Storm History: Burke County, North Carolina

Events

840

Deaths

0

Injuries

27

Damage

$65 million

Episodes

565

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 Burke County

None recorded.

• Tornado, September 25, 2024$45 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 20128 injured · $13 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$1.5 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2012$1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010$400,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2014$290,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1979$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$151,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 2007$125,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2014$110,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1995$75,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 2016$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$60,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019$54,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2000$50,000 · F0 · 7 events here
• Hail, July 9, 2012$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 9, 20082.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 1997$25,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$1,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 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, June 2, 19972 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 20, 19862 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1979$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 20128 injured · $13 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$1.5 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Burke County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Tornado, March 16, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2026$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20251.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20252 events here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2024$45 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, August 30, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2024$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• Flood, December 26, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$12,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2022$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20220.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20221 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2021$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$6,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20201 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$50,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2020$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 13, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20191 injured · $10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019$54,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 20191.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20192 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20192 events here
• Flood, December 28, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20182 events here
• Ice Storm, November 24, 20182 events here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2018$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$1,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, February 11, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$1.5 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$151,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20172 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 201655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2016$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 30, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20161.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 20161 injured · $10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 2, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20151 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 14, 2015$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 201555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20151.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20152 events here
• High Wind, February 14, 2015$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 11, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 10, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2014$110,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2014$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2014$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2014$20,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20141.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2014$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2014$290,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20140.88 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, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 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
• Flash Flood, September 1, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$60,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here

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Tornadoes in Burke CountyEvery warning in Burke 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.