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Tornado Warning — Anson, NC — Oct 11, 2026

NWS RAH · ETN 10 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Anson — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office RAH issued a tornado warning at 13:58 UTC on Oct 11, 2026 covering Anson, NC. The warning was in effect for 3 minutes, ending at Oct 11, 2026 14:01 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 35.09, -79.85, moving east-northeast at about 37 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
1 NNE Candor Montgomery, NC Unrated Emergency manager reports one building destroyed and another severely damaged along with several large trees snapped in the Hurricane Drive and Hillview street areas. (RAH)
1 NE Candor Montgomery, NC Unrated Approximate beginning of tornado path. A brief... but strong... short-track tornado occurred on the northeast side of Candor in between Brutonville Road and I-73. Drone (RAH)
1 NE Candor Montgomery, NC Unrated Approximate location of most intense damage. A brief... but strong... short-track tornado occurred on the northeast side of Candor in between Brutonville Road and I-73. (RAH)
1 NE Candor Montgomery, NC Unrated Approximate end of tornado path. A brief... but strong... short-track tornado occurred on the northeast side of Candor in between Brutonville Road and I-73. Drone image (RAH)

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

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