Scotland County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Scotland County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 36 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 11 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Scotland County
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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.
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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 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“Multiple trees down along Frances and Walters Roads. (RAH)”
- Hail 0.25" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Gibson SPC verified report
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown Laurinburg SPC verified report
Monday, August 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Raeford to near Mccoll. 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 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 SSE Laurinburg SPC verified report
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 Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Laurinburg, 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... Laurinburg, Maxton, Antioch, Wagram, Gibson, East Laurinburg, Laurel Hill, and Sandhills Game Land.”
“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 Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
“At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Dunn to near Fort Bragg to 12 miles north of Rockingham. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Scotland 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" Scotland 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...”
“Numerous trees down in Laurinburg. (RAH)”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Laurinburg SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“WBTV reported large trees and power lines down at NC79 and Elmore Rd. Another power pole was snapped at the base. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Laurel Hill SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Laurinburg, 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... Laurinburg, Maxton, East Laurinburg, and Laurel Hill.”
- Hail 0.25" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
3 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 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mccoll, or 9 miles south of Laurinburg, 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... Laurinburg, Maxton, Gibson, East Laurinburg, and Laurel Hill.”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.5" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 SSW Camp Mackall SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Laurinburg, 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... Laurinburg, Maxton, Gibson, East Laurinburg, and Laurel Hill.”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Laurinburg, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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" Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland 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 Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 22, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 503 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Laurinburg, moving east 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... Laurinburg, Maxton, Gibson, East Laurinburg, and Laurel Hill.”
- Wind 50 mph Scotland County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Scotland County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 36 severe weather events in Scotland 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 Scotland County recently?
Yes — 11 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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