636  
ACUS11 KWNS 111605  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 111604  
NCZ000-VAZ000-SCZ000-111730-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2361  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1104 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2026  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA  
 
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 680...  
 
VALID 111604Z - 111730Z  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 680 CONTINUES.  
 
SUMMARY...A FEW TORNADOES REMAIN A CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL BE AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW OVER  
CENTRAL TO NORTHERN NC.  
 
DISCUSSION...A BAND OF ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW  
SLIGHTLY GREATER SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS AS IT ADVANCES EASTWARD  
TOWARD AN INSTABILITY AXIS, WHERE FAVORABLE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS ALSO  
PRESENT. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING INTO THE UPPER 70S F, AMID  
MID 70S F DEWPOINTS, YIELDING OVER 1000 J/KG MLCAPE PER 15Z  
MESOANALYSIS. FURTHERMORE, THE RAX VAD DEPICTS AN APPRECIABLE CURVED  
LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPH, WITH OVER 250 M2/S2 0-3 KM SRH, WITH NEARLY 150  
M2/S2 CONTAINED IN THE LOWEST 500 M AGL. AS SUCH, A  
HIGH-SHEAR/MODERATE CAPE ENVIRONMENT IS PRESENT TO SUPPORT A  
CONTINUED ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT. WHILE A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE WITH  
ANY STORM ALONG THE PRIMARY CONFLUENCE BAND, THE BEST CHANCE FOR A  
TORNADO WILL BE WITH THE NORTHERN STORMS GIVEN THEIR PROXIMITY TO  
THE SURFACE LOW, AND LOCALLY BACKED WINDS.  
 
..SQUITIERI.. 10/11/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...ILM...  
 
LAT...LON 33567809 33677858 33887877 34337895 35457913 35807911  
36437876 36447866 36597821 36627763 36437735 35847732  
35027752 34367772 33857792 33567809  
 
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH  
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...UP TO 60 MPH  
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