497  
WWUS52 KRAH 111654  
SVSRAH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
1254 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
NCC085-111703-  
/O.CAN.KRAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-261011T1715Z/  
HARNETT NC-  
1254 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARNETT 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 3544 7861 3547 7865 3549 7866 3551 7868  
3566 7843 3548 7843 3541 7860  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 227DEG 32KT 3547 7858  
 

 
 
NCC101-111715-  
/O.CON.KRAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-261011T1715Z/  
JOHNSTON NC-  
1254 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR WEST  
CENTRAL JOHNSTON COUNTY...  
 
AT 1253 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR BENSON, OR 13 MILES WEST OF SMITHFIELD, 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.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
CLAYTON AROUND 105 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE COATS  
CROSSROADS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 316 AND 324.  
 
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.  
 
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED, REPORT IT TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY  
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE  
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3544 7861 3547 7865 3549 7866 3551 7868  
3566 7843 3548 7843 3541 7860  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 227DEG 32KT 3547 7858  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
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