Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Moore County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 81 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 55 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 26 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Moore County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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 →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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Badin Lake, 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Raeford, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Seagrove, or near the North Carolina Zoo, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 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...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 939 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Biscoe to Rockingham. Movement was 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 314 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Sanford, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts in excess of 30 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...”
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 930 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plyler, or 8 miles northwest of Albemarle, 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... Asheboro, Albemarle, North Carolina Zoo, Badin Lake, Seagrove, Plyler, Badin, Richfield, New London, and Steeds.”
“At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Biscoe, or 12 miles east of Troy, 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... Carthage, Robbins, Star, Steeds, Highfalls, Eagle Springs, and Seven Lakes.”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of North Carolina Zoo to near Ansonville. 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...”
“At 908 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rockingham, moving 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... Rockingham, Hamlet, Hoffman, Pinebluff, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights, Wagram, East Rockingham, Sandhills Game Land, and Bowmore.”
2 NWS warnings — 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.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 621 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Hoffman to 13 miles east of Ansonville. Movement was east at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.”
“At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Sanford to near Southern Pines to 7 miles east of Ansonville. Movement was 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.”
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — 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...”
“Trees down along Old River Rd in Carthage. (RAH)”
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.”
1 NWS warning — 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down... covering both lanes... at Vass-Carthage Rd. and Holly St. (RAH)”
“Tree across road at Morrison Bridge Rd. and Lois Ln. (RAH)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Aberdeen to near Raeford to near Antioch. 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles southeast of Sanford, moving northeast 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... Cary, Sanford, Southern Pines, Raeford, Lillington, Fort Bragg, Fuquay-Varina, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, and Angier.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 918 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles south of Plyler, or 10 miles southwest of Albemarle, moving northeast at 65 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 736 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raeford, moving northeast at 40 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...”
5 SPC verified storm reports
“large tree in roadway blocking road FURR RD & PINE DR VASS. (RAH)”
“tree down on roadway near Spies rd in Star. (RAH)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Carthage, moving west 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Carthage, Whispering Pines, Robbins, and Seven Lakes.”
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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated clusters of thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty wind to 45 to 50 mph over Scotland County moving, 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...”
“Tree down on 100 block of Jesse Phillips Rd blocking both lanes of travel. (RAH)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 939 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Southern Pines, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail and heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Localized flooding possible with heavy downpours. Locations impacted include...”
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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1048 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Hoffman, or 11 miles northeast of Rockingham, moving east 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...”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", 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 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Harmony to near Fairview In Union County to Monroe. Movement was northeast 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1129 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hoffman, or 9 miles southwest of Southern Pines, moving northeast at 50 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 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.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“A tree was blown down near the intersection of Leaman Rd and Cummings Rd in Robbins. Time estimated by radar. (RAH)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1013 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Carthage, moving east at 30 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...”
“At 925 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles south of Troy, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph, half inch hail and 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 81 severe weather events in Moore County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 26 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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