Avery County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Avery County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 45 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 mph, plus 22 hail reports with hail up to 0.5". 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.
Avery County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Avery County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Avery County
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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.
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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.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1202 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles east of Elizabethton to 9 miles west of Beech Mountain to 5 miles southwest of Erwin. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 433 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles east of Sugar Grove to near Beech Mountain to 7 miles south of Elizabethton. Movement was 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 outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 237 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Spruce Pine, 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. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Linville Falls, B.R.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Newland, or near Linville Falls, moving southeast 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Beech Mountain to 6 miles east of Erwin. Movement was east at 30 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 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Erwin, or 5 miles north of Bakersville, moving 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... Newland, Bakersville, Crossnore, B.R.”
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Newland, or 8 miles southeast of B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, moving southeast at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Blowing Rock, or 7 miles southeast of B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, moving east at 5 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 outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Newland, or near Linville Falls, moving northeast at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spruce Pine. This storm was nearly stationary. 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Linville Falls, Crossnore, B.R.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Newland, or over Crossnore, moving east at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Newland, Crossnore, B.R.”
“At 1216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newland, moving 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Newland, Crossnore, Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Spruce Pine, or near Linville Falls, moving northwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Crossnore, Linville Falls, the B.R.”
- Hail 0.5" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Spruce Pine, or near Bakersville, moving north at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Burnsville, moving northeast at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Spruce Pine, Crossnore, Linville Falls, Bakersville, B.R.”
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. 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. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 2 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 6 AM to 2 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 Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Erwin, or 5 miles northwest of Bakersville, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Newland, or 4 miles south of B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, moving northeast 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...Until 5 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...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 5 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 55 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 4 PM Monday to 5 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...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 4 PM Monday to 5 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 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 637 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles west of Johnson City to 8 miles west of Murphy. A few thunderstorms were embedded with this this line. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations generally around an inch, with isolated spots right along the Tennessee border seeing an additional 2 inches. Winds gusting 50 to 60 mph, and up to 70 mph on higher ridgetops. WHERE...Avery, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties. WHEN...Until 9 AM EST this morning. IMPACTS...The snowfall will create slippery and snow covered roadways.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph, and up to 75 mph on the highest ridges. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills of 5 below to 14 below. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM EST this evening. For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 7 AM EST Sunday.”
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 6, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph, with 75 mph gusts on ridgetops expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM EST Saturday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 AM Saturday to 7 AM EST Sunday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph, with 75 mph gusts on ridgetops expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM EST Saturday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 AM Saturday to 7 AM EST Sunday.”
- Wind 75 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 75 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Avery County. WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“At 110 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Elizabethton to 7 miles south of Erwin. Movement was east at 40 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Avery County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Avery County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in Avery County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Avery County recently?
Yes — 22 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Avery County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.