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North Carolina storm reports for August 6, 2026

NOAA recorded 25 wind reports in North Carolina on August 6, 2026.

in North Carolina
25
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 August 6, 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

Wind25, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeGustWhere
4:08 PMNot measured1 SW Crowders, Gaston County, NC
4:09 PMNot measured1 SE Gastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:10 PMNot measured1 NE Peachland, Anson County, NC
4:10 PMNot measured2 NW Polkton, Anson County, NC
4:10 PMNot measured7 W Ansonville, Anson County, NC
4:10 PMNot measured1 SSW Gastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:10 PMNot measured1 SW Gastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:10 PMNot measuredGastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:11 PMNot measured1 E Gastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:12 PMNot measured1 W Gastonia, Gaston County, NC
4:15 PMNot measured3 NNE Peachland, Anson County, NC
4:30 PMNot measured1 SW Oakboro, Stanly County, NC
Show all 25 wind reports
TimeGustWhere
5:05 PMNot measuredAlbemarle, Stanly County, NC
5:18 PMNot measured4 WNW Glendon, Moore County, NC
5:20 PMNot measured4 ESE Glendon, Moore County, NC
5:20 PMNot measured4 NNW Robbins, Moore County, NC
5:25 PMNot measured3 SSW Randleman, Randolph County, NC
5:28 PMNot measured2 WSW Asheboro, Randolph County, NC
5:43 PMNot measured4 SE Randleman, Randolph County, NC
5:48 PMNot measured2 ESE Siler City, Chatham County, NC
5:50 PMNot measured2 N Crowders, Gaston County, NC
6:35 PMNot measured2 SW Parkwood, Chatham County, NC
6:45 PMNot measured1 SW Gorman, Durham County, NC
6:55 PMNot measuredGorman, Durham County, NC
7:15 PMNot measured2 NNE Gorman, Durham County, NC

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Durham, NCNoneNone0

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