NWS Newport/Morehead City NCTO.W 0007October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and 1 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a tornado warning for Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and 1 more in North Carolina, which was in force until 2:45 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 7th tornado warning the NWS office in Newport/Morehead City issued in 2026. North Carolina had 29 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 6 in an average October of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 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, Jones, Lenoir and 1 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:18 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMHX TO.W 0007
- 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 218 PM EDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Beulaville, or 18 miles northwest of Half Moon, moving northeast at 30 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. The tornado will be near... Potters Hill around 225 PM EDT. Pleasant Hill around 235 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Pink Hill and Hargetts Crossroads.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
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 202612,862 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels