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Concord storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Concord, NC, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Concord by the numbers

    19.0severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.7hail days a year
    74storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.75″biggest hail since 2016 (Mar 21, 2017)
    12tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Concord sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 520 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 86 hail reports, 422 damaging-wind reports and 12 tornado reports. On average that is 19.0 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in May, July, August, when 59% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 71 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Concord; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Aug 11, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Concord

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 21, 2026Damaging wind25 mi NW · Iredell Co.
    Sep 18, 2026Damaging wind18 mi NW · Iredell Co.
    Sep 5, 2026Damaging wind5 mi W · Cabarrus Co.
    Aug 28, 2026Damaging wind10 mi NW · Cabarrus Co.
    Aug 21, 2026Damaging wind7 mi E · Cabarrus Co.
    Aug 20, 2026Damaging wind16 mi SW · Mecklenburg Co.
    Aug 11, 2026Damaging wind9 mi S · Cabarrus Co.
    Aug 11, 2026Hail 1.00″13 mi S · Cabarrus Co.
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind11 mi NE · Rowan Co.
    Aug 6, 2026Damaging wind19 mi SE · Stanly Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    01836547216: 13 hail16: 41 damaging wind1617: 16 hail17: 45 damaging wind1718: 4 hail18: 42 damaging wind1819: 9 hail19: 30 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 5 hail20: 44 damaging wind20: 3 tornado2021: 8 hail21: 16 damaging wind21: 1 tornado2122: 9 hail22: 29 damaging wind22: 1 tornado2223: 11 hail23: 45 damaging wind23: 2 tornado2324: 3 hail24: 32 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 6 hail25: 29 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 2 hail26: 69 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Concord

    0326495127Jan: 14JanFeb: 15FebMar: 31MarApr: 31AprMay: 87MayJun: 87JunJul: 127JulAug: 94AugSep: 24SepOct: 4OctNov: 0NovDec: 6Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Concord

    Concord averages 4.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 6 miles from the city centre on Mar 21, 2017. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Concord

    There have been 12 tornado reports within 25 miles of Concord since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Feb 6, 2020, 6 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Concord

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    Questions about storms in Concord

    Does Concord get a lot of severe storms?

    Concord averages 19.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Concord?

    Most severe-weather reports around Concord come in May, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Concord?

    2.75 inches (baseball size) on Mar 21, 2017, 6 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Concord?

    Yes — 12 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Feb 6, 2020.

    How do I get storm alerts for Concord?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Concord, NC. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Concord, NC. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.