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Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of North Carolina and South Carolina

October 11, 2026 · wweather1 editorial · 1 min read

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for ten counties across North Carolina and South Carolina until 5:00 PM EDT on October 11, 2026.

The National Weather Service Wilmington NC issued Tornado Watch 680 on October 11 at 9:58 AM EDT. The watch remains in effect until 5:00 PM EDT this afternoon.

In North Carolina, the watch includes six counties in the southeast region: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, and Robeson. In South Carolina, the watch includes four counties in the northeast region: Dillon, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro.

Affected cities include Bennettsville, Bladenboro, Boiling Spring Lakes, Burgaw, Chadbourn, Conway, Dillon, Elizabethtown, Garden City, Lake Waccamaw, Leland, Little River, Long Beach, Lumberton, Marion, McColl, Mullins, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Oak Island, Red Hill, Socastee, Southport, Sunset Beach, Surf City, Tabor City, Whiteville, and Wilmington.

Why it is dangerous and what to do

⚠️ Safety
• Stay tuned to local media or the National Weather Service for weather updates.
• Know the safest place in your home or building to shelter, such as an interior room on the lowest floor.
• Have emergency supplies ready, including water, non-perishable food, and a flashlight.
📊 The numbers, from wweather1 data
Myrtle Beach: now +27°, Overcast.
That is 4° above the October climate norm.
The record for this date is +29° (2018).
Three-day forecast: 11 October: +27°/+19° · 12 October: +25°/+17° · 13 October: +27°/+19°
The figures are computed automatically from the Open-Meteo/ERA5 archive — no eyeball estimates.

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📰 Data source: NWS. Forecast and analysis — wweather1, based on Open-Meteo / met.no data.

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