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Storm Warning issued October 17 at 3:04AM EDT until October 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC, United States of America

Event time: Last updated: 15 hr ago United States
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* WHAT...North winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and seas
16 to 21 ft expected.

* WHERE...The offshore waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionWaters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en-marine
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyObserved
Cap Expires2026-10-17T15:15:00-04:00

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Source updated 2 days ago (Oct 17, 2026 07:05 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 31 seconds ago

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Internet connectivity at the time

Internet connectivity in United States dropped 17 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 1 hour.

From 18 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC to 18 Oct 2026 01:00 UTC. Detected by active probing — networks that stopped answering.

Internet outages have many causes — damaged cables, power failures, network maintenance and deliberate shutdowns among them. IODA detects the loss of connectivity and does not attribute it to anything. This is shown because it happened at the same time, not because one caused the other.

Measured by IODA, Georgia Institute of Technology.

About this location

The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM

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