Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, North Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 39 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 58 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 19 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.
Wilkes County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Wilkes County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Wilkes 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 · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Windy Gap, or near North Wilkesboro, 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. Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Yadkinville... Ronda... Windy Gap... Buck Shoals... and Mulberry.”
“At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glendale Springs, 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. Locations impacted include... Laurel Springs... Traphill... Glendale Springs... Mc Grady... Wilbar... Stone Mountain State Park... and Mulberry.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Wilkesboro SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wilkesboro Reservoir, or near Boomer, 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. Locations impacted include... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Wilkesboro Reservoir... Buck... Elkville... Moravian Falls... and Cricket.”
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elkville, or 8 miles west of Boomer, 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... Boomer... Wilkesboro Reservoir... and Elkville.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roaring Gap to Roaring River to near North Wilkesboro. Movement was east at 10 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... North Wilkesboro... Elkin... Wilkesboro... Ronda...”
“At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wilkes County Airport, or near North Wilkesboro, 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. Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Ronda... Windy Gap... Mulberry... Benham... and Fairplains.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Wilkesboro, 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. Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Jonesville... Ronda... Windy Gap... Buck Shoals... and Brooks Crossroads.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over State Road, or near Mountain Park, moving northeast at 10 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... Elkin... Fairview... Dobson... Bottom...”
“Dispatch reported that there were many reports of trees down across the county... including several around Wilkesboro/North Wilkesboro. Time is estimated from radar. (RNK)”
- Hail 0.5" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Wilkesboro SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maple Springs, or 7 miles southwest of Wilbar, moving east at 10 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... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Mulberry... Wilkesboro Reservoir... Buck...”
“At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maple Springs, or 8 miles southeast of Deep Gap, moving southeast at 10 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... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Boomer... Darby... Wilkesboro Reservoir... Buck...”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Traphill, moving northeast at 20 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... Traphill... Ennice... Roaring Gap... Stone Mountain State Park... Abshers...”
- Hail 0.5" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
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 Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Wilbar to near Maple Springs to near Darby. Movement was 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. Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Ronda... Traphill... Boomer...”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 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 Abshers, or near Mc Grady, moving east 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... Elkin... Traphill... Mountain Park... Mc Grady... Roaring Gap...”
“At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mc Grady, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Sparta... Laurel Springs... Traphill... Glendale Springs... Wilbar... Mc Grady... and Roaring Gap.”
- Hail 0.5" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Roaring Gap SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 321 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Windy Gap to near Boomer. Movement was southeast at 10 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... Boomer... Moravian Falls...”
“At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Moravian Falls, or near Wilkesboro, 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. Locations impacted include... Moravian Falls.”
- Hail 0.5" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 913 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Pinnacle to Jonesville. Movement was 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... Elkin... Jonesville... Pilot Mountain... Boonville... King... Nebo... and Pinnacle.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wagoner, or over Glendale Springs, 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... Sparta... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Mouth Of Wilson... Glendale Springs... Mc Grady...”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elkville, or 9 miles west of Boomer, 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. Locations impacted include... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Wilbar... Boomer... Darby... Cricket... and Wilkesboro Reservoir.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 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 50 mph Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Millers Creek SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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.”
“Tree was reported down off Statesville road in Wilkes County North Carolina. (RNK)”
- Wind 50 mph Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 W Windy Gap SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 448 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Roaring Gap, or near Traphill, 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. Locations impacted include... Mountain Park... Traphill... Roaring Gap... Stone Mountain State Park... and State Road.”
“At 445 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Maple Springs, or near Wilbar, 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. Locations impacted include... Wilbar... Maple Springs... Millers Creek... Wilkesboro Reservoir... Buck... and Cricket.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilkes County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wilkes County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 58 severe weather events in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County recently?
Yes — 39 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" 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 Wilkes 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.