Storm History: Montgomery County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montgomery 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
- 343
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $28 million
- Episodes
- 261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 86 | 0 | 0 | $61,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 66 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Hail | 61 | 0 | 0 | $225,000 |
| Tornado | 48 | 0 | 7 | $24 million |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Hail, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, February 21, 1954
- Tornado, May 19, 1995
- Hail, May 27, 1998
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 27, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, August 29, 1987
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 1970
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Hail, March 15, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Hail, July 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, April 26, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2018
- Hail, August 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Flood, March 7, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Tornado, July 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Tornado, August 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Flood, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Hail, April 14, 2009
- Hail, April 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Hail, March 15, 2008
- Strong Wind, March 8, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Hail, July 27, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2007
- Hail, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2006
- Hail, September 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, April 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2005
- Tornado, September 27, 2004
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2001
- Hail, April 1, 2001
- Tornado, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2000
- Hail, May 21, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2000
- Tornado, September 29, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 29, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 4, 1998
- Lightning, August 31, 1998
- Heat, July 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 16, 1998
- Hail, June 15, 1998
- Hail, May 27, 1998
- Hail, May 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 9, 1998
- Hail, April 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 19, 1998
- Flood, February 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 17, 1998
- High Wind, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 3, 1998
- High Wind, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 27, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 22, 1997
- Hail, June 13, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Ice Storm, February 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 11, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1995
- Tornado, May 19, 1995
- Hail, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, May 19, 1993
- Hail, March 24, 1993
- Tornado, July 18, 1992
- Hail, April 24, 1992
- Hail, June 22, 1990
- Tornado, June 16, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1989
- Tornado, June 9, 1988
- Hail, August 29, 1987
- Hail, July 29, 1987
- Tornado, June 6, 1985
- Tornado, April 27, 1982
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montgomery CountyEvery warning in Montgomery 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.