NWS Wilmington NCTO.A 0680October 11, 2026
Tornado Watch: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and 3 more, NC and SC
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a tornado watch for Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and 3 more in North Carolina, South Carolina, in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 11. The Storm Prediction Center numbered it watch 680 of 2026.
Watch
Issued11:53 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force11:53 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
Expires5:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force for 5.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and 3 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 11:53 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KILM TO.A 0680
- 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
TORNADO WATCH 680 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA HORRY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, CONWAY, ELIZABETHTOWN, GARDEN CITY, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LITTLE RIVER, LONG BEACH, MYRTLE BEACH, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, OAK ISLAND, RED HILL, SOCASTEE, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.
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