Storm History: Lee County, North Carolina

Events

339

Deaths

4

Injuries

42

Damage

$89 million

Episodes

270

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 16, 20112 deaths · 36 injured · $57 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20171 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 16, 20112 deaths · 36 injured · $57 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2018$26 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2025$2.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2016$635,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998$215,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 20201 injured · $170,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Lightning, July 17, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2017$83,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2009$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 2004$56,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2020$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2025$50,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015$25,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2010$20,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here

• Flash Flood, September 1, 2017$83,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 29, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 20202.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 19562 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 20112 deaths · 36 injured · $57 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2018$3,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20201 injured · $170,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Lee County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 11, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2025$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2025$2.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2025$50,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025$11,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2024$18,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2024$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 2024$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2023$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$750,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2022$5,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 26, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 20202.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 20201 injured · $170,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20201 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2020$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20181 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2018$26 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2018$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2018$3,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2017$83,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20171 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2016$635,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 9, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015$25,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2015$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014$5,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012$11,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 27, 2011$10,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 201150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201154 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 20112 deaths · 36 injured · $57 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20103 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2010$20,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20101 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2009$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2009$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 4, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20071 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 16, 200654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, January 11, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 17, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20041 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 2004$56,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20031 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20031.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 10, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20011 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2001F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 19, 20001 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 19991 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 19991 event here
• Hail, August 14, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998$215,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 22, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 13, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 199858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 16, 19981 event here
• Flood, February 4, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 3, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, January 27, 19981 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 19971 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19971.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 19961 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 19961 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 19961 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 19961 event here
• Ice Storm, February 2, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 19961 event here
• Ice Storm, January 11, 19961 event here
• Ice Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 1995$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 1993F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 19931.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 19920.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 1992F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 19901 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 19890.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1989F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 19881 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19881.5 in hail · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1978
• 1974
• 1973
• 1969
• 1964
• 1963
• 1956

Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee 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.