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Weather Forecast Office Newport/Morehead City, NC

Southeast River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Newport River at Newport (in MLLW). During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 11.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 9 Flood Stage: 7 Action Stage: 5.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 14.30 ft on 09/15/2018 (2) 5.49 ft on 09/23/2023 (3) 4.95 ft on 09/01/2023 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 5.49 ft on 09/23/2023 (2) 4.95 ft on 09/01/2023 (3) 14.30 ft on 09/15/2018 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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14	Widespread and significant inundation throughout Newport. Flooding comparable to Hurricane Florence (2018). Access to portions of Newport may be cut off with water inundating parts of Highway 70 making it impassable.
11.5	Widespread and significant flooding throughout Newport, primarily between Nine Mile Road and the Mill Creek area. Portions of Highway 70 and Chatham Street in Newport (between Howard Blvd and Roberts Road) will be inundated and impassable. Many secondary roads will be impassable, including portions of Nine Foot Road and Roberts Road.
9	Numerous homes and businesses will see flooding throughout Newport. Many roads will be inundated with water and may be impassable, especially in and around downtown Newport, including portions of Chatham Street near the river.
7	Minor flooding in Newport, flooding docks and yards adjacent to the Newport River and other tributaries. Minor inundation on Gray Road, Hilltop Road, Westfield Road and Kirby Lane.
5.5	Minor flooding of very low lying areas adjacent to the Newport River and other tributaries.

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Latitude: 34.780900° N, Longitude: 76.859600° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 7 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary Tar River Basin Multimedia - Includes Photos, Panoramics, and Inundation Maps Cape Fear River Basin Multimedia Neuse River Basin Multimedia Roanoke River Basin Multimedia Inundation Mapping Locations

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management Southeast River Forecast Center Snow Information Ensemble River Forecasts Hourly Precipitation

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