Wilson County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Wilson County, North Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 49 severe weather events in the last 180 days — 36 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 13 hail reports with hail up to 0.5". 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 Wilson 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
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
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wilson County, NC?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 49 severe weather events in Wilson County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Wilson County recently?
Yes — 13 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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