Madison County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Madison County, North Carolina has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 43 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 0.75" and 22 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 Madison County
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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
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 955 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marshall, moving south 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Marshall, or 4 miles northwest of Leicester, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 634 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Marshall, or near Hot Springs, moving 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Hot Springs, Allenstand, and Walnut.”
“At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Burnsville, or 5 miles east of Mars Hill, moving northeast at 10 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles west of Marshall, or 6 miles east of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, moving northwest 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph, 1 tornado report
“An EF-0 tornado... with peak estimated winds of 80 mph... touched down in the Allegheny area of Madison County. Initial tree damage... consisting of broken large branch (GSP)”
“At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles west of Marshall, or 7 miles southwest of Hot Springs, moving east 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...”
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNE Whiterock SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 S Allenstand SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Whiterock SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Marshall SPC verified report
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marshall, moving 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... Marshall, Weaverville, Mars Hill, Leicester, Woodfin, Flat Creek, and Canto.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Marshall, or 4 miles west of Leicester, 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees and utility lines downed... a few trees toppled onto structures. (GSP)”
- Wind Unknown 1 W Mars Hill SPC verified report
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 823 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Erwin to 10 miles west of Marshall to 7 miles south of Newport. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles west of Burnsville, 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Burnsville, B.R.”
“At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Marshall, 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Marshall, Mars Hill, B.R.”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Burnsville, moving south 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Burnsville, Poplar, Ramseytown, Faust, Swiss, and Wolf Ridge.”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles west of Burnsville, or 8 miles north of Mars Hill, moving 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 126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles south of Greeneville, or 7 miles north of Hot Springs, 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... Hot Springs, Allenstand, and Walnut.”
- Wind 55 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 938 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Downtown Asheville, or 4 miles northeast of Weaverville, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Marshall, or near Hot Springs, moving northeast at 15 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Marshall, or 8 miles north of Mars Hill, moving 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected above 3500 feet. WHERE...Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. 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 above 3500 feet. WHERE...Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. 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 60 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph, 1 tornado report
“A brief EF-0 tornado with peak estimated winds around 75 mph touched down just south of Mars Hill near Interstate 26. It traveled for about half a mile... uprooting sev (GSP)”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected above 3500 feet. WHERE...Locations above 3500ft in Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. WHEN...From 4 PM Monday to 5 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Tornado Tornado 2 SSE Mars Hill SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Mars Hill SPC verified report
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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 60 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Snow expected above 3500 feet. Total snow accumulations mainly of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated ridges seeing up to 6 inches. Winds gusting 50 to 55 mph with higher gusts possible on the highest peaks. WHERE...High elevations of Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, above 3500 feet. WHEN...Until noon EST Thursday.”
- Wind 55 mph Madison 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 60 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Madison County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Madison 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 Madison 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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