NWS Newport/Morehead City NCTO.W 0006October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Duplin, NC
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a tornado warning for Duplin in North Carolina, which was in force until 2:15 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 6th tornado warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 51 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
- Duplin
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:24 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX TO.W 0006
- 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
TORMHX The National Weather Service in Newport has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Duplin County in eastern North Carolina... * Until 215 PM EDT. * At 124 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Harrells, or 10 miles west of Wallace, moving northeast at 30 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. * This dangerous storm will be near... Wallace around 135 PM EDT. Rose Hill around 140 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Magnolia, Greenevers, and Teachey.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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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 20266,276 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels