Storm History: Stokes County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Stokes 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
- 602
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 366
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 | 197 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Hail | 170 | 0 | 1 | $310,000 |
| Flash Flood | 80 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Tornado | 49 | 0 | 15 | $21 million |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 1 | 0 | $255,000 |
| Drought | 24 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $421,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $364,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Wildfire, December 1, 2021
- Drought, October 10, 1998
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2025
- Hail, March 5, 1997
- High Wind, September 6, 1996
- Tornado, March 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Tornado, September 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, September 28, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Hail, August 12, 2021
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, September 29, 2016
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 6, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Tornado, April 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2023
- Hail, June 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, October 1, 2022
- High Wind, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Tornado, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Wildfire, December 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Hail, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Flood, December 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- High Wind, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Hail, September 29, 2016
- Hail, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2015
- Strong Wind, October 2, 2015
- Flood, September 28, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Hail, July 24, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2013
- Tornado, September 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2012
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2011
- Hail, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 23, 2011
- Hail, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2010
- Hail, July 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Hail, August 14, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 8, 2008
- Hail, April 26, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- High Wind, February 10, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 6, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2007
- Hail, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 28, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- High Wind, April 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Hail, September 20, 2005
- Hail, August 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Stokes CountyEvery warning in Stokes 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.