Tornado Warning issued October 11 at 11:54AM EDT until October 11 at 12:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
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At 1154 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Goretown, or 12 miles northwest of Little River, moving northeast at 35 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. Locations impacted include... Goretown. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Wilmington NC.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- US
- Severity
- Extreme
- area
- Columbus, NC; Horry, SC
- event
- Tornado Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-11T11:54:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC","SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-11T11:54:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe57b10d17e4f8f1261bcb02564f7a788edc864.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f94aea8a0a0079cbbb528c1f5b196e941cabbabc.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e6196d02b522edfa2bd687291b67df22f6e6a42.001.1"]
- instruction
- Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Wilmington NC.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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