Storm History: Gates County, North Carolina

Events

248

Deaths

4

Injuries

14

Damage

$16 million

Episodes

197

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, March 28, 19842 deaths · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 20121 death · $4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20161 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, September 15, 1999$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$5.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 19842 deaths · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003$900,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$135,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2026$24,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 2019$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1999$12,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2009$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2018$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2022$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2022$9,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 7, 2004$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2009$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here

• Hail, May 31, 2019$2,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 19853.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 19863 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2022$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2009$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2002$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 1998$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 28, 19842 deaths · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Gates County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2026$24,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20261 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$6,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2025$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20245 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2022$9,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2022$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20211 event here
• Flood, November 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 17, 20201 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020$250,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 3, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$135,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2019$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 2019$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2019$2,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2019$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2018$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 8, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2016$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flood, September 21, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 19, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20161 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 9, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 8, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 9, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2014$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 20121 death · $4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 29, 20111 event here
• Flood, August 27, 20111 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011$5.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, September 29, 20101 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2010$4,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, March 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 11, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2009$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2009$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2009$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2009$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 28, 2009$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 2009$2,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 6, 20081 event here
• Lightning, August 10, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2008$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 24, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20051 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20041 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2004$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2004$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20041 event here
• Hail, March 7, 2004$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 30, 20031 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003$900,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2003$4,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20031 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2002$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2000$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20001 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2000$2,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, October 17, 19991 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 1999$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 19991 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 1, 19991 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1999$12,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 13, 1998$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 4, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 27, 19981 event here
• High Wind, July 24, 1997$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 19972 injured · $2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 7, 19961 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 19961 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 19961 event here
• Heat, May 18, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 19891 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19881 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1988F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 19880.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 19871 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19870.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 19872 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1986F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19863 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 19861 event here
• Hail, July 12, 19851.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 19851.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 19853.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 19842 deaths · 10 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 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.