Lightning TrackerFayetteville storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville by the numbers
Fayetteville gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 347 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 44 hail reports, 295 damaging-wind reports and 8 tornado reports. On average that is 10.9 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 59% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 61 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Fayetteville.
Latest storm reports near Fayetteville
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2026 | Tornado | 5 mi W · Cumberland Co. |
| Oct 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi N · Harnett Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi E · Cumberland Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 0 mi SW · Cumberland Co. |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi N · Cumberland Co. |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SW · Cumberland Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi SW · Cumberland Co. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi E · Cumberland Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW · Hoke Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi E · Sampson 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
Storm season in Fayetteville
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Fayetteville
Fayetteville averages 2.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 17 miles from the city centre on May 3, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Fayetteville
There have been 8 tornado reports within 25 miles of Fayetteville since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (May 21, 2020, 16 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Fayetteville
Does Fayetteville get a lot of severe storms?
Fayetteville averages 10.9 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 Fayetteville?
Most severe-weather reports around Fayetteville come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Fayetteville?
2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 3, 2016, 17 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Fayetteville?
Yes — 8 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on May 21, 2020.
How do I get storm alerts for Fayetteville?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, 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.