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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
816 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
NCZ080-081-092-094-193>196-198-199-061400-
BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-JONES-PAMLICO-NORTHERN CRAVEN-
SOUTHERN CRAVEN-WEST CARTERET-EAST CARTERET-INLAND ONSLOW-
COASTAL ONSLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, CHOCOWINITY, BELHAVEN, BATH,
AURORA, ENGELHARD, FAIRFIELD, PONZER, SCRANTON, SWANQUARTER,
MAYSVILLE, POLLOCKSVILLE, TRENTON, ORIENTAL, BAYBORO, ARAPAHOE,
VANDEMERE, VANCEBORO, ERNUL, DOVER, COVE CITY, NEW BERN,
RIVER BEND, FAIRFIELD HARBOR, HAVELOCK, MOREHEAD CITY, NEWPORT,
ATLANTIC BEACH, EMERALD ISLE, STELLA, BEAUFORT, HARKERS ISLAND,
SEA LEVEL, CEDAR ISLAND, JACKSONVILLE, RICHLANDS, HALF MOON,
SWANSBORO, SNEADS FERRY, AND NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH
816 PM EST THU FEB 5 2026
...BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE MIX OF RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, AND ICE PELLETS, HAS FURTHER
DAMPENED THE GROUND NEAR THE CRYSTAL COAST THIS EVENING RESULTING
IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD WET SPOTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF ONSLOW TO
CARTERET COUNTY AND AREAS NORTH TO BEAUFORT AND MAINLAND HYDE
COUNTIES. WITH TEMPS QUICKLY FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FREEZING
TONIGHT, DON'T THINK THESE MORE WIDESPREAD WET SPOTS WILL DRY IN
TIME, SO BLACK ICE HAS BECOME A CONCERN. THIS THREAT WILL LAST
UNTIL ABOUT 9AM BEFORE TEMPS QUICKLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND THE
BLACK ICE THREAT GREATLY LOWERS. BIGGEST AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE
ACROSS BRIDGES, OVERPASSES, AND ANY ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
THIN SHEETS OF ICE, CALLED BLACK ICE, MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SEE,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THEY MAY APPEAR TO BE WET
SPOTS ON THE ROAD. MOTORISTS WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME
DETERMINING WHICH SPOTS ARE JUST WET AND WHICH ARE ICY.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALLOW AMPLE DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOURSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES, TO AVOID THE RISK OF A
COLLISION IF SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. ALLOW A LITTLE
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
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