NWS Newport/Morehead City NCMA.W 0380September 5, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Neuse and Bay Rivers
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a special marine warning for Neuse and Bay Rivers, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 380th special marine warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Neuse and Bay Rivers
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:50 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- In force from
- 3:38 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX MA.W 0380
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, September 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
SMWMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Neuse and Bay Rivers... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 338 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mid Point Of Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach Ferry Terminal, or near Oriental, moving east at 5 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 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 South River, The Vicinity Of Clubfoot Creek, Oriental, and The Vicinity Of Adams Creek.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, small hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm.
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