Storm History: Swain County, North Carolina

Events

489

Deaths

1

Injuries

3

Damage

$14 million

Episodes

467

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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• Hail, July 27, 20141 death · $5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, January 14, 2013$8.7 million · 5 events here
• Wildfire, March 11, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2024$910,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2003$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 1976$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 16, 2004$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$200,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2011$40,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2005$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2012$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2020$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, September 7, 2004$12,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2002$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here

• Hail, June 9, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2020$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 19982 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20141 death · $5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2012$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19971 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19991.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20251 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$200,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Swain County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 24, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2024$910,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2020$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$200,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20191 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 24, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 20192 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, October 29, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, November 3, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, March 20, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 27, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20141 death · $5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 20, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, January 14, 2013$8.7 million · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, May 29, 2012$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2012$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 26, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2011$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20111 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Flood, December 9, 2009$5,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 20092 events here
• Winter Weather, October 17, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 7, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20081 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, October 27, 20081 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 21, 200880 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 28, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 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 21, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 19, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 6, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, March 11, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, November 19, 20061 event here

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• 1989
• 1986
• 1976
• 1974

Tornadoes in Swain CountyEvery warning in Swain County since 1986Every county in North Carolina

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.