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North Carolina storm reports for July 20, 2026

NOAA recorded 23 wind reports in North Carolina on July 20, 2026.

in North Carolina
23
Storm reports
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 20, 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

Wind23, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeGustWhere
2:16 PMNot measured2 E Thurmond, Surry County, NC
2:28 PMNot measured1 SSW State Road, Surry County, NC
2:30 PMNot measured3 SE Willbanks, Wilson County, NC
2:40 PMNot measured3 S Bottom, Surry County, NC
2:55 PMNot measured4 ENE Sharpsburg, Edgecombe County, NC
3:00 PMNot measured3 ENE Pinetops, Edgecombe County, NC
3:25 PMNot measured3 SE Cary, Wake County, NC
3:45 PMNot measured2 WNW Garner, Wake County, NC
3:50 PMNot measured2 ENE Holly Springs, Wake County, NC
3:52 PMNot measured2 SE Lake Wheeler, Wake County, NC
4:00 PMNot measured1 SSE Wendell, Wake County, NC
4:00 PMNot measured2 NNE Knightdale, Wake County, NC
Show all 23 wind reports
TimeGustWhere
4:08 PMNot measured1 WSW Washington, Beaufort County, NC
4:40 PMNot measured2 ESE Coats Crossroads, Johnston County, NC
4:45 PMNot measured2 ESE Coats Crossroads, Johnston County, NC
5:24 PMNot measured1 SW Madison, Rockingham County, NC
5:25 PMNot measured2 ENE Walnut Cove, Stokes County, NC
5:58 PMNot measured6 WSW Mocksville, Davie County, NC
6:15 PMNot measured1 NNE Elon College, Alamance County, NC
6:30 PMNot measured2 SE Pleasant Grove, Alamance County, NC
6:50 PMNot measured4 WNW Schley, Orange County, NC
6:55 PMNot measured5 ESE Carr, Orange County, NC
8:30 PMNot measured4 SSW Gold Hill, Cabarrus County, NC

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Raleigh, NCNoneNone0

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