Wake County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Wake County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 34 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 127 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 93 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 21, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Wake County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Wake County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
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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.
Monday, September 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees down causing power outage from damage to equipment. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Carpenter SPC verified report
Friday, September 18, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sanford to 7 miles north of Carthage to 9 miles east of Seagrove. Movement was south 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...”
“At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wake Forest, or 8 miles northeast of Raleigh, moving south 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 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 ENE Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE New Hope SPC verified report
Saturday, September 5, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Corrects time of previous hail report from 3 ENE Knightdale. (RAH)”
“At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Chapel Hill, 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...”
- Hail 1.5" 3 ENE Knightdale SPC verified report
- Hail 1.5" 3 ENE Knightdale SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Knightdale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Falls Lake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 WNW Purnell SPC verified report
Friday, September 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW Wendell SPC verified report
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down in road in 2000 block of Chalk Rd. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Rolesville SPC verified report
Thursday, August 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sanford, 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... Sanford, Lillington, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Apex, Holly Springs, Broadway, Lemon Springs, Gum Springs, and Raven Rock State Park.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Butner to near Durham to 9 miles southeast of Pittsboro to 10 miles west of Lillington. Movement was 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...”
“At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over Durham to Butner, or near Creedmoor, 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... Henderson, Oxford, Creedmoor, Warrenton, Wake Forest, Butner, Franklinton, Norlina, Kittrell, and Youngsville.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 20, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Zebulon to 6 miles northeast of Angier. 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...”
“At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fuquay-Varina, or 9 miles north of Lillington, 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... Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Coats Crossroads, Duncan, and Raven Rock State Park.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 W Pilot SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Wendell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
Monday, August 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Rougemont to 6 miles southwest of Butner to 7 miles west of Cary. Movement was 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 Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 520 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Clayton, or 7 miles north of Smithfield, moving east at 10 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, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Wilson, Garner, Clayton, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Knightdale, and Micro.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Durham, 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pittsboro, moving east 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports
“1 FATAL Large Tree fell on a home on Bartons Enclave Lane resulting in one fatality. (RAH)”
“Large tree down in the road at Dodsworth Dr & W Millbrook Rd. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 5 NE Rdu International SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Raleigh SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Wendell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 NE Rdu International SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 N Raleigh SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 S Rolesville SPC verified report
Monday, July 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 225 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pittsboro, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 928 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Angier, or 15 miles northeast of Lillington, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Smithfield, Wilson, Garner, Clayton, Elm City, Fremont, Bailey, Micro, Selma, and Four Oaks.”
“At 705 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Zebulon, or 13 miles east of Raleigh, 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... Nashville, Wilson, Wake Forest, Clayton, Zebulon, Bailey, Bunn, Knightdale, Wendell, and Rolesville.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 807 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles northeast of Sanford, 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... Raleigh, Cary, Sanford, Carthage, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Goldston, Apex, and Holly Springs.”
“At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sanford, moving east at 10 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 Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Knightdale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Cary SPC verified report
Sunday, July 19, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles east of Angier to 9 miles northwest of Bruce. 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...”
“At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Louisburg to near Butner. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Nashville to 6 miles south of Louisburg to near Wake Forest to 6 miles east of Durham. 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.”
“At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Garner to Fuquay-Varina to 13 miles northeast of Sanford. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Wendell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Pilot SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 E Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 WNW Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
3 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...”
“Numerous trees down along NC 42 near the Wake/Johnston Co line. (RAH)”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 NW Coats Crossroads SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 S Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Wake Forest SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fuquay-Varina, or 8 miles south of Cary, moving northeast at 20 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...”
“Picture of hail up to quarter size near Silent Cove Lane. (RAH)”
- Hail 1.25" 4 N Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 4 S New Hill SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 W Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Lake Wheeler SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Holly Springs SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SW Raleigh SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Wake Forest, or 8 miles east of Raleigh, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rougemont to near Durham to 9 miles south of Chapel Hill. Movement was northeast 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 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NNE Raleigh SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Rdu International SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 WSW Falls Lake SPC verified report
Monday, July 6, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 548 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bunn to Zebulon to near Clayton to 6 miles southeast of Benson to 12 miles southeast of Dunn. These storms were nearly stationary. 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 1000 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raleigh, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Bunn, RDU International, Morrisville, Knightdale, Wendell, and Rolesville.”
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SSW Knightdale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Falls Lake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Knightdale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Raleigh SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Wake Forest SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Creedmoor to 7 miles west of Wake Forest to near Raleigh. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 45 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 413 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near RDU International to near Cary to 6 miles west of Fuquay-Varina. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Wake Forest SPC verified report
Sunday, June 28, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clayton, or 10 miles northwest of Smithfield, 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... Smithfield, Garner, Clayton, Micro, Selma, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Kenly, Princeton, and Flowers.”
“At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Warrenton to near Louisburg to 6 miles west of Bunn to near RDU International. Movement was east southeast at 30 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong winds along a line extending from near Cary to Fuquay-Varina. Movement was 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... Raleigh, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Lake Benson, and Lake Wheeler.”
“At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pittsboro to near Sanford. Movement was 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 Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Fuquay-Varina SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Holly Springs SPC verified report
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1133 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raleigh, moving northeast 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 202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raleigh, moving east at 30 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 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Rolesville SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 845 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Clarksville to near Henderson to near Franklinton to near RDU International. Movement was east at 35 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 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorm outflow winds along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Clarksville to near Henderson to near Franklinton to near Raleigh. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs, small or weakened trees, and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain and gusty wind to 45 mph over the northern Piedmont. 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, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough, Creedmoor, Louisburg, and Wake Forest.”
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Dortches to near Bunn to 6 miles north of Clayton to near Garner. Movement was east at 30 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 4 N Knightdale SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Fuquay-Varina, or 11 miles northwest of Lillington, moving northeast 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Durham to near Raleigh. 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 Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Butner, or near Creedmoor, and is nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph, half inch hail, 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Halifax to 12 miles south of Roanoke Rapids to near Dortches to near Nashville to near Bunn to near Wake Forest. Movement was east 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.”
“At 1115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cary to 10 miles southwest of RDU International to 9 miles east of Pittsboro. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Butner, or 8 miles northwest of Creedmoor, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cary to 12 miles northwest of Fuquay-Varina to near Sanford. Movement was east at 25 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Garner SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Raleigh SPC verified report
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Powerlines down on Clarks Fork Dr near Perry Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar. (RAH)”
“A tree was blown down near the 2400 block of Mt Vernon Church Rd. Time estimated by radar. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Falls Lake SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 WNW Falls Lake SPC verified report
Saturday, November 22, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 330 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Clayton, or 7 miles west of Smithfield, moving east at 50 mph. This is part of a line of showers and storms extending from near Fuquay Varina eastward to near Micro. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.25" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 8, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1059 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles west of Fuquay-Varina to 8 miles northwest of Lillington to 13 miles southeast of Sanford. Movement was northeast 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.”
“At 1008 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pittsboro to near Cary. Movement was northeast at 20 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" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wake County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wake County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 21, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 127 severe weather events in Wake 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 Wake County recently?
Yes — 34 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" 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 Wake County?
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