Severe Thunderstorm Watch North Carolina | Effective 03/12/2026 08:33

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 12 at 11:33AM EDT until March 12 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 8:33am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN DARE DUPLIN GREENE HYDE JONES LENOIR ONSLOW PAMLICO PITT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, ATLANTIC BEACH, EMERALD ISLE, AURORA, BATH, BAYBORO, BEAUFORT, BELHAVEN, BETHEL, BEULAVILLE, BUXTON, CHOCOWINITY, COVE CITY, ENGELHARD, FAIRFIELD, FAISON, FARMVILLE, GREENVILLE, GRIFTON, GRIMESLAND, HAVELOCK, HOOKERTON, JACKSONVILLE, KENANSVILLE, KINSTON, KITTY HAWK, LA GRANGE, MANTEO, MAYSVILLE, MOREHEAD CITY, NAGS HEAD, NEW BERN, NEWPORT, NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, OCRACOKE, ORIENTAL, PINK HILL, POLLOCKSVILLE, RICHLANDS, RODANTHE, SCRANTON, SNOW HILL, STUMPY POINT, SWANQUARTER, SWANSBORO, TRENTON, VANCEBORO, VANDEMERE, WALLACE, WALSTONBURG, WARSAW, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Beaufort, NC; Carteret, NC; Craven, NC; Dare, NC; Duplin, NC; Greene, NC; Hyde, NC; Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC; Onslow, NC; Pamlico, NC; Pitt, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov