072  
WWUS52 KRAH 111627  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
1227 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
NCC037-111636-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-261011T1700Z/  
CHATHAM NC-  
1227 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHATHAM COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH  
CAROLINA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3595 7859 3575 7888 3577 7894 3585 7891  
3587 7891 3587 7893 3607 7882  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 217DEG 25KT 3581 7889  
 

 
 
NCC063-183-111700-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-261011T1700Z/  
WAKE NC-DURHAM NC-  
1227 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN WAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN DURHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1226 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR CARY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
RALEIGH, DURHAM, CARY, AND RDU INTERNATIONAL AROUND 1230 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, FALLS LAKE BOAT RAMP, GORMAN, WILLIAM B UMSTEAD  
STATE PARK, AND PARKWOOD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 183.  
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 278 AND 287.  
INTERSTATE 540 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 11.  
THE DURHAM FREEWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 10.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3595 7859 3575 7888 3577 7894 3585 7891  
3587 7891 3587 7893 3607 7882  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 217DEG 25KT 3581 7889  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
LH  
 
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