Storm History: Transylvania County, North Carolina

Events

550

Deaths

3

Injuries

23

Damage

$89 million

Episodes

476

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 20252 deaths · $50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 8, 19961 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 2024$55 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, December 4, 2002$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2021$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 7, 2004$5.8 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$5.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 16, 2004$3.4 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 199810 injured · $1.5 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1984$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$250,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 4, 1999$200,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 11, 2004$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2010$200,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2008$150,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2019$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 2013$85,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1996$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 1996$50,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, June 24, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19852.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19972 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974$25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 10, 1975$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Transylvania County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202655 kt wind · 1 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
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 20252 deaths · $50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2024$55 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 30, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 20237 injured · $2,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2022$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2022$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20221 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$5.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2021$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 25, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$6,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, September 17, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 13, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$31,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2020$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 9, 2019$100,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2019$500 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 28, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 16, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 11, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20181 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 29, 2015$6,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 2015$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, November 18, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 28, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Flood, November 23, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2014$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 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
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 2013$85,000 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, January 14, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, October 29, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 13, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20115 events here
• Hail, August 20, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2011$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Lightning, April 20, 20112 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, March 6, 20113 events here
• Hail, February 28, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Debris Flow, December 1, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 2010$10,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2010$200,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20101.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 22, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 20102 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, October 17, 20091 event here
• Flood, September 21, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$10,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 20, 2009$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20091.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 200880 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 2008$150,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 11, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20082 events here
• High Wind, February 10, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 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
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20071.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20070.75 in hail · 1 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, 200770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$3.0 million · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Transylvania CountyEvery warning in Transylvania 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.