Storm History: Haywood County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Haywood 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
- 581
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $438 million
- Episodes
- 544
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | 175 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 89 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 82 | 0 | 0 | $147,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $162,000 |
| Flash Flood | 37 | 0 | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Drought | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $565,000 |
| Tornado | 17 | 10 | 1 | $403 million |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 7 | 3 | 2 | $27 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 3 | $4.0 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Debris Flow, September 16, 2004
- Debris Flow, September 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain, July 1, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Tornado, February 18, 1976
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2004
- Lightning, July 19, 2005
- Debris Flow, February 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996
- Hail, May 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, August 12, 2023
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2020
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2017
- Winter Weather, April 6, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 14, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Winter Weather, May 5, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2016
- High Wind, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2013
- Hail, August 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 14, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2012
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2012
- Hail, July 30, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 2012
- Hail, April 26, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 29, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2010
- Debris Flow, February 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Debris Flow, October 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 17, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2009
- Debris Flow, January 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, October 27, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 8, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Haywood CountyEvery warning in Haywood 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.