Chatham County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Chatham County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 78 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 54 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". 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 Chatham 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pittsboro, moving east at 30 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Parkwood SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Siler City SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 225 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pittsboro, moving southeast 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. Locations impacted include...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 ESE Sutphin SPC verified report
Monday, July 20, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 807 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles northeast of Sanford, 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... Raleigh, Cary, Sanford, Carthage, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Goldston, Apex, and Holly Springs.”
“At 718 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Carthage, moving northeast 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... Sanford, Carthage, Broadway, Gum Springs, Moncure, Cumnock, Seminole, Raven Rock State Park, Tramway, and Glendon.”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1016 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Louisburg to 7 miles west of Sanford. 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 932 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Goldston, or 9 miles west of Sanford, moving 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... Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Sanford, Pittsboro, Lillington, Carthage, Wake Forest, Garner, and Fuquay-Varina.”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Garner to Fuquay-Varina to 13 miles northeast of Sanford. Movement was southeast 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.”
“At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Dunn to near Fort Bragg to 12 miles north of Rockingham. Movement was 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 vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Barley to 8 miles northeast of Bunn to near Mccoll. 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 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 N Cumnock SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Pittsboro SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Harpers Crossroad SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 NE Siler City SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 957 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Angier to 14 miles west of Lillington to near Sanford. Movement was northeast at 5 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Moncure SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Goldston, or 10 miles north of Carthage, moving east at 15 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...”
“At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rougemont to near Durham to 9 miles south of Chapel Hill. Movement was northeast 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pittsboro to near Sanford. 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...”
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — 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.”
“At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Biscoe, or near Troy, moving northeast 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... Troy, Carthage, North Carolina Zoo, Siler City, Biscoe, Goldston, Seagrove, Ramseur, Robbins, and Foxfire.”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 NE Siler City SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking outflow winds from strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Roxboro to near Rougemont to near Hillsborough to 10 miles northeast of Siler City. Movement was east at 45 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...”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down at NC-902 and Powers Country Ln. (RAH)”
“A few trees down in the Jordan Road and U.S. 421 area. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Harpers Crossroad SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Cumnock SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Goldston, or 7 miles southwest of Pittsboro, moving west 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pittsboro and Goldston.”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Siler City to near Albemarle. Movement was 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Fuquay-Varina, or 11 miles northwest of Lillington, moving northeast 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...”
“Tree down on powerlines on the 200 block of Everette Dowdy Rd. (RAH)”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NNE Cumnock SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Harpers Crossroads SPC verified report
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Siler City, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pittsboro, Siler City, Goldston, and Hasty.”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Asheboro, moving east 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Thousand power outages from trees on powerlines. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Fearrington SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cary to 12 miles northwest of Fuquay-Varina to near Sanford. Movement was east at 25 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...”
“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...”
- Wind 55 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Staley SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNW Harpers Crossroad SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE Siler City SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Jordan Lake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Bynum SPC verified report
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1057 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Biscoe, or 13 miles east of Troy, moving northeast 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... Sanford, Pittsboro, Carthage, Goldston, Whispering Pines, Broadway, Robbins, Vass, Cameron and Lemon Springs.”
- Wind 50 mph Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Multiple trees down on Piney Grove Church Rd at Staley Snow Camp Rd. (RAH)”
“A tree was blown down... blocking both lanes of traffic along Staley Snow Camp Rd near Silk Hope Liberty Rd. Time estimated by radar. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Staley SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Staley SPC verified report
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1008 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pittsboro to near Cary. Movement was northeast at 20 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Chatham County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Chatham County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 78 severe weather events in Chatham 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 Chatham County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.