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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 27215

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 27215 from August 20, 1967 through August 17, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
13
Wind Reports
40
Tornado Reports
1
Max Hail Size
2.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 27215 · 1967–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 17, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 27215

13 reports
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1.00″ hail
Aug 3, 2024
6:00 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Relayed from WFMY.
NWS Hail Report Location: Burlington, NC
1.00″ hail
May 31, 2019
9:40 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PATROL OFFICER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NNW Alamance, NC
1.00″ hail
Sep 28, 2016
10:10 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: .
NWS Hail Report Location: Burlington, NC
2.50″ hail
Apr 28, 2016
10:30 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: MEDIA RELAY REPORT OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCH HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 S Alamance, NC
1.00″ hail
Jul 23, 2012
4:30 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported near Burlington.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.17 SW Graham, NC
1.25″ hail
Mar 24, 2012
6:49 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Half dollar sized hail was reported in Burlington.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.78 SW Burlington, NC
0.75″ hail
Sep 30, 2008
9:35 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.88 WNW Burlington Arpt, NC
0.75″ hail
Jul 27, 2008
1:35 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4.53 E Kimesville, NC
1.00″ hail
Jul 7, 2008
9:27 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter-size hail was reported on Highway 42.
NWS Hail Report Location: .89 SW Alamance, NC
0.75″ hail
Jun 22, 2008
7:31 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Guilford County · 147,857 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported along Shoe Road near the Guilford and Alamance county line.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3.5 S Whitsett, NC
0.75″ hail
May 20, 2008
3:55 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4.29 SSE Alamance, NC
0.75″ hail
May 9, 2008
10:40 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported near the intersection of Parkwood and Chapel Hill Road.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.78 SW Burlington, NC
0.75″ hail
Jun 7, 2005
3:50 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime to penny sized hail at Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport. 48 mph wind gust also measured, and a 100-year-old maple tree fell on a home built in the early 1900s on Kirkpatrick Road in Burlington.
NWS Hail Report Location: Burlington Arpt, NC
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 27215

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UNK mph
Aug 17, 2026
8:42 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on a home on Elderwood Drive.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 Wsw Burlington, NC
UNK mph
Jun 23, 2026
1:18 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Duke Energy outage to 600 customers caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment.
NWS Wind Report Location: Burlington, NC
UNK mph
Jun 22, 2026
11:23 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Duke Energy outage to 600 customers caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment.
NWS Wind Report Location: Burlington, NC
UNK mph
Jun 19, 2025
10:18 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down along Friendship Patterson Mill Rd... many between S NC Hwy 62 and NC 49.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Alamance, NC
60 mph
Mar 5, 2025
3:11 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust at KBUY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNE Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 9, 2023
4:23 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree reported down on Edgewood Drive and Eden Street in Burlington.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNW Burlington, NC
UNK mph
Jul 9, 2023
4:04 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Guilford County · 147,857 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down on power lines resulting in power outages near US Highway 70 and Springwood Church Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Gibsonville, NC
UNK mph
Jul 6, 2023
8:02 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FALLEN TREES/LIMBS DAMAGED POWER EQUIPMENT.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 6, 2023
7:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Pond Rd near Alamance Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 1 tree down on R Dean Coleman Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 1 tree down at Friendship Rock Creek Rd and Boyd Wright Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:47 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down on NC-49.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSE Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 1 tree down at Dr Pickett Rd and Friendship Patterson Mill Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:43 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Emergency manger reports numerous trees down across Alamance... with one tree involving a car. No injuries were reported. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alamance, NC
UNK mph
Jul 1, 2023
8:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 27215
Alamance County · 49,261 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 1 tree down on Pond Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alamance, NC
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 27215

1 reports
UNK category
Mar 18, 2021
9:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 27215
Guilford County · 147,857 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A DISCONTINUOUS PATH OF DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE STRUCTURES AND TREES CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF AN EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND INTERMITTENTLY FOR 6 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTING. PATH LENGTH ESTIMATED AT 2.5 MILES. PATH WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Gibsonville, NC
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 27215 area census snapshot

People & households
Population45,967
Households20,082
Housing units21,854
Income
Median household income$66,669
$100k+ households36.4%
$150k+ households14.8%
Housing stock
Single-family detached12,636
Attached single-family1,382
Small multifamily3,563
Large multifamily3,355
Mobile homes872
Housing mix
Single-family share57.8%
Attached-home share6.3%
Multifamily share31.7%
Mobile-home share4.0%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied12,248
Renter-occupied7,834
Vacant units1,772
Home value & age
Median home value$241,700
Owner homes $300k+34.3%
Owner homes $500k+10.5%
Owner homes $750k+2.1%
Median year built1982
Older-home share47.5%
Vehicle context
Households with cars19,056
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 27215 have on record?

Our records show 13 hail, 40 wind, and 1 tornado reports in and near ZIP 27215, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 17, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 27215?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 27215 is 2.50″. It was reported near Alamance, NC on April 28, 2016.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 27215 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 27215 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 27215 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 27215 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 27215 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 27215 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 27215 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 27215, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 27215, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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