Storm History: Person County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Person 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
- 461
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $8.3 million
- Episodes
- 334
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 | 125 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 118 | 0 | 0 | $386,000 |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 0 | 0 | $408,000 |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | $625,000 |
| Tornado | 45 | 0 | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Winter Weather | 25 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $91,000 |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $534,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 5 | 0 | 0 | $104,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Ice Storm, March 6, 2014
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 12, 1964
- Tornado, June 6, 1981
- Tornado, October 27, 1995
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Tornado, July 2, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
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, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, March 20, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1985
- Hail, May 24, 1968
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Hail, June 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2024
- Tornado, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Hail, April 26, 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, July 17, 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
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 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, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Hail, July 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Hail, June 5, 2016
- Hail, June 4, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 9, 2016
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Strong Wind, October 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Tornado, May 15, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2013
- Tornado, July 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2013
- Tornado, September 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2012
- Hail, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2012
- High Wind, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2010
- Tornado, October 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Hail, May 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2010
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tornado, August 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Hail, July 27, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2007
- Hail, May 9, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Hail, August 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2005
- Hail, September 20, 2005
- Heat, July 19, 2005
- Tornado, July 7, 2005
- Tornado, January 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, December 10, 2004
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2004
- Hail, July 14, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, October 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Person CountyEvery warning in Person 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.