North Carolina Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 10/11/2026 08:59

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued October 11 at 11:59AM EDT until October 11 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
October 11, 2026 - 8:59am
Expires: 
October 11, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 680 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM CUMBERLAND DURHAM EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN GRANVILLE HALIFAX HARNETT JOHNSTON LEE NASH ORANGE PERSON SAMPSON VANCE WAKE WARREN WAYNE WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGIER, APEX, BUIES CREEK, CARRBORO, CARY, CHAPEL HILL, CLAYTON, CLINTON, CREEDMOOR, DUNN, DURHAM, ENFIELD, ERWIN, FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, HILLSBOROUGH, HOPE MILLS, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LILLINGTON, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, OXFORD, PITTSBORO, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, ROSEBORO, ROUGEMONT, ROXBORO, SANFORD, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SILER CITY, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, SPRING LAKE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
Area Description: 
Chatham, NC; Cumberland, NC; Durham, NC; Edgecombe, NC; Franklin, NC; Granville, NC; Halifax, NC; Harnett, NC; Johnston, NC; Lee, NC; Nash, NC; Orange, NC; Person, NC; Sampson, NC; Vance, NC; Wake, NC; Warren, NC; Wayne, NC; Wilson, NC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov