NWS Raleigh NCTO.W 0016October 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Durham and Wake, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a tornado warning for Durham and Wake in North Carolina, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 16th tornado warning the NWS office in Raleigh issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Durham and Wake
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:27 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRAH TO.W 0016
- 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 1226 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Cary, 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... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and RDU International around 1230 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Research Triangle, Falls Lake Boat Ramp, Gorman, William B Umstead State Park, and Parkwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 181 and 183. Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 278 and 287. Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 11. the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 10.
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 20266,229 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels