Storm History: Cleveland County, North Carolina

Events

681

Deaths

2

Injuries

54

Damage

$50 million

Episodes

523

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, September 25, 20242 deaths · $5.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 5, 198930 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$9.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · $5.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2.6 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Lightning, May 24, 2001$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1994$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 10, 2004$350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 19733 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 16, 2010$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 11, 2006$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2009$150,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2002$102,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 1997$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 1999$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 3, 1999$100,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 5, 19854.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19802.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2016$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19972 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 5, 198930 injured · $25 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 19733 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1994$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2.6 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022$10,000 · EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Cleveland County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2025$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2025$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · $5.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 20231 injured · $1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 20224 injured · $10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022$10,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 25, 2021$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$30,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2.6 million · EF2 · 5 events here
• Flood, January 11, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2019$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20181 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2018$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20181 injured · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 2017$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2016$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2016$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2016$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 30, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2015$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2012$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20120.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 2011$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2011$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20111.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 201160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 20113 injured · $50,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 4, 2011$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 201050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2010$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20105 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20100.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2010$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20100.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2010$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20100.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 5, 200960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2009$150,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20091 event here
• Hail, May 9, 200950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 7, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, September 30, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 28, 200855 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2008$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2008$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 200760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2007$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 25, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20071.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2007$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 11, 2006$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20061 in hail · 1 event here

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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.