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North Carolina storm reports for July 18, 2026

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports and 36 wind reports in North Carolina on July 18, 2026.

in North Carolina
38
Storm reports
2 SW Dysartsville, McDowell County, NC
1.0 in
Largest hail
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, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 18, 2026 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

Hail2, most at 1 PM

Wind36, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
1:27 PM1.0 in2 SW Dysartsville, McDowell County, NC
1:30 PM1.0 inDysartsville, McDowell County, NC

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Durham, NCNoneNone0
Hickory, NCNoneNone0

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