Storm History: Alamance County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Alamance County, North Carolina: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 532
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $3.5 billion
- Episodes
- 391
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 148 | 1 | 3 | $803,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 116 | 0 | 1 | $666,000 |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Tornado | 53 | 2 | 1 | $8.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Winter Weather | 24 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $29,000 |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 1 | 0 | $3.5 billion |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 3 | $20,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2003
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Tornado, July 21, 1977
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2005
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2018
- Tornado, May 10, 2021
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, June 4, 1985
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, May 1, 1998
- Hail, June 2, 1988
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 1970
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Hail, April 29, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2025
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, August 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 26, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2021
- Hail, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Tornado, May 10, 2021
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 2, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, May 22, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 9, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Flood, March 7, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2013
- Tornado, July 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Hail, May 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2012
- Tornado, September 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Hail, September 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Hail, September 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tornado, August 27, 2008
- Hail, August 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Hail, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Hail, June 4, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Hail, August 30, 2006
- Hail, August 7, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Hail, July 3, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2005
- Hail, September 20, 2005
- Hail, July 13, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Alamance CountyEvery warning in Alamance County since 1986Every county in North Carolina
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.