Pilot Index / Charlotte / Mar 16, 2026
Preliminary
Hail and Wind in Charlotte, North Carolina on Mar 16, 2026
4 published severe reports within 13 mi of central Charlotte on Mar 16, 2026.
Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.
Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 1. Tornado reports: 3.
The table and map show 4 of 4 reports.
The city land-area radius is 10 mi. The count radius adds 3 mi. The state line does not cut this circle.
- Wind. A larger dot is a higher wind speed.
- Tornado.
- A number counts the reports in its group. Overlapping groups share one combined count. Dots have small position offsets and can overlap at this scale.
- Rings show miles from the city center.
| Time | What | Size or Speed | Where | Distance | Details |
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| Mar 16, 2026, 9:39 AM EDT | Tornado | 2 NNE Center City Charl | 2.8 mi | Record
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| Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT | Tornado | 2 NNE Center City Charl | 2.8 mi | Record
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| Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT | Wind | 61 mph | 1 W Center City Charlot | 1.8 mi | Record
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| Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT | Tornado | CHARLOTTE | 3 mi | Record
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Tornado
Mar 16, 2026, 9:39 AM EDT
2 NNE Center City Charl, 2.8 mi
Record
- Mar 16, 2026, 9:39 AM EDT. Tornado, 2 NNE Center City Charl, 2.8 mi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:279ca8e5c0ac4a3aefa1179b11146f7f109bc1c00ceed92a0a0cde7f1eca17af.
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Tornado
Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT
2 NNE Center City Charl, 2.8 mi
Record
- Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT. Tornado, 2 NNE Center City Charl, 2.8 mi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:344e27b9331b40a7a3f64b332bc0e70f47ac382ef6bc32190771c5b3a223d405.
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Wind, 61 mph
Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT
1 W Center City Charlot, 1.8 mi
Record
- Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT. Wind, 61 mph, 1 W Center City Charlot, 1.8 mi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ce35d0b3f64d35033dfa3fac0a8f87a6d17ca97169d6bf1bd6441e38dea10908.
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Tornado
Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT
CHARLOTTE, 3 mi
Record
- Mar 16, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT. Tornado, CHARLOTTE, 3 mi. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1326569.
How We Count
This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.
Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.
Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.
Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.
NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.
Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.
A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.
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