Wilson County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Wilson County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 52 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 36 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 16 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 4, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Wilson County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Wilson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Storm exposure for an address in Wilson County
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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.
Friday, September 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1029 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smithfield, moving south 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. Locations impacted include...”
“Trees down at Forest Hills Dr and Westwood Ave. (RAH)”
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 W Wilson SPC verified report
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 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 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Halifax to near Bailey. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Sims SPC verified report
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 Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Fremont, or 16 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving east 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...”
“At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Bailey, or 16 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving east 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" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 808 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fremont to 11 miles west of Goldsboro. 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 709 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Fremont to 7 miles east of Pope AAF. These storms were nearly stationary. 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 Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson 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 Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1052 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Mount Olive, 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... Goldsboro, Smithfield, Mount Olive, Wilson, Dunn, Benson, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Micro, and Selma.”
“At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rocky Mount, 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... Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Scotland Neck, Elm City, Dortches, Red Oak, Princeville, Sharpsburg, and Whitakers.”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Willbanks SPC verified report
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 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 648 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bailey, or 18 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving east 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1058 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Zebulon to 6 miles north of Benson. 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... Smithfield, Wilson, Clayton, Benson, Bailey, Micro, Selma, Erwin, Coats, and Four Oaks.”
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from south of Rocky Mount to 7 miles west of Farmville. 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 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Bailey, or 15 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving east at 45 mph. Other strong thunderstorms were located near Goldsboro, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", 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...”
“At 707 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Scotland Neck to 8 miles southwest of Tarboro to near Fremont. Movement was east at 20 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Bailey to near Smithfield to 8 miles southeast of Godwin. 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 Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 714 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Elm City, or 12 miles south of Rocky Mount, moving east 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE New Hope SPC verified report
Sunday, June 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bunn, or 15 miles west of Nashville, 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 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 27, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down near the intersection of US-264 Alt E and Landfill Road. (RAH)”
“Tree down near the intersection of Tartts Mill Road and Landfill Road. (RAH)”
- Wind Unknown 5 ESE Wilson SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 WSW Willbanks SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NNE Kenly SPC verified report
Friday, June 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 412 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms between Smithfield and Sharpsburg, moving 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... Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, Tarboro, Wilson, Elm City, Fremont, Dortches, Bailey, Micro, and Princeville.”
“At 327 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Smithfield, moving northeast 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... Wilson, Bailey, Micro, Selma, Pine Level, Kenly, Lucama, Middlesex, Sims, and Emit. This includes the following highways...”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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 Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Benson to near Hope Mills. 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... Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Smithfield, Clinton, Wilson, Dunn, Benson, Fremont, Godwin, and Hope Mills.”
“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.”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking rapidly developing thunderstorms from Wilson to 15 miles northwest of Farmville, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Scotland Neck to near Fremont. Movement was northeast 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 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles north of Nashville to near Zebulon to near Clayton. 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roanoke Rapids to 6 miles north of Dortches to near Bailey. 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...”
“At 911 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bailey, or 11 miles southwest of Nashville, moving northeast at 65 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Nashville, Halifax, Wilson, Elm City, Dortches, Littleton, Bailey, and Red Oak.”
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WSW New Hope SPC verified report
Sunday, March 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wilson, or 15 miles south of Nashville, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts in excess of 30 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" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
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" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 8, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1151 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Smithfield, moving east at 35 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" Wilson County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wilson County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 4, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Wilson 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 Wilson County recently?
Yes — 16 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 Wilson 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.