Storm History: Richmond County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Richmond 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
- 295
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $57 million
- Episodes
- 231
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 75 | 0 | 1 | $560,000 |
| Flash Flood | 66 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Hail | 57 | 0 | 0 | $619,000 |
| Winter Storm | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 29 | 0 | 0 | $53 million |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 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
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 6, 1995
- Tornado, May 11, 1973
- Tornado, May 14, 2012
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, June 16, 1971
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
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
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Hail, August 15, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Hail, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2019
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Hail, August 15, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2012
- Tornado, May 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 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
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Hail, June 26, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Tornado, September 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Tornado, May 2, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Hail, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2001
- Hail, April 1, 2001
- Tornado, December 17, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2000
- Hail, June 26, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 29, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 1999
- Hail, August 14, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 1998
- Heat, July 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1998
- High Wind, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 27, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1997
- Hail, July 5, 1997
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 1996
- Ice Storm, February 2, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 11, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 6, 1996
- Hail, May 13, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 6, 1995
- Hail, March 24, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1993
- Tornado, March 19, 1992
- Tornado, October 18, 1990
- Hail, April 1, 1990
- Tornado, June 16, 1989
- Hail, June 2, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1989
- Hail, July 31, 1988
- Hail, August 19, 1987
- Hail, July 12, 1987
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, June 6, 1985
- Hail, March 24, 1985
- Tornado, July 22, 1983
- Tornado, April 27, 1982
- Tornado, April 27, 1980
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 1975
- Tornado, May 11, 1973
- Hail, June 16, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 1970
- Tornado, August 29, 1964
More
Tornadoes in Richmond CountyEvery warning in Richmond 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.