Lightning TrackerGreensboro storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Greensboro, 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 Greensboro by the numbers
Greensboro sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 756 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 109 hail reports, 641 damaging-wind reports and 6 tornado reports. On average that is 17.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 57% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 75 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Greensboro.
Latest storm reports near Greensboro
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi S · Randolph Co. |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi W · Guilford Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi N · Guilford Co. |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi E · Guilford Co. |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi N · Rockingham Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 24 mi S · Randolph Co. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi N · Rockingham Co. |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SE · Guilford Co. |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi SW · Randolph Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi N · Guilford 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 Greensboro
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Greensboro
Greensboro averages 3.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 8 miles from the city centre on Mar 16, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Greensboro
There have been 6 tornado reports within 25 miles of Greensboro since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 15, 2018, 3 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 Greensboro
Does Greensboro get a lot of severe storms?
Greensboro averages 17.5 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 Greensboro?
Most severe-weather reports around Greensboro come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Greensboro?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Mar 16, 2025, 8 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Greensboro?
Yes — 6 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Apr 15, 2018.
How do I get storm alerts for Greensboro?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Greensboro, 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 Greensboro, 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 3, 2026.