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North Carolina storm reports for August 18, 2024

NOAA recorded 25 wind reports in North Carolina on August 18, 2024.

in North Carolina
25
Storm reports
About 24 miles from Hickory, NC
69 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Wind25, most at 5 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeGustWhere
3:45 PM58 mphAbout 22 miles from Hickory, NC
3:55 PM58 mphAbout 29 miles from Hickory, NC
4:07 PM58 mphAbout 38 miles from Durham, NC
4:08 PM58 mphAbout 33 miles from Hickory, NC
4:29 PM58 mphAbout 17 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:30 PM58 mphAbout 7 miles from Hickory, NC
4:38 PM58 mphAbout 13 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
5:00 PM58 mphAbout 9 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
5:07 PM58 mphAbout 22 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:12 PM58 mphAbout 20 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:20 PM69 mphAbout 24 miles from Hickory, NC
5:26 PM58 mphAbout 20 miles from Hickory, NC
Show all 25 wind reports
TimeGustWhere
5:31 PM58 mphAbout 23 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:43 PM58 mphAbout 29 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:57 PM58 mphAbout 30 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:05 PM58 mphAbout 22 miles from Greensboro, NC
6:06 PM58 mphAbout 38 miles from Charlotte, NC
6:11 PM58 mphAbout 33 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:21 PM58 mphAbout 24 miles from Greensboro, NC
6:24 PM58 mphAbout 25 miles from Greensboro, NC
6:50 PM58 mphAbout 42 miles from Raleigh, NC
7:05 PM58 mphAbout 47 miles from Raleigh, NC
7:43 PM58 mphAbout 22 miles from Durham, NC
7:49 PM58 mphAbout 20 miles from Durham, NC
8:52 PM64 mphAbout 24 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.