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Tornado Warning — Brunswick, NC — Oct 11, 2026

NWS ILM · ETN 11 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Brunswick — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILM issued a tornado warning at 16:32 UTC on Oct 11, 2026 covering Brunswick, NC; Columbus, NC. The warning was in effect for 19 minutes, ending at Oct 11, 2026 16:51 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 34.15, -78.63, moving east-northeast at about 30 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Atkinson Pender, NC Unrated Tornado sighted near Rankin St and Beattys Bridge Rd heading northeast toward Hwy 421 and Point Caswell Rd. (ILM)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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