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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this high wind watch at Jan 29, 2026, 2:37 AM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 31, 2026, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2026, 2:37 AM EST (07:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2026, 1:05 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Carteret County, NC, Dare County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:21 AM EST | Gale Watch | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:21 AM EST | Storm Watch | MHX | 22 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:03 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:18 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | MHX | Carteret, Dare, Hyde | 20 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.