Pender County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Pender County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 52 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 75 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
Pender County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Pender County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Pender 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 902 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking two strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Harrells to 7 miles northeast of Lagoon. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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 931 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking two strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Burgaw to near Kelly. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lagoon, or 10 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, moving southeast 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... Rowan, Sandyfield, Carvers, Lisbon, Lagoon, Kelly, White Lake, East Arcadia, and Atkinson.”
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rowan, or 19 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving northeast 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... Penderlea, Willard, Atkinson, and Watha.”
“At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maple Hill, or 10 miles east of Wallace, 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... Maple Hill.”
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees down on Old River Rd... with damage reported to a shed and siding. (ILM)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SE Saint Helena SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 743 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Woodside, or 8 miles west of Surf City. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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 743 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Woodside, or 8 miles west of Surf City. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Castle Hayne, or 10 miles south of Burgaw, moving northeast at 15 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 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Castle Hayne, or 10 miles south of Burgaw, moving northeast at 15 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" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 154 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rooks, or 12 miles west of Burgaw, moving northeast 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" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Penderlea, or 9 miles southwest of Wallace, moving northeast 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... Penderlea, Wards Corner, Willard, and Watha.”
“At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Rowan, or 17 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving northeast 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" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maple Hill, or 12 miles east of Burgaw, 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... Maple Hill.”
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Willard, or near Burgaw, 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... Burgaw, Penderlea, White Stocking, Maple Hill, Murray Town, Willard, St.”
“At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Topsail, or 11 miles southeast of Burgaw. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harrells, or 7 miles west of Wallace, 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... Penderlea, Willard, Maple Hill, and Watha.”
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Penderlea, or 8 miles southwest of Wallace, moving east at 35 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 158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Penderlea, or 8 miles southwest of Wallace, moving east at 35 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Council, or 14 miles east of Whiteville, moving northeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
11 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Ivanhoe and Kelly to Bolton. Movement was east at 35 mph. The strong winds should reach the Wilmington Metro Area between 8:30 and 9:00 PM. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 756 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Ivanhoe and Kelly to Bolton. Movement was east at 35 mph. The strong winds should reach the Wilmington Metro Area between 8:30 and 9:00 PM. 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 Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Evergreen to Horry Georgetown Technical College Conway Campus. 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...”
“Media relayed report from the public of 2 trees down along Castle Hayne Rd near Lanier Ave. Time estimated from radar and report time. (ILM)”
- Wind 50 mph Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 N Rocky Point SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Rocky Point SPC verified report
Sunday, March 8, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Maple Hill to near Malpass Corner. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Willard, or near Wallace, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... White Stocking, Murray Town, Maple Hill, Willard, and Watha.”
- Hail 0.88" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, November 9, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 842 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lagoon, or 13 miles east of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 55 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... Penderlea, Willard, and Watha.”
- Hail 0.75" Pender County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Pender County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 75 severe weather events in Pender 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 Pender County recently?
Yes — 52 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" 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 Pender 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.