NWS Raleigh NCTO.A 0680October 11, 2026
Tornado Watch: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax and 7 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a tornado watch for Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax and 7 more in North Carolina, in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 11. The Storm Prediction Center numbered it watch 680 of 2026.
Watch
Issued1:52 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force1:52 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
Expires5:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
In force for 3.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Raleigh NC
- Area
- Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax and 7 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 1:52 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KRAH 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 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE FRANKLIN HALIFAX JOHNSTON NASH VANCE WAKE WARREN WAYNE WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APEX, CARY, CLAYTON, ENFIELD, FRANKLINTON, GOLDSBORO, HENDERSON, KITTRELL, KNIGHTDALE, LOUISBURG, NASHVILLE, NORLINA, PRINCEVILLE, RALEIGH, ROANOKE RAPIDS, ROCKY MOUNT, SCOTLAND NECK, SELMA, SMITHFIELD, SPRING HOPE, TARBORO, WAKE FOREST, WARRENTON, AND WILSON.
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