Severe Weather near Apex
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA Storm Prediction Center arrived 3 hours ago, and this point is in it.
5 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 1 km from here.
This page covers the record dated 11 October 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:
Reported by NOAA Storm Prediction Center today.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA Storm Prediction Center reported: Tornado reported near 4 SSE Jordan Lake, Chatham, NC. Numerous mature hardwood and pine trees downed... snapped and twisted on Beaver Creek Road... just south of Pea Ridge Road. Damage was coincident with a radar TDS. (RAH)
Urban PEI: 1,520,373 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · 1.4 km
- March 16, 2026 · 1.4 km
- July 6, 2026 · 7.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Event data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.76/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.6900, -79.0100 |
| Nearest city | Apex (15 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 1.5M within 50 km |
| Impact tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-11T16:03:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
| Licence | US public domain · NOAA Storm Prediction Center |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-10-11T16:03:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-11T21:11:31.477Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
3 retained revisions changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 4 SSE Jordan Lake |
| County | Chatham |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Numerous mature hardwood and pine trees downed... snapped and twisted on Beaver Creek Road... just south of Pea Ridge Road. Damage was coincident with a radar TDS. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Tornado |
| Iem LsrCode | T |
| Iem LsrType | TORNADO |
| Iem City | 4 SSE Jordan Lake |
| Iem County | Chatham |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Numerous mature hardwood and pine trees downed, snapped and twisted on Beaver Creek Road, just south of Pea Ridge Road. Damage was coincident with a radar TDS. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_T_35.690_-79.010_1791734580000","source":"iem","severity":"high","severityValue":75,"timestamp":1791734580000,"latitude":35.69,"longitude":-79.01}] |
Safety information
What to do in a tornado
Three things first, then what to do before, during and after. From FEMA’s Ready.gov and the US National Weather Service.
For this reportSevere Weather · Apex
Go to the lowest, innermost room
A basement or a storm shelter; otherwise an inner room without windows on the lowest floor. Protect your head and neck.
Ready.govLeave a mobile home
It gives no protection: go to a sturdy building or a shelter before the tornado arrives.
Ready.govOutdoors or in a car
Find the strongest shelter you can. If there is none, lie flat in a low place and cover your head. Never under a bridge.
Ready.gov
Before, during, after. Here it is “after”.
Before · When tornadoes are possible
Get the warnings
Phone alerts and weather radio, day and night.
Choose your safe room
Lowest floor, inner, no windows; everyone at home should know it.
Know the signs
A rotating cloud, a cloud of debris, a loud roar like a train.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
During · When a warning is issued
Go now
To your safe room, without waiting to see it.
Cover up
Arms over head and neck; blankets or a mattress over you.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
After · When it has passed
Keep away from fallen lines
And from damaged buildings.
Clean up protected
Sturdy shoes, gloves, a mask.
Messages, not calls
Keep lines free for emergencies.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
Questions people ask
What is the difference between a tornado watch and a warning?
A watch means tornadoes are possible: be ready. A warning means one has been seen or detected on radar: take shelter now. Source: US National Weather Service.
Should I open the windows?
No. It does not help, and it wastes time you need to take shelter. Source: US National Weather Service.
Is an overpass a good shelter?
No. Wind speeds up under it and carries debris. Source: Ready.gov (FEMA).
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