Winston-Salem, NC Hail & Wind Storm History

Severe weather within ~25 miles of Winston-Salem, North Carolina over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.

Winston-Salem, NC hail and wind storm history — Forsyth County on a North Carolina map card

Winston-Salem, North Carolina storm history at a glance (last 12 months)

This free weather history for Winston-Salem — home to roughly 255,769 residents in Forsyth County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 12 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Winston-Salem in the trailing 12 months — 12 wind events and 0 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 61 mph. Forsyth County as a whole recorded 30 events (18 wind · 12 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.

Biggest storm days near Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem hail map and wind map

Researching hail in Winston-Salem or severe wind in Winston-Salem? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for North Carolina — including the Winston-Salem metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Forsyth County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.

Free Winston-Salem weather report by address

Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Winston-Salem address, and the Address Lookup adds free Winston-Salem wind history and free Winston-Salem hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).

Free Winston-Salem storm data download

The Winston-Salem dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Forsyth County totals above. Statewide files are on the North Carolina storm data page.

More North Carolina city storm pages: Charlotte hail & wind history · Raleigh hail & wind history · Greensboro hail & wind history · Concord hail & wind history · Asheville hail & wind history · Gastonia hail & wind history · Apex hail & wind history · Hickory hail & wind history · North Carolina statewide storm data

About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.

Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.