Local brief
Tornado Watch 681: Brunswick, Dinwiddie, City of Emporia, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Virginia — until 8 p.m. EDT; North Carolina watches ended, Sunday, Oct. 11
Tornado Watch 681 remains in effect for Brunswick, Dinwiddie, City of Emporia, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Virginia, until 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 11 (5 p.m. PDT). NWS has ended the watches in eastern North Carolina and the rest of southeast Virginia. Be ready to take shelter quickly if a warning is issued: lowest floor, no windows.
What is happening: The National Weather Service Tornado Watch 681 is still in effect for 5 counties and cities in Southside Virginia: Brunswick, Dinwiddie, City of Emporia, Greensville, Mecklenburg. Storms there could make tornadoes, damaging winds and hail. NWS has ended all Tornado Watches in eastern North Carolina and the rest of southeast Virginia, including Norfolk, Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks, New Bern and Greenville.
Where and until when: Tornado Watch 681 from NWS Wakefield lasts until 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 11 (5 p.m. PDT) and covers Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Mecklenburg, City of Emporia, Virginia. NWS can end a watch early or add counties, so check for updates.
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.
What to do now: Pick your safe room before storms arrive. The best place is a basement, or a small room in the middle of the house on the lowest floor, with no windows, like a bathroom, closet or hallway. Keep your phone charged and turn on emergency alerts. If you live in a mobile home, know where the nearest sturdy building is and plan to go there if a warning is issued. If a Tornado Warning is issued for you, go to your safe room right away and cover your head and neck.
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/craven
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
Sources: NWS Wakefield Tornado Watch (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.73dcdc48aa2183d567b654937ed0725dd149059d.003.1). Updated 2:29 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 11. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Craven County notices: https://noticenearby.com/nc/craven
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-nc-va-tornado-watch-2026-10-11 · National Weather Service Raleigh, Newport/Morehead City and Wakefield Tornado Watches.
This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.