Storm History: Madison County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madison 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
- 651
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $72 million
- Episodes
- 598
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 | 182 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 104 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 92 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 63 | 0 | 0 | $338,000 |
| Flash Flood | 46 | 1 | 2 | $20 million |
| Drought | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 31 | 5 | 5 | $38 million |
| High Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $673,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $9.9 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Flood, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2013
- Flood, September 7, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2003
- Tornado, June 6, 1977
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2001
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- High Wind, September 17, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2002
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 Storm, January 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2025
- Hail, September 4, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Hail, February 6, 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, July 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 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, August 12, 2023
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2021
- Hail, July 16, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 16, 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
- Flash Flood, July 31, 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
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 7, 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, August 14, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Hail, July 6, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 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
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2014
- Hail, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 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
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2013
- High Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2012
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 6, 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
- Heavy Snow, November 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Hail, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Lightning, June 4, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2010
- Blizzard, February 10, 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
- Winter Weather, October 17, 2009
- Hail, September 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2009
- Hail, May 8, 2009
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- 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
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Madison CountyEvery warning in Madison 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.