 342 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm northwest of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River to near Edenton to near Highway 94 Bridge to 19 nm southwest of Albemarle Sound, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Highway 94 Bridge, Albemarle Sound, Bull Bay/scuppernong River, The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, The Center Of The Albemarle Sound, and Edenton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts to 40 knots, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with these storms. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...40KTS
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:34 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN PASQUOTANK...NORTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS...NORTHEASTERN BERTIE...SOUTHEASTERN GATES AND CHOWAN COUNTIES... At 333 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Northwest to 6 miles east of Windsor, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. These severe storms will be near... South Mills, Valhalla, and Morgans Corner around 340 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Goose Pond, Gliden, Horseshoe, Arrowhead Beach, Peach, Mount Gould, Hancock, Nicanor, Sharon, and Beach Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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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