Granville County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Granville County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 28 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 60 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 32 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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 Granville 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.
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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, July 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1006 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Clarksville, or 11 miles north of Oxford, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Oxford. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Oxford, Stem, Berea, Moriah, and Lake Butner. This includes Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 197 and 207.”
“At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Creedmoor to near Chapel Hill. Movement was east at 15 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Louisburg to near Butner. 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 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Butner, or 8 miles west of Creedmoor, moving 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 Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Creedmoor SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 928 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Butner, or over Creedmoor, 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... Creedmoor, Butner, Franklinton, Kittrell, Stem, Lake Butner, and Falls Lake.”
“At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hillsborough, moving 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... Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Carrboro, Butner, Stem, Lake Michie, Falls Lake State Rec Area, and Eno River State Park.”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 WNW Franklinton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Butner SPC verified report
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Nashville to 6 miles south of Louisburg to near Wake Forest to 6 miles east of Durham. 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.”
“At 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Louisburg to Creedmoor to near Hillsborough. Movement was south 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" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville 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 Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
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 Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rougemont, or 8 miles south of Roxboro, moving east at 10 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Roxboro, moving east 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... Oxford, Roxboro, Rougemont, Concord, Stem, Stovall, Bushy Fork, Moriah, Berea, and Surl.”
“tree and power lines down on Golf Course Road. (RAH)”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW Oxford SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 W Oxford SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Creedmoor to 7 miles west of Wake Forest to near Raleigh. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 45 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leasburg to Baynes to near Elon. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 532 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Henderson to 6 miles northwest of Franklinton to Durham. Movement was southeast 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...”
“At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Alton, or 7 miles northeast of Roxboro, moving 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" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 341 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Wake Forest, or 8 miles north of Raleigh, 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...”
“At 859 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Clarksville, or 14 miles north of Henderson, moving 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Clarksville to near Henderson to near Franklinton to near RDU International. Movement was east at 35 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree down near College St and Alexander Ave. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Oxford SPC verified report
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms, one of which being 8 miles southeast of Littleton, or 13 miles southwest of Roanoke Rapids, with another thunderstorm in Vance county, 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...”
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Semora, or 10 miles northeast of Yanceyville, moving east at 35 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...”
“At 410 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles southeast of Prospect Hill to 7 miles northeast of Kernersville. 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Norlina to Oxford. Movement was 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...”
“At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms from Yanceyville to near Clarksville, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Durham to near Raleigh. Movement was northeast 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 Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Butner, or near Creedmoor, and is nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph, half inch hail, heavy rainfall. 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" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elmo to near Wentworth to Pine Hall. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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 0.75" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Hundred power outages from trees on powerlines. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Oxford SPC verified report
Friday, March 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Butner, or 8 miles northwest of Creedmoor, moving east at 40 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" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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...”
“At 423 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered small but strong thunderstorms across the Triangle area, moving northeast at 55 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 55 mph Granville County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Granville County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Granville County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 60 severe weather events in Granville 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 Granville County recently?
Yes — 28 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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