Richmond County Hail Map & Storm Reports
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 Richmond County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 51 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 31 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 20 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Richmond County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Richmond County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Richmond 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
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ansonville, or 13 miles south of Albemarle, moving southeast 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 vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of Rockingham, 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NNW Rockingham SPC verified report
Monday, August 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Laurinburg, moving northeast 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" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Chesterfield to 6 miles southeast of Pageland. 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 Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
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 1031 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hamlet, or over Rockingham, 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... Laurinburg, Rockingham, Raeford, Hamlet, Maxton, Hoffman, Antioch, Dobbins Heights, Wagram, and Gibson.”
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.5" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hamlet, or 8 miles northwest of Laurinburg, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 W Hoffman SPC verified report
Monday, July 6, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
- Wind Unknown 1 S Dobbins Heights SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNW Rockingham SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Albemarle to 8 miles west of Ansonville to near Marshville. 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. Locations impacted include...”
“Multiple trees down on US 1... with road closures... between Rosalyn Rd and Osborne Rd. (RAH)”
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SW East Rockingham SPC verified report
Friday, June 26, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 707 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamlet, moving northeast at 20 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... Rockingham, Hamlet, Hoffman, Ellerbe, Dobbins Heights, Diggs, East Rockingham, Derby, Sandhills Game Land, and Camp Mackall.”
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Wallace, or 7 miles northeast of Cheraw, moving northeast at 30 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Hoffman SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Rockingham SPC verified report
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Midland, or 12 miles southeast of Downtown Concord, moving southeast 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" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 1014 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Ansonville, or 10 miles south of Albemarle, moving east at 40 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" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 835 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Yadkinville to near Cleveland to near Kannapolis. Movement was southeast at 35 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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...”
“At 843 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Biscoe, or 13 miles south of Troy, moving northeast at 60 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 Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Richmond County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Richmond County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 51 severe weather events in Richmond 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 Richmond County recently?
Yes — 20 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 Richmond 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.