Storm History: Avery County, North Carolina

Events

681

Deaths

7

Injuries

11

Damage

$131 million

Episodes

643

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.

Open the live radar over Avery County

• Tornado, September 25, 20246 deaths · $49 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 19961 death · 1 event here

• Ice Storm, February 2, 1996$50 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20246 deaths · $49 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Debris Flow, September 7, 2004$12 million · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, September 17, 2004$12 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 1998$5.5 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 7, 2004$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 15, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 19651 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 15, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 25, 2006$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 2006$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 1999$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, November 19, 2003$10,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 5, 19854.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20082.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20122 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19972 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 19972 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 7, 1998F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 19651 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Avery County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20246 deaths · $49 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20233 injured · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 20217 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 1, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, November 24, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 7, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, October 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 6, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 5, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2015$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 27, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 201456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20131 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 16, 20131 event here
• Debris Flow, July 15, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 2013$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 20, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 20131 event here
• Sleet, January 25, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20121 event here
• High Wind, December 21, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20122 events here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20121.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20122 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20112 events here
• Winter Weather, October 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20111 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20101 event here

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• 1977
• 1971
• 1965

Tornadoes in Avery CountyEvery warning in Avery County since 1986Every county in North Carolina

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.