Local brief
Ended: Tornado Warning for Pitt County, NC — the Tornado Watch may still be in effect
The National Weather Service Tornado Warning for parts of Pitt County has ended. Check the Tornado Watch and weather.gov for new alerts.
The National Weather Service Tornado Warning for parts of Pitt County, North Carolina, scheduled until 4 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 11 (1 p.m. PDT), is no longer in effect as of 2:29 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 11. A Tornado Watch may still cover the county, so keep alerts on and be ready to take cover if a new warning is issued. Regional brief: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/nc-va-tornado-watch-2026-10-11
Watch or warning? A Tornado Watch means storms could make tornadoes, so get ready and keep an eye on the sky and your phone. A Tornado Warning means a tornado is happening or about to happen near you. That is when you take cover right away.
Stay informed: Check the National Weather Service offices for your area: Raleigh (https://www.weather.gov/rah), Newport/Morehead City (https://www.weather.gov/mhx) and Wakefield, Va. (https://www.weather.gov/akq). In North Carolina, follow ReadyNC from NC Emergency Management (https://www.readync.gov). In Virginia, follow the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (https://www.vaemergency.gov).
Find shelters and supplies: https://zost.app/pages/nc/pitt
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
Sources: NWS Tornado Warning (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.30cbb1681b3626ed6a749637e447460007db0b02.002.1). Updated 2:29 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 11. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Pitt County notices: https://noticenearby.com/nc/pitt
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-nc-pitt-tornado-warning-2026-10-11 · National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City Tornado Warning.
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