Onslow County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Onslow County, North Carolina has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 72 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 33 hail reports with hail up to 0.75" and 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 68 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.
Onslow County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Onslow County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Onslow 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 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Comfort to Chinquapin. Movement was 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pumpkin Center, 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...”
“At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pumpkin Center, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Folkstone, or near North Topsail Beach. 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...”
“At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Folkstone, or near North Topsail Beach. 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Multiple fence panels broken and tree down. Time estimated by radar. (MHX)”
“Public reported tree on home along Briarneck Road... northwest Jacksonville. Time based on radar. Report relayed via social media. (MHX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Swansboro SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Half Moon SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Richlands SPC verified report
Monday, July 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South River to Cherry Branch Ferry Terminal to Catfish Lake. Movement was south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile vehicles.”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 946 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clinton, 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...”
“At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Richlands, or 11 miles northwest of Half Moon, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Beautancus, or near Warsaw, 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...”
“At 107 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sneads Ferry, or near Camp Lejeune Center, moving east 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 747 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Potters Hill, or 16 miles northwest of Half Moon, 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Potters Hill, Pink Hill, and Hargetts Crossroads.”
“At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Cypress Creek, or 12 miles southwest of Half Moon, moving southeast 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 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Whortonsville to near Kellum. Movement was southeast 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 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Whortonsville to near Kellum. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1055 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swansboro, or 9 miles southeast of Camp Lejeune Center, 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...”
“At 1055 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swansboro, or 9 miles southeast of Camp Lejeune Center, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Murray Town, or 8 miles east of Wallace, moving northeast 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 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Kellum, or near Pumpkin Center, moving northeast 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" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maysville, or 10 miles north of Pumpkin Center, 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...”
“At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Verona, or near New River Station, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Silverdale SPC verified report
Monday, May 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North River, or 8 miles northwest of Harkers Island, moving east at 25 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...”
“Progress Energy reports 12 outages due to damage to their equipment. Time estimated based on radar. (MHX)”
- Hail 0.5" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW Jacksonville SPC verified report
Sunday, April 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Vanceboro to Cypress Creek. 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
7 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burgaw, 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 1257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burgaw, 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 68 mph, 2 tornado reports
“Tornado survey found evidence of an EF 1 tornado in Onslow County near Maysville... with estimated peak winds of 90 mph. (MHX)”
“A brief EF-0 tornado touched down in Jacksonville... with estimated peak winds of 85 mph. The path length was around 792 ft... with a width of around 20 yards. The most (MHX)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 W Maysville SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNW New River Station SPC verified report
- Wind 68 mph New River Station SPC verified report
- Wind 65 mph 4 SE Cypress Creek SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 N New River Station SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N New River Station SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N New River Station SPC verified report
Sunday, March 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beulaville, or 16 miles northeast of Wallace, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, January 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina. WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday afternoon. IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.”
“WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...A portion of eastern North Carolina. WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday afternoon. IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 710 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bogue Inlet Pier, or 12 miles west of Morehead City, moving north 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, September 26, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 516 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Albert J Ellis Airport, or 13 miles west of Half Moon, moving east at 10 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" Onslow County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Onslow County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 72 severe weather events in Onslow 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 Onslow County recently?
Yes — 33 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.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Onslow 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.