Graham 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 Graham County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 0.75", among 33 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 14 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 Graham 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
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1054 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Robbinsville, or near Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 1147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Andrews, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 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... Robbinsville and Lake Santeetlah.”
- Hail 0.75" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Robbinsville, or near Fontana Village, moving west 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...”
“At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Robbinsville, or 8 miles southeast of Fontana Lake, moving northwest 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Robbinsville, or 7 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, moving east 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. Locations impacted include...”
“Tree and utility line damage in the Snowbird area leading to power outages. (GSP)”
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 SSW Santeetlah SPC verified report
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 703 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Robbinsville, or near Town Of Santeetlah, moving east at 5 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 548 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Robbinsville, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Robbinsville, or 7 miles west of Town Of Santeetlah, 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Robbinsville, moving northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and pea to dime 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 S Robbinsville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Almond SPC verified report
Sunday, June 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1142 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Gatlinburg to 16 miles east of Madisonville. 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...”
“At 953 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Robbinsville, or 4 miles northeast of Fontana Village, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 542 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Robbinsville, 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... Bryson City, Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Lake Santeetlah, Nantahala Lake, Fontana Village, Fontana Lake, Wesser, Stecoah, and Burningtown.”
- Wind 50 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 811 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Robbinsville, 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Robbinsville, or 6 miles northwest of Town Of Santeetlah, 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Graham 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 above 3500 feet. WHERE...Graham 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 50 mph expected above 3500 feet. WHERE...Graham 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 Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 602 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Morristown to 8 miles southwest of Benton. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Graham 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 above 3500 feet. WHERE...The high elevations of Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, and Yancey Counties. WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1223 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Newport to 5 miles southwest of Hayesville. 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected above 3500 feet. A few ridgetops may see gusts to 60 mph. WHERE...High elevations above 3500 feet in the following counties in North Carolina: Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Jackson, Swain, and Yancey. WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1134 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Maynardville to 8 miles east of Maryville to 15 miles northwest of Murphy. 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...”
- Wind 60 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1229 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Robbinsville, moving east at 45 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" Graham County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Graham County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 33 severe weather events in Graham 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 Graham County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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