NWS Wilmington NCTO.W 0013October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bladen, Columbus and Pender, NC
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a tornado warning for Bladen, Columbus and Pender in North Carolina, which was in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 13th tornado warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Bladen, Columbus and Pender
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:52 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILM TO.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
TORILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... Northeastern Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... Northwestern Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Sandyfield, or 20 miles east of Whiteville, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Burgaw, Rowan, Sandyfield, Point Caswell, Rooks, Currie, The Borough, Kelly, Wards Corner, Malpass Corner, East Arcadia, Atkinson and Pender Memorial Hospital.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Please send your reports of hail or wind damage by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
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The record around this notice
- Tornado Warnings in North Carolina since 2008103 a year
- Every warning type in North Carolina
- Tornado Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most2,804 a year
- NWS notices, October 20266,246 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels