Storm History: Alleghany County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Alleghany 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
- 335
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 289
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 64 | 0 | 0 | $495,000 |
| Hail | 55 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| Flash Flood | 48 | 0 | 0 | $664,000 |
| Winter Storm | 40 | 0 | 0 | $471,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $428,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 25 | 0 | 1 | |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Tornado | 13 | 0 | 7 | $6.5 million |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $68,000 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $245,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $507,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 3 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Lightning, July 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Tornado, May 27, 1973
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Flood, September 7, 2004
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Drought, October 10, 1998
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014
- High Wind, April 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 7, 1985
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2012
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 1996
- Hail, July 18, 2017
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, December 29, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2025
- High Wind, March 16, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- High Wind, December 5, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- High Wind, March 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- High Wind, December 18, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- High Wind, March 30, 2022
- High Wind, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Tornado, August 16, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Flood, May 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- High Wind, January 4, 2020
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
- Hail, September 30, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Lightning, July 16, 2019
- High Wind, April 26, 2019
- High Wind, February 12, 2019
- High Wind, January 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, November 14, 2018
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Hail, May 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- High Wind, December 13, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- High Wind, September 11, 2017
- Hail, July 18, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Lightning, April 22, 2017
- High Wind, April 6, 2017
- High Wind, February 13, 2017
- High Wind, February 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2014
- High Wind, March 30, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2013
- Ice Storm, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Flood, September 18, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- High Wind, February 11, 2012
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- High Wind, March 29, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 11, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2008
- Drought, June 10, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- High Wind, January 30, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- High Wind, December 16, 2007
- High Wind, December 3, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Drought, August 14, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- High Wind, February 22, 2007
- High Wind, February 7, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- High Wind, October 28, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2006
- Hail, October 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- High Wind, January 14, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Lightning, May 10, 2005
- High Wind, April 3, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2005
- High Wind, January 23, 2005
- Debris Flow, September 18, 2004
- High Wind, September 17, 2004
- Flood, September 7, 2004
- Hail, July 18, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, November 19, 2003
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- High Wind, October 14, 2003
- Hail, June 30, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- High Wind, May 12, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2003
- Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003
- High Wind, January 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2003
- High Wind, January 8, 2003
- High Wind, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- High Wind, November 6, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- High Wind, February 4, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2002
- High Wind, December 17, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- High Wind, November 10, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2000
- High Wind, January 13, 2000
- High Wind, January 11, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Flood, August 20, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Flood, July 7, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 1999
- High Wind, March 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 3, 1999
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 25, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Drought, October 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 15, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Alleghany CountyEvery warning in Alleghany 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.