North Carolina Storm Risk

19 counties with elevated risk

Highest risk:20

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Active Alerts (4)

SEVERE•High Wind Watch

Wind: 50 mph

High Wind Watch issued October 16 at 2:18PM EDT until October 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

East Carteret; Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras IslandExpires October 17, 2026

MODERATE•Wind Advisory

Wind: 45 mph

Wind Advisory issued October 16 at 2:14PM EDT until October 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde; West CarteretExpires October 17, 2026

MODERATE•

County	Risk Score	Wind	Ice	Outage %	Alerts
Mainland Dare	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	2
Mainland Hyde	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	2
West Carteret	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	2
East Carteret	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Northern Outer Banks	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Ocracoke Island	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Hatteras Island	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Eastern Currituck	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Virginia Beach	20LOW	20/40	0/25	0.0%	1
Gaston	15LOW	0/40	0/25	1.1%	0
Lincoln	15LOW	0/40	0/25	1.1%	0
Surry	15LOW	0/40	0/25	1.4%	0
Yancey	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.5%	0
Ashe	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.1%	0
Edgecombe	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.0%	0
Avery	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.0%	0
Wilkes	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.2%	0
Yadkin	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.3%	0
Watauga	5LOW	0/40	0/25	0.5%	0