Storm History: Rutherford County, North Carolina

Events

637

Deaths

8

Injuries

22

Damage

$52 million

Episodes

478

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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• Tornado, September 25, 20243 deaths · $40 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 deaths · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20131 death · 1 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, September 15, 20181 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111 death · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, September 25, 20243 deaths · $40 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 1996$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 1996$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2021$800,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 2013$500,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 5, 1997$475,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2006$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2005$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20012 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 17, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 2002$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2003$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2017$75,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1996$50,000 · 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 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20112.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20182 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 deaths · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19972 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20251.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 5, 1989$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1975$28,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1994F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 201210 injured · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Rutherford County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Tornado, March 16, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20251.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 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 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20243 deaths · $40 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2021$800,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2021$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2020$6,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20192 events here
• High Wind, January 20, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$1,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 30, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 15, 20181 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20182 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 201855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2018$40,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event 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 23, 2017$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2017$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2017$75,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 2017$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, November 3, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20162 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 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
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2014$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 201450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20131 death · 1 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20131.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 2013$500,000 · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, April 30, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20132 events here
• High Wind, December 21, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20121 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 201210 injured · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20112.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20112 deaths · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20111 death · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, February 12, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 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
• Hail, November 16, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20101 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 201050 kt wind · 2 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
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20101 event 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.