Storm History: Rockingham County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rockingham 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
- 867
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- $65 million
- Episodes
- 483
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 | 275 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 225 | 0 | 0 | $941,000 |
| Flash Flood | 133 | 1 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| Tornado | 85 | 2 | 36 | $42 million |
| Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $111,000 |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | $213,000 |
| Drought | 24 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $928,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Lightning | 8 | 0 | 5 | $2.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 1 | 1 | $123,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 4 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 20, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Lightning, July 4, 1997
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 6, 1996
- Lightning, June 17, 1997
- High Wind, September 5, 1996
- Lightning, June 2, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Drought, October 10, 1998
- Tornado, February 18, 1976
- Tornado, June 6, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 30, 1986
- Hail, September 28, 2016
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2010
- Hail, May 9, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 29, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, March 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Flood, May 7, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 11, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2023
- Hail, June 3, 2023
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- High Wind, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Flood, July 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- Flood, February 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 28, 2018
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Flood, November 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- Hail, March 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Hail, July 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2017
- Strong Wind, June 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2017
- Flood, April 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Hail, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2015
- Strong Wind, October 2, 2015
- Flood, September 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Strong Wind, April 23, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Hail, September 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 17, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Tornado, September 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2012
- Hail, August 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2012
- Hail, March 20, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
- Hail, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Wildfire, February 14, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Hail, June 3, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flood, November 12, 2009
- Strong Wind, November 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Hail, September 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2008
- Hail, August 14, 2008
- Drought, August 12, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2008
- Drought, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Rockingham CountyEvery warning in Rockingham 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.