NWS Newport/Morehead City NCTO.A 0681October 11, 2026
Tornado Watch: Carteret, Dare and Hyde, NC
The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City issued a tornado watch for Carteret, Dare and Hyde 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
Issued4:15 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force4:15 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
Expires8:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force for 3.8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Newport/Morehead City NC
- Area
- Carteret, Dare and Hyde
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 4:15 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
TORNADO WATCH 681 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA CARTERET DARE HYDE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC BEACH, EMERALD ISLE, BEAUFORT, BUXTON, ENGELHARD, FAIRFIELD, KITTY HAWK, MANTEO, MOREHEAD CITY, NAGS HEAD, NEWPORT, OCRACOKE, RODANTHE, SCRANTON, STUMPY POINT, AND SWANQUARTER.
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