NWS Wilmington NCTO.A 0680October 11, 2026
Tornado Watch: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a tornado watch for Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM, in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 11. The Storm Prediction Center numbered it watch 680 of 2026.
Watch
In force for 7 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington NC
- Area
- Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 9:58 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 Watch: what it means, and the states that get the mostNWS notices, October 2026
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The notice as issued
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 680 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM
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