NWS Newport/Morehead City NCTO.W 0008October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Craven, Jones and Lenoir, NC
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a tornado warning for Craven, Jones and Lenoir in North Carolina, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 8th tornado warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 17 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Craven, Jones and Lenoir
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:58 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX TO.W 0008
- 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
At 258 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Wyse Fork, or 10 miles southeast of Kinston, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 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. This tornado will be near... Wyse Fork around 305 PM EDT. Fort Barnwell around 320 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Dover and Cove City.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid 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. If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the path of dangerous weather.
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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 20266,302 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels