Storm History: Guilford County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Guilford County, North Carolina: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 924
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $122 million
- Episodes
- 550
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 258 | 1 | 0 | $154,000 |
| Flash Flood | 250 | 1 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 198 | 0 | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Tornado | 97 | 4 | 7 | $101 million |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | $725,000 |
| Winter Weather | 24 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Strong Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $8.1 million |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $520,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Ice Storm, March 6, 2014
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2009
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2011
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Flood, September 29, 2015
- Lightning, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, April 5, 1957
- Tornado, May 14, 1967
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Lightning, March 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, March 23, 2005
- Hail, April 2, 1983
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Hail, April 15, 1987
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 1985
- Tornado, October 18, 1990
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, June 16, 1954
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Tornado, June 6, 1981
- Tornado, April 27, 1982
- Tornado, March 6, 1983
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, July 1, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Hail, June 14, 2026
- Hail, April 29, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Hail, August 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Hail, May 29, 2021
- Tornado, May 10, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Tornado, March 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Tornado, May 21, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2019
- Tornado, July 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 2, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Hail, April 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2016
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 9, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Strong Wind, October 2, 2015
- Flood, September 29, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2012
- Hail, September 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2011
- Tornado, September 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Hail, April 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Strong Wind, February 25, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2010
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Guilford CountyEvery warning in Guilford County since 1986Every county in North Carolina
Sources
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.