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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

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
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
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 Watch: what it means, and the states that get the mostNWS notices, October 2026

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The notice as issued

TORNADO WATCH 680 REMAINS VALID 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

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

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