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Fayetteville tornado

11 October 2026 · Fayetteville, United States · EF2

The remains of a tropical storm set off thirteen tornadoes across North Carolina in a single day. The two strongest were EF2s with winds of around 185 km/h, one at Fayetteville and one near Candor. The Fayetteville tornado stayed on the ground for about eight kilometres around midday, flipped cars in a car park and tore part of a hotel roof away. Nobody died.

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Thirteen tornadoes in one day is a record for North Carolina from a tropical storm.

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