High Wind Watch issued October 16 at 2:18PM EDT until October 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
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* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible. * WHERE...East Carteret County, and Hatteras Island, Northern Outer Banks, and Ocracoke Island. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- East Carteret; Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
- event
- High Wind Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-17T20:00:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Future
- certainty
- Possible
- effective
- 2026-10-16T14:18:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6c416b7f34f187ab0a47b41c289729a75df2ac9c.002.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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