Hail and wind reports › March 16, 2026 › North Carolina
Hail and wind reports in North Carolina, March 16, 2026
0 hail, 57 wind and 1 tornado reports; strongest gust 64 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-16 12:08 | Wind | damage | 4 SSE Harris | Rutherford | Tree down on US 221. (GSP) |
| 03-16 12:08 | Wind | damage | 2 NNE Valle Crucis | Watauga | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 NNE Valle Crucis. 911 Call Center reported 1 tree down off County Road 194 south in Watauga county North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 12:20 | Wind | damage | 1 WSW Morganton | Burke | Trees downed along US 70. Location approximate. (GSP) |
| 03-16 12:26 | Wind | damage | 1 S Deep Gap | Watauga | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 S Deep Gap. 911 Call Center reported 1 tree down off Wildcat Road in Watauga county North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 12:30 | Wind | 64 mph | 1 E Silverstone | Watauga | (RNK) |
| 03-16 12:35 | Wind | damage | 3 SE Harris | Rutherford | Power outages and utility line damage along Hines Rd. (GSP) |
| 03-16 12:40 | Wind | damage | 3 N Shelby | Cleveland | Power outages and utility line damage. (GSP) |
| 03-16 12:50 | Wind | damage | 3 ENE Fallston | Lincoln | Power outages and utility line damage along Parker Farm Rd. (GSP) |
| 03-16 12:54 | Wind | damage | Millers Creek | Wilkes | 911 call center reported a tree down in the Millers Creek area of Wilkes County North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 13:10 | Wind | damage | 2 SW Claremont | Catawba | Power outages and utility line damage along Emmanuel Church Rd. (GSP) |
| 03-16 13:18 | Wind | damage | 1 S Belmont | Gaston | Power outages and utility lines downed. (GSP) |
| 03-16 13:30 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Brooks Crossroads | Yadkin | 911 Call Center reported a tree down in the Hamptonville area of Yadkin County North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 13:38 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Mountain Park | Surry | Tree reported down by 911 call center in Surry county in the Elkin area. (RNK) |
| 03-16 13:40 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Center City Charl | Mecklenburg | Powerlines down. (GSP) |
| 03-16 13:40 | Wind | 61 mph | 1 W Center City Charlot | Mecklenburg | Bank of America Stadium Weatherstem. (GSP) |
| 03-16 13:41 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Harmony | Iredell | Multiple trees down on HWY 901. (GSP) |
| 03-16 13:41 | Wind | damage | 1 E Flat Rock | Surry | Tree on powerline across the road. (RNK) |
| 03-16 13:45 | Wind | damage | 4 WSW East Bend | Yadkin | 911 call center reported 15-20 trees down in the Forbush Area of Yadkin County North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 13:47 | Wind | damage | 2 NNW Troutman | Iredell | Multiple trees down. (GSP) |
| 03-16 14:00 | Wind | damage | 1 SW Salisbury | Rowan | Tree down on Main St. (GSP) |
| 03-16 14:01 | Wind | damage | 3 SSW Center City Charl | Mecklenburg | Large tree down. (GSP) |
| 03-16 14:07 | Wind | damage | 3 NE Lewisville | Forsyth | Power line down on Fleetwood Circle. (RAH) |
| 03-16 14:11 | Wind | damage | 3 E Woodville | Stokes | Tree reported down by 911 call center in Stokes county North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 14:15 | Wind | damage | 1 E Mount Pleasant | Cabarrus | Power outages and utility line damage along Dutch Rd. (GSP) |
| 03-16 14:20 | Wind | damage | 6 N Walkertown | Forsyth | Tree down on power lines at Mabe Rd and Easley Rd. (RAH) |
| 03-16 14:21 | Wind | damage | 5 NE Midway | Davidson | Large oak tree partially on a barn on Friendship Ledford Road. Another house approximately 1300 feet west had a large tree or limb touching the residence. (RAH) |
| 03-16 14:30 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Badin | Stanly | Tree fell through a house on Barnhardt Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 14:57 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Reidsville | Rockingham | Tree down on powerline. (RNK) |
| 03-16 15:05 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Climax | Randolph | Trees down on Piedmont Estates Drive. (RAH) |
| 03-16 15:11 | Wind | damage | 3 NE Ruffin | Caswell | 911 Call Center reports 1 tree down at the intersection of Chandlers Mill road and Nunnally road in the Pelham area of Caswell County North Carolina. (RNK) |
