Storm History: Rowan County, North Carolina

Events

694

Deaths

5

Injuries

15

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

559

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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• Ice Storm, December 15, 20051 death · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 19, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20021 death · 1 event here

• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$10 million · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 14, 2005$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$500,000 · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010$500,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1965$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 25, 19793 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 18, 20001 injured · $250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2023$250,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2025$250,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$220,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1996$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 10, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1996$150,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 1998$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 1999$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 31, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2004$100,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, June 3, 19984.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 19853.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 19882.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 2, 19832.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 19872.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2023$250,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 10, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 14, 2005$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Rowan County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2025$250,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2024$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202450 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2024$85,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$52,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 24, 2023$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 15, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$50,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2023$250,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2023$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2022$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2022$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 3, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 2021$70,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2020$35,000 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2020$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$220,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2020$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20181 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2018$6,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2018$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2018$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 2018$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201760 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2017$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2016$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2016$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 2015$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 11, 2014$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 18, 201450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2014$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2014$500 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 20132 injured · $50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2012$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 12, 201255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 2, 2012$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2011$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 2011$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, February 28, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 201050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 20, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20101 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010$500,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 5, 200960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 200955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200955 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 24, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20091 event here
• Strong Wind, January 7, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 30, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20082 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 23, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200855 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$500,000 · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 28, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2008$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20081 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 200750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 200760 kt wind · 2 events here

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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.