Weather Alerts For Cove City, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 105 expected. WHERE Beaufort, Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Northern Craven, Pitt, Southern Craven, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Monday, July 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Beaufort, Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Martin, Northern Craven, Pitt, Southern Craven, Tyrrell, Washington Including the cities of Washington, River Bend, Fairfield, Stumpy Point, New Bern, Manns Harbor, Roper, Creswell, Grimesland, Oak City, Havelock, Belhaven, Williamston, Bath, Engelhard, East Lake, Vanceboro, Farmville, Fairfield Harbor, Plymouth, Cove City, Greenville, Grifton, Columbia, Scranton, Jamesville, Chocowinity, Dover, Robersonville, Ponzer, Swanquarter, Gum Neck, Bethel, Ernul, and Aurora

Closest strike: 2.58 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE ARKLATEX...AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO EXTREME NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA SUMMARY Widely scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and severe wind gusts remain possible across the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota this afternoon and evening. Isolated to scattered damaging wind gusts will also be possible with the strongest storms in the southern Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas, and ArkLaTex regions. 20Z Update The previous forecast (see below) remains on track, with only minor changes made to the thunder and severe probabilities to reflect the latest observations and numerical guidance consensus.