NWS Newport/Morehead City NCTO.A 0681October 11, 2026
Tornado Watch: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven and 8 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a tornado watch for Beaufort, Carteret, Craven and 8 more in North Carolina, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 11. The Storm Prediction Center numbered it watch 681 of 2026.
Watch
In force for 6.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Beaufort, Carteret, Craven and 8 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 1:56 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KMHX TO.A 0681
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Watches in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 681 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN DARE HYDE JONES MARTIN ONSLOW PAMLICO TYRRELL WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, ATLANTIC BEACH, EMERALD ISLE, AURORA, BATH, BAYBORO, BEAUFORT, BELHAVEN, BUXTON, CHOCOWINITY, COLUMBIA, COVE CITY, CRESWELL, ENGELHARD, FAIRFIELD, GUM NECK, HAVELOCK, JACKSONVILLE, JAMESVILLE, KITTY HAWK, MANTEO, MAYSVILLE, MOREHEAD CITY, NAGS HEAD, NEW BERN, NEWPORT, NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, OAK CITY, OCRACOKE, ORIENTAL, PLYMOUTH, POLLOCKSVILLE, RICHLANDS, ROBERSONVILLE, RODANTHE, ROPER, SCRANTON, STUMPY POINT, SWANQUARTER, SWANSBORO, TRENTON, VANCEBORO, VANDEMERE, WASHINGTON, AND WILLIAMSTON.
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