Ashe County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Ashe County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 12 hail reports with hail up to 0.25", among 24 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 12 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Ashe County
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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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glendale Springs, moving east 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. Locations impacted include... Laurel Springs... Traphill... Glendale Springs... Mc Grady... Wilbar... Stone Mountain State Park... and Mulberry.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wagoner, or near Glendale Springs, moving northeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Laurel Springs... Glendale Springs... Whitehead... Wagoner...”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Ashland, moving northeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Beech Mountain... Lansing... Whitetop... Sugar Grove... and Ashland.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rutherwood, or near Boone, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Blowing Rock... Foscoe... Deep Gap... Todd... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...”
“At 1223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Laurel Springs, moving northeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Sparta... Laurel Springs... Whitehead... Stratford... Twin Oaks... Glade Valley... and Wagoner.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Flatwood, or near Whitetop, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Blowing Rock... Independence... Beech Mountain... and Lansing.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mc Grady, moving northeast at 30 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. Locations impacted include... Sparta... Laurel Springs... Traphill... Glendale Springs... Wilbar... Mc Grady... and Roaring Gap.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Whitetop, moving east 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. Locations impacted include... Whitetop... Mouth Of Wilson... Sugar Grove... Troutdale... Volney... Rugby... and Grassy Creek.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wagoner, or over Glendale Springs, moving northeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Sparta... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Mouth Of Wilson... Glendale Springs... Mc Grady...”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 4 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM to 4 PM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM to 4 PM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Comers Rock to Banner Elk. 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Independence... Beech Mountain... Lansing...”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, especially at the higher elevations. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT early this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 717 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Nella, or near Lansing, moving northeast at 35 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. Locations impacted include... Independence... Lansing... Whitetop... Mouth Of Wilson... Sugar Grove... Troutdale... and Volney.”
- Hail 0.25" Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
- Wind 60 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Ashe County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Ashe County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 24 severe weather events in Ashe County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Ashe County recently?
Yes — 12 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.25" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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