| 03-16 18:34 | Wind | damage | 3 E Smithwick | Martin | Dominion Energy reports around 250 customers without power in southern Martin County due to storm damage. (MHX) |
| 03-16 18:38 | Wind | damage | 3 W Core Point | Beaufort | Tideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines... time based on radar. (MHX) |
| 03-16 20:52 | Wind | damage | 3 NE Plyler | Stanly | Tree down at Austin Road and Pickler Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 20:57 | Wind | damage | 3 NNE Siler City | Chatham | Tree down at Harold Andrews Road and Siler City Snow Camp Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:19 | Wind | damage | 2 SSE Kernersville | Forsyth | Large tree blown down on power lines and partially blocking southbound lanes of NC 66. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:27 | Wind | 59 mph | 5 ESE Colfax | Guilford | 59 mph wind gust measured at KGSO. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:35 | Wind | damage | 4 NNE Derby | Moore | Tree down across both lanes at NC Highway 73 and Jackson Springs Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:35 | Wind | damage | 6 SSW Franklinville | Randolph | Numerous trees and power lines down across the county. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:40 | Wind | damage | 1 SW Robbins | Moore | Tree down on Simmons Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:48 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Pinebluff | Moore | Two trees down at Black Cherry Way and US Highway 1. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:50 | Wind | damage | 3 NNW Harpers Crossroad | Chatham | Tree down at Glovers Church Road and Devils Tramping Ground Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 21:52 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Staley | Chatham | Tree down across the road... blocking both lanes of travel on Old US Highway 421 North. (RAH) |
| 03-16 22:18 | Wind | damage | 5 NNW Bynum | Chatham | Tree down at Jones Ferry Road and Meadow Branch Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 22:29 | Wind | damage | 3 SSE Jordan Lake | Chatham | Tree down at Pea Ridge Road and Beaver Creek Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 22:43 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Durham | Durham | *** 1 INJ *** Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 SE Durham. A tree fell on a house and injured a child in the 1000 block of Red Oak Ave... per a WRAL report f (RAH) |
| 03-16 22:54 | Wind | 60 mph | 4 S LUMBERTON | Robeson | (ILM) |
| 03-16 22:55 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Raleigh | Wake | A tree fell on an apartment at 5900 Timber Creek Ln. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:02 | Wind | damage | 4 ESE Wade | Cumberland | Big tree down on 6300 block of Barefoot Road. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:06 | Wind | damage | 4 NE Garner | Wake | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 NE Garner. A tree fell on a house at 3412 Silver Pine Cir. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:22 | Wind | damage | 5 WSW Bunn | Franklin | Tree blocking both lanes of travel on 1700 block of Old Halifax Rd. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:26 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Louisburg | Franklin | Power line down in the road in the 100 block of Person St. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:41 | Wind | damage | 5 NW Centerville | Franklin | Tree down on bridge on Rod Alston Rd on Franklin Co side. (RAH) |
| 03-16 23:53 | Wind | damage | 2 WSW New Hope | Wilson | Tree down on I-95 at mile marker 123. (RAH) |
| 03-17 00:15 | Wind | damage | 3 NNE Walnut Creek | Wayne | Power outage due to downed trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH) |
| 03-17 00:41 | Wind | damage | 4 WSW Kinston | Lenoir | Lenoir County 911 reported trees and powerlines down on the west side of Kinston. (MHX) |
| 03-17 01:13 | Wind | damage | Ahoskie | Hertford | Trees down in Hertford County. (AKQ) |
| 03-17 02:40 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 E Knotts Island | Currituck | Mesonet station 1329W 3.0 E Knotts Island (WEATHERSTEM). (AKQ) |
| 03-16 13:39 | Tornado | 2 NNE Center City Charl | Mecklenburg | Corrects previous touchdown time 2 NNE Center City Charlotte. Brief touchdown of EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph... tracked from West 28th St to Atando Ave bef (GSP) |
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