959  
NWUS52 KRAH 122032  
LSRRAH  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
432 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0115 PM TORNADO 1 SE CLAYTON 35.63N 78.44W  
10/11/2026 JOHNSTON NC NWS STORM SURVEY  
 
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  
FINALLY DISSIPATING AT THE END OF THE  
INDICATED PATH. DAMAGE CONSISTED MAINLY OF  
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES, LARGE TREE  
BRANCHES BROKEN OFF, MINOR SHINGLE AND ROOF  
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES OR STRUCTURES, MANY  
FENCES BLOWN OVER, AND SEVERAL POWER POLES  
THAT WERE SNAPPED AND DOWNED. THERE WAS ALSO  
DAMAGE TO PATIO FURNITURE AND SIGNAGE AT A  
SERVICE STATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY  
36 AND HWY 70 IN CLAYTON. THE MAX WIND SPEED  
WAS 85 MPH WHICH IS AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED  
FUJITA SCALE (EF SCALE).  
 
 
 
 
 
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