Clay County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Has it hailed in Clay County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 11 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 17 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 6 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Clay County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Clay County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Clay County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 241 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayesville, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, and Tusquitee.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles west of Town Of Santeetlah, or 12 miles west of Robbinsville, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayesville, moving 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... Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, and Tusquitee.”
“At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Murphy. This thunderstorm 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Murphy and Marble.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 337 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayesville, moving east at 35 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... Hayesville, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, and Brasstown.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Hayesville, 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... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Marble, and Brasstown.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Nantahala Lake, or 11 miles northeast of Hiawassee, moving west at 15 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... Shooting Creek.”
“At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayesville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Andrews, Hayesville, Tusquitee, and Marble.”
- Hail 0.5" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Murphy, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Topton, and Tusquitee.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Hayesville, 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... Hayesville and Tusquitee.”
“At 634 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Hiawassee. These storms were 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Shooting Creek and Tusquitee.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1219 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Hayesville, moving northeast 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... Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, and Tusquitee.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 624 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ducktown, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, William L. Davenport Refuge, Tusquitee, Violet, Turtletown, Copperhill, and Hiawasse Dam.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Hayesville SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1148 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek to 6 miles east of Ducktown. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, William L.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 27, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 223 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Murphy, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Murphy and Brasstown.”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Clay County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 17 severe weather events in Clay 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 Clay County recently?
Yes — 11 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 Clay 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.