The National Weather Service at Newport/Morehead City, NC, National Hurricane Center and Dare County Emergency Management will host a free community forum about tropical weather and hurricane preparedness beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Oceanview Hall at Jennette’s Pier, which is located at 7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head.  

Members of the public are invited—and strongly encouraged—to attend the forum, particularly those who are new to Dare County and have not been through a hurricane or tropical weather event previously. 

National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan, Ph.D., will kick off the event with a virtual presentation, providing an expert outlook on the 2025 hurricane season and discussing storm surge and other critical threats from the National Hurricane Center’s perspective.

Forum attendees will also have the opportunity to hear a presentation from a National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist about hurricanes and their impacts on eastern North Carolina. In addition, the presentation will cover the reasons why it’s important to never focus solely upon the category of the storm, along with discussing all of the impacts any tropical cyclone can bring.

In addition to storm impacts, information on how to prepare and actions to take before, during and after a storm will be shared with attendees by NWS and Dare County Emergency Management. At the end of the presentation, there will be a community discussion during which attendees can ask any questions they may have. 

While registration isn't required to attend, please use the link below to share your contact information so that you will receive a notification if the forum is cancelled. Your RSVP also helps presenters to provide handouts for all attendees.

For more information, please contact National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Erik Heden at Erik.Heden@noaa.gov or Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson at Drew.Pearson@DareNC.gov.

Save the Date: August 2025 Hurricane Community Forums

The National Weather Service at Newport/Morehead City and Dare County will host two additional hurricane community forums on Thursday, August 14, 2024, as follows:

Rodanthe Hurricane Community Forum
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.
Location: Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, 23646 N.C. Highway 12, Rodanthe, NC
Register Here 

Wanchese Hurricane Community Forum
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Location: Coastal Studies Institute, 850 NC-345, Wanchese, NC
Register Here