Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Has it hailed in Alamance County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 18 hail reports with hail up to 1.25", among 43 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Alamance County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Burlington to near Elon to near McLeansville. Movement was south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms extending from near Pilot Mountain State Park to Pine Hall to near Bethany to near Jericho. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail and heavy rainfall . Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms extending from near Bermuda Run to near Burlington. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Elon, or 9 miles southwest of Burlington, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Asheboro to 8 miles southwest of Goldston. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Troy to near Siler City. Movement was north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Reidsville, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Elon, McLeansville, Gibsonville, Haw River, Lake Burlington, Monticello, and Lake Cammack Park & Marina.”
“At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Randleman, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 110 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Randleman, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near McLeansville, or near Greensboro, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greensboro, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 104 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles south of Graham, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Reidsville, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Carrboro, Mebane, Butner, and Elon.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Alton to near Graham to 9 miles east of High Rock Lake. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leasburg to Baynes to near Elon. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Monroeton, or near Reidsville, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Randleman to near Badin Lake. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Siler City, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Siler City, Carrboro, Bynum, Snow Camp, Sutphin, Cane Creek Reservoir, Saxapahaw, and Fearrington.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1026 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Randleman, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Asheboro, Graham, Randleman, Siler City, North Carolina Zoo, Mebane, and Goldston.”
“Corrects timing of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NNE Mebane. Duke Energy outage to 400 customers caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Duke Energy outage to 600 customers caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty wind to 45 mph over the northern Piedmont. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Louisburg, and Wake Forest.”
“At 831 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Monroeton to 9 miles west of Seagrove. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles southeast of Prospect Hill to 7 miles northeast of Kernersville. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms stretching from Lexington to Greensboro, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greensboro, High Point, Burlington, Lexington, Graham, Hillsborough, Randleman, Thomasville, Kernersville, and Mebane.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elmo to near Wentworth to Pine Hall. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
“Picture passed along via social media shows a hail stone ranging from 1 to 1.5 inches. Time and approximate location estimated from radar. (RAH)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1129 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Baynes to 7 miles northwest of Pittsboro to 7 miles northwest of Carthage. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“A tree fell on a house near the 1760 block of Duck Trail in Saxapahaw. (RAH)”
“One tree was reported down in the town of Gibsonville... near the Guilford and Alamance county line. (RAH)”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Alamance County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 18 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.25" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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