748  
NWUS52 KRAH 122227  
LSRRAH  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC  
627 PM EDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0142 PM TORNADO 4 SW LOUISBURG 36.06N 78.36W  
10/11/2026 FRANKLIN NC NWS STORM SURVEY  
 
APPROXIMATE STARTING POINT OF CONFIRMED EF-1  
TORNADO. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF  
LOUISBURG, NC AND MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST  
BEFORE CROSSING NC-56 JUST WEST OF  
TIMBERLAKE RD BEFORE DISSIPATING. MOSTLY  
TREE DAMAGE, WITH SOME STRUCTURAL AND  
FENCING DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED, CONSISTENT WITH  
AN EF-1 TORNADO. PRELIMINARY TOTAL PATH  
LENGTH OF 1.93 MILES, WITH A PEAK WIDTH OF  
130 YARDS, AND A DURATION OF 5 MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
LH  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab NC Page Main Text Page