Tornado Warning — Durham, NC — Oct 11, 2026
NWS RAH · ETN 16 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office RAH issued a tornado warning at 16:48 UTC on Oct 11, 2026 covering Durham, NC; Wake, NC. The warning was in effect for 13 minutes, ending at Oct 11, 2026 17:01 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 35.92, -78.78, moving northeast at about 26 mph.
Timeline
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 NNE New Hope | Wake, NC | EF1° | EF-1 tornado confirmed. Touched down in the Stone Ridge neighborhood... with a discontinuous path of tree and structural damage northward into the Neuse Crossing neighb (RAH) | |
| 1 SE Clayton | Johnston, NC | Unrated | Approximate beginning of tornado path. The tornado occurred along a 3.2 mile-long discontinuous path... as it momentarily touched down and lifted several times before f (RAH) | |
| 1 ESE Clayton | Johnston, NC | Unrated | Approximate location of most intense damage. The tornado occurred along a 3.2 mile-long discontinuous path... as it momentarily touched down and lifted several times be (RAH) | |
| 3 ENE Clayton | Johnston, NC | Unrated | Approximate end of tornado path. The tornado occurred along a 3.2 mile-long discontinuous path... as it momentarily touched down and lifted several times before finally (RAH) | |
| 6 W Bunn | Franklin, NC | Unrated | (RAH) | |
| 4 SW Louisburg | Franklin, NC | EF1° | Approximate starting point of confirmed EF-1 tornado. A tornado touched down southwest of Louisburg... NC and moved to the northeast before crossing NC-56 just west of (RAH) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).