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North Carolina storms: live warnings, tornado & hail tracker

Every active tornado and severe thunderstorm alert in North Carolina, plus storm reports across the state and a page for each city we track.

Live alerts for North Carolina

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    North Carolina severe weather, last 12 months

    71days with severe reports, last 12 months
    43hail reports, last 12 months
    1,087damaging-wind reports
    13tornado reports
    2.00″biggest hail, Jun 29, 2026

    Storm reports in North Carolina by year

    0280559838111816: 290 hail16: 625 damaging wind16: 16 tornado1617: 139 hail17: 557 damaging wind17: 28 tornado1718: 89 hail18: 630 damaging wind18: 37 tornado1819: 172 hail19: 791 damaging wind19: 46 tornado1920: 83 hail20: 580 damaging wind20: 46 tornado2021: 129 hail21: 353 damaging wind21: 19 tornado2122: 160 hail22: 836 damaging wind22: 19 tornado2223: 160 hail23: 851 damaging wind23: 22 tornado2324: 103 hail24: 696 damaging wind24: 43 tornado2425: 139 hail25: 754 damaging wind25: 15 tornado2526: 43 hail26: 1062 damaging wind26: 13 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    NOAA SPC hail, damaging-wind and tornado reports statewide, 2016–2026 (2026 so far).

    Storm trackers for North Carolina cities

    Charlotte19.7 storm days/yr · 14 tornado reports

    Storm alerts across North Carolina

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    Questions

    Are there any tornado warnings in North Carolina right now?

    The live panel at the top of this page lists every active tornado and severe thunderstorm watch and warning the National Weather Service has issued for North Carolina; it refreshes each time you open the page.

    When is storm season in North Carolina?

    Across North Carolina, most hail, wind and tornado reports since 2016 came in May, June, July.

    How many tornadoes has North Carolina had this year?

    13 tornado reports in the last 12 months (NOAA SPC preliminary and final reports). Several reports can describe the same tornado, so this is not an official tornado count.

    Reports: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (final database through 2025, preliminary daily reports after). Live alerts: National Weather Service API. Updated Sep 29, 2026.