North Carolina storm reports for March 15, 2026
NOAA recorded 22 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in North Carolina on March 15, 2026.
- in North Carolina
- 24
- Storm reports
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 15, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. 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
Wind22, most at 6 AM
Tornado2, most at 6 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:11 AM | Not rated | 2 SSE Mars Hill, Madison County, NC | Not surveyed |
| 6:15 AM | Not rated | 4 E Mars Hill, Madison County, NC | Not surveyed |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:35 AM | Not measured | 1 SSE Alarka, Swain County, NC |
| 4:08 AM | Not measured | 2 SW Murphy, Cherokee County, NC |
| 5:00 AM | Not measured | 3 NW Franklin, Macon County, NC |
| 5:10 AM | Not measured | 2 WSW Hayesville, Clay County, NC |
| 5:20 AM | Not measured | 3 NW Dillsboro, Jackson County, NC |
| 5:20 AM | Not measured | 2 SW Waynesville, Haywood County, NC |
| 5:30 AM | Not measured | 2 E Waynesville, Haywood County, NC |
| 5:45 AM | Not measured | 1 SE Cashiers, Jackson County, NC |
| 5:46 AM | Not measured | 4 W Windy Gap, Wilkes County, NC |
| 5:52 AM | Not measured | 4 S Windy Gap, Wilkes County, NC |
| 6:00 AM | Not measured | 1 SE Woodfin, Buncombe County, NC |
| 6:05 AM | Not measured | 2 SE Dobson, Surry County, NC |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:08 AM | Not measured | 2 NNE Valle Crucis, Watauga County, NC |
| 6:09 AM | Not measured | 5 ESE Weaverville, Buncombe County, NC |
| 6:10 AM | Not measured | 2 ENE Brevard, Transylvania County, NC |
| 6:15 AM | Not measured | Mars Hill, Madison County, NC |
| 6:26 AM | Not measured | 1 S Deep Gap, Watauga County, NC |
| 6:27 AM | Not measured | 2 W Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC |
| 6:37 AM | Not measured | 2 N Pilot Mountain, Surry County, NC |
| 6:40 AM | Not measured | 2 SSE Ledger, Mitchell County, NC |
| 6:45 AM | Not measured | 1 WSW Fairview, Buncombe County, NC |
| 6:59 AM | Not measured | 1 SSE Weaverville, Buncombe County, NC |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville, NC | None | None | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.