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After heavy rain and severe storms that spawned suspected tornadoes across central North Carolina over the weekend, sunny weather is forecasted for the week ahead.
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On Sunday, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias tore through the state, bringing excessive rainfall, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, and widespread reports of property damage. With the threat now cleared, meteorologists are shifting their focus on the aftermath.
Daniel Leins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Raleigh, said they are dispatching tornado survey teams to assess damage across central North Carolina.
“The teams will be looking into numerous reports of structural damage, snapped trees, and other potential tornadic indicators,” he said in a text message. “Given the widespread nature of Sunday’s damage, final assessments will likely continue into Tuesday and Wednesday.”
Residents and emergency crews cleaning debris Monday will work under sunny skies with a high near 81 degrees, though north winds could bring gusts up to 22 mph.
As the week progresses, central North Carolina will see an unseasonable burst of late-summer heat. Tuesday will remain sunny with a high near 86 degrees, followed by Wednesday’s predicted high around 90 degrees.
The upper-80s heat will continue through Thursday and Friday under more sun. However, temperatures are expected to drop Friday night, with a low around 53 degrees.
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By Saturday, sunny skies will remain, but high temperatures will only reach around 64 degrees, with a nighttime low dropping further into the low 40s.
Sunday will end the weekend clear, with a high near 63 degrees.
The N.C. Emergency Management said the NWS in Morehead City and in Wilmington confirmed tornadoes near the coast.
Preliminary survey results from Sunday afternoon indicated an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90-100 mph for 5 miles south of Kinston in Jones County, where multiple trees were snapped.
In Bladen County, an EF-0 tornado was confirmed with peak winds of 75 mph. Damage was reported near East Arcadia Road and Old Lake Road where several large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted before the tornado crossed the Cape Fear River, the agency said. NWS Wilmington is also conducting a survey near Clarendon in Columbus County.
A flood warning is also in effect for Alexander, Catawba and Iredell counties along the Catawba River where flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying areas are expected, the agency said. The warning is scheduled to expire at 2 p.m. Monday.
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This story was originally published October 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM.