Severe Weather near Wake Forest
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA Storm Prediction Center arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
9 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 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.
It is the strongest of the 18 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA Storm Prediction Center reported: Tornado reported near 6 W Bunn, Franklin, NC. (RAH)
Urban PEI: 1,412,749 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · 10.2 km
- July 13, 2026 · 10.7 km
- September 3, 2026 · 10.9 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 | 0.78/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.9800, -78.3600 |
| Nearest city | Wake Forest (13 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 1.4M within 50 km |
| Impact tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-11T17:40:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-10-11T17:40:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-11T21:22:26.867Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 6 W Bunn |
| County | Franklin |
| State | NC |
| Comments | (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | Tornado |
| Iem LsrCode | T |
| Iem LsrType | TORNADO |
| Iem City | 6 W Bunn |
| Iem County | Franklin |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_T_35.980_-78.360_1791740400000","source":"iem","severity":"high","severityValue":75,"timestamp":1791740400000,"latitude":35.98,"longitude":-78.36}] |
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 · Wake Forest
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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