Storm History: Polk County, North Carolina

Events

413

Deaths

5

Injuries

8

Damage

$24 million

Episodes

305

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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• Heavy Rain, May 28, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $20 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20181 death · $522,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20081 death · 55 kt wind · 4 events here

• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $20 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$1.0 million · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20181 death · $522,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$400,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 1997$100,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$70,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$60,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$55,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 24, 2002$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 2019$40,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 17, 1977$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, June 5, 19854.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 19853.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2023$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 1997$100,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 19852 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 26, 2010$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$55,000 · EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20262 events here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $20 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2023$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2022$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2020$3,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$55,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2019$40,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20192 events here
• Flood, December 28, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 28, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20181 death · $522,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20162 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 29, 2015$6,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 201555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, November 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$400,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20131 in hail · 4 events here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20132 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20132 events here
• High Wind, December 21, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 12, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20102 events here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$70,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20092 events here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$60,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 200955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20091.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 28, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20092 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20082 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20082 events here
• Hail, September 30, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20082 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20082 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20082 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20081 death · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20082 events here
• High Wind, May 12, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 10, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20082 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20082 events here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20082 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20072 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20072 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20072 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$1.0 million · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 200770 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20072 events here
• High Wind, December 1, 200655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 11, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20061 event here
• Lightning, July 21, 20066 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 26, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 200650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 28, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk 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.