Storm History: Cherokee County, North Carolina

Events

319

Deaths

4

Injuries

26

Damage

$31 million

Episodes

253

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.

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• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2003$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2022$1.0 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$150,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1997$37,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 1998$27,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000$26,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1974$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1979$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1991$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 2006$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1999$22,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 2001$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, April 15, 19872.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2002$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 21, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cherokee County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2025$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, August 15, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2022$1.0 million · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 20211 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20203 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20178 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20172 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 2, 2015$11,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2014$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20133 events here
• High Wind, January 17, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 15, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2012$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2011$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2011$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20103 events here
• High Wind, November 30, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20101.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 2009$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 26, 20091 event here
• Flood, September 21, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2009$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2009$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$7,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008$7,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 200860 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2008$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2007$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 2007$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20071 event here
• Strong Wind, December 1, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 2006$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2006$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006$18,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2006$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2006$6,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2006$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2006$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20061.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2006$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2005$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2005$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2005$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 22, 20041 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 16, 2004$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2004$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2004$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2004$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2004$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003$18,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2003$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2003$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2002$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2002$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2002$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20021 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 2001$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2001$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2001$12,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000$26,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2000$9,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2000$19,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2000$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1999$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 7, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1999$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 1999$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1999$22,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 7, 19991 event here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 1998$7,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 6, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$150,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 1998$27,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 17, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 19981 event here
• Flood, January 7, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 19971 event here
• Hail, November 30, 19971.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1997$37,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 1997$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 19971 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 19971 event here
• Hail, January 5, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 199651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 1996$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 1995$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 19951.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 19941.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 19941 event here
• Hail, August 25, 19931 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 19931 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 21, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 19921 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 1992F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1991$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 19911 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19891 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 19891.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 15, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 19872.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1985F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 19851 event here
• Hail, May 31, 19811.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1979$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 1976F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 19741 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19744 deaths · 26 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 1974$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1970
• 1966
• 1965

Tornadoes in Cherokee CountyEvery warning in Cherokee 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.