Watauga County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Watauga County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 13 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 34 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 21 high-wind reports with gusts up to 64 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.
Watauga County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Watauga County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Watauga 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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Foscoe, moving northeast 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... Boone... Blowing Rock... Foscoe... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...”
- Hail 0.5" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Ashland, 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. Locations impacted include... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Beech Mountain... Lansing... Whitetop... Sugar Grove... and Ashland.”
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rominger, or near Sugar Grove, moving southeast 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Blowing Rock... Beech Mountain... Foscoe... Sugar Grove... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...”
“Delayed Report: Social media picture shows a tree down in Vilas... NC. Time is estimated from radar. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Sugar Grove SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 303 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rutherwood, or near Boone, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Blowing Rock... Foscoe... Deep Gap... Todd... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County...”
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valle Crucis, or near Sugar Grove, moving northeast at 15 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... Boone... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Seven Devils...”
- Hail 0.5" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lovill, or near Sugar Grove. This thunderstorm was 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Sugar Grove... Valle Crucis... Lovill... Meat Camp... Silverstone... and Rominger.”
“At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Foscoe. This thunderstorm was 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Blowing Rock... Foscoe... Sugar Grove... Seven Devils... and Meat Camp.”
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WNW Lovill SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Flatwood, or near Whitetop, 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... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Blowing Rock... Independence... Beech Mountain... and Lansing.”
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree fell on powerline. Radar est. TOC 1655. Public reported 1715. (RNK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 W Sands SPC verified report
Sunday, April 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 4 PM EDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM to 4 PM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected, especially along the higher ridges. WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, and Grayson Counties. WHEN...From 6 AM to 4 PM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 628 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Comers Rock to Banner Elk. 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Independence... Beech Mountain... Lansing...”
“At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugar Grove, 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. Locations impacted include... Boone... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Todd... Rominger... Sands... and Valle Crucis.”
- Hail 1" 1 E Deep Gap SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, especially at the higher elevations. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT early this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 64 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 64 mph 1 E Silverstone SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 S Deep Gap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Valle Crucis SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“911 Call Center reported 1 tree down off Wildcat Road in Watauga county North Carolina. (RNK)”
- Wind 50 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 S Deep Gap SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Valle Crucis SPC verified report
Friday, February 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 60 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina and southwest and west central Virginia. WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Saturday.”
- Wind 60 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Watauga County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Watauga County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 34 severe weather events in Watauga 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 Watauga County recently?
Yes — 13 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" 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 Watauga 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.