NWS Wilmington NCTO.W 0010October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Columbus, NC
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a tornado warning for Columbus in North Carolina, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 10th tornado warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026.
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In force for 47 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Columbus
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:58 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILM TO.W 0010
- 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... Central Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1158 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Clarendon, or 12 miles southwest of Whiteville, moving northeast at 25 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... Whiteville, Lake Waccamaw, Redbug, Williams, Hallsboro, Sidney, Clarendon, Brunswick and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.
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 20266,213 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels