Tornado Warning issued October 11 at 1:30PM EDT until October 11 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
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At 130 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Wake Forest, or 13 miles northeast of Raleigh, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Wake and west central Franklin Counties, including the following locations... Rolesville and Youngsville. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Extreme
- area
- Franklin, NC; Wake, NC
- event
- Tornado Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-11T13:30:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-11T13:30:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e2b753573d24df6c566b7be56832da867adac01.001.1
- references
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- instruction
- TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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