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NWUS52 KRAH 131717
LSRRAH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
117 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1014 AM TORNADO 1 NE CANDOR 35.30N 79.73W
10/11/2026 MONTGOMERY NC NWS STORM SURVEY
APPROXIMATE BEGINNING OF TORNADO PATH. A
BRIEF, BUT STRONG, SHORT-TRACK TORNADO
OCCURRED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CANDOR IN
BETWEEN BRUTONVILLE ROAD AND I-73. DRONE
IMAGES AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY EAGLE SPRINGS
FIRE CHIEF ASSISTED IN DETERMINING THE START
POINT BETWEEN CHERRY CIRCLE AND HURRICANE
DRIVE WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UPROOTED
AND SNAPPED TREES OCCURRED. THE TORNADO
QUICKLY CONTINUED TO TRACK ROUGHLY NORTHEAST
WHERE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A
COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH HAD 3 OF ITS EXTERIOR
WALLS COLLAPSED AND SEVERAL MORE SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE SNAPPED; CONSISTENT WITH HIGH-END
EF-1 TO LOW-END EF-2 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED ACROSS A SMALL POND AND SNAPPED
ABOUT 10 HARDWOOD/SOFTWOOD TREES AND REMOVED
A LARGE PORTION OF ROOF COVERING FROM A
RESIDENCE NEAR ETTA DRIVE. FROM THIS POINT,
THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED, NOT BEFORE
SNAPPING SMALL BRANCHES, BEFORE REACHING
I-73 WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM DRONE
FOOTAGE TO THE NORTHEAST.
1015 AM TORNADO 1 NE CANDOR 35.30N 79.73W
10/11/2026 MONTGOMERY NC NWS STORM SURVEY
APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF MOST INTENSE DAMAGE.
A BRIEF, BUT STRONG, SHORT-TRACK TORNADO
OCCURRED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CANDOR IN
BETWEEN BRUTONVILLE ROAD AND I-73. DRONE
IMAGES AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY EAGLE SPRINGS
FIRE CHIEF ASSISTED IN DETERMINING THE START
POINT BETWEEN CHERRY CIRCLE AND HURRICANE
DRIVE WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UPROOTED
AND SNAPPED TREES OCCURRED. THE TORNADO
QUICKLY CONTINUED TO TRACK ROUGHLY NORTHEAST
WHERE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A
COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH HAD 3 OF ITS EXTERIOR
WALLS COLLAPSED AND SEVERAL MORE SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE SNAPPED; CONSISTENT WITH HIGH-END
EF-1 TO LOW-END EF-2 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED ACROSS A SMALL POND AND SNAPPED
ABOUT 10 HARDWOOD/SOFTWOOD TREES AND REMOVED
A LARGE PORTION OF ROOF COVERING FROM A
RESIDENCE NEAR ETTA DRIVE. FROM THIS POINT,
THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED, NOT BEFORE
SNAPPING SMALL BRANCHES, BEFORE REACHING
I-73 WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM DRONE
FOOTAGE TO THE NORTHEAST.
1015 AM TORNADO 1 NE CANDOR 35.31N 79.73W
10/11/2026 MONTGOMERY NC NWS STORM SURVEY
APPROXIMATE END OF TORNADO PATH. A BRIEF,
BUT STRONG, SHORT-TRACK TORNADO OCCURRED ON
THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF CANDOR IN BETWEEN
BRUTONVILLE ROAD AND I-73. DRONE IMAGES AND
VIDEO PROVIDED BY EAGLE SPRINGS FIRE CHIEF
ASSISTED IN DETERMINING THE START POINT
BETWEEN CHERRY CIRCLE AND HURRICANE DRIVE
WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UPROOTED AND
SNAPPED TREES OCCURRED. THE TORNADO QUICKLY
CONTINUED TO TRACK ROUGHLY NORTHEAST WHERE
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A COMMUNITYCENTER WHICH HAD 3 OF ITS EXTERIOR WALLS
COLLAPSED AND SEVERAL MORE SOFTWOOD TREES
WERE SNAPPED; CONSISTENT WITH HIGH-END EF-1
TO LOW-END EF-2 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED ACROSS A SMALL POND AND SNAPPED
ABOUT 10 HARDWOOD/SOFTWOOD TREES AND REMOVED
A LARGE PORTION OF ROOF COVERING FROM A
RESIDENCE NEAR ETTA DRIVE. FROM THIS POINT,
THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED, NOT BEFORE
SNAPPING SMALL BRANCHES, BEFORE REACHING
I-73 WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM DRONE
FOOTAGE TO THE NORTHEAST.
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