Storm History: Watauga County, North Carolina

Events

679

Deaths

4

Injuries

11

Damage

$313 million

Episodes

496

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, 20242 deaths · 4 injured · $278 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Debris Flow, May 30, 20182 deaths · $550,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · 4 injured · $278 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$10 million · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 18, 2004$5.0 million · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2011$5.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, September 7, 2004$2.7 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 2003$1.5 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$1.3 million · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 2017$800,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2011$760,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2019$640,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 1998$600,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 30, 20182 deaths · $550,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 28, 1996$510,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 12, 2007$420,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 1998$350,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 1998$300,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 2007$250,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 10, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 28, 2006$200,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, June 2, 1998$350,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 3, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 19951.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 29, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20251 event here
• Flood, May 12, 2025$15,000 · 5 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 16, 2025$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 2025$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 202564 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 29, 2024$15,000 · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 11, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 5, 202469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 21, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2024$9,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 25, 20242 deaths · 4 injured · $278 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 11, 20243 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 2024$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 2024$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 2024$10,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, December 25, 20234 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2023$11,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023$8,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 1, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 2023$60,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 3, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 2023$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2023$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022$10,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 10, 2022$9,000 · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$18,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 26, 20223 events here
• Hail, May 21, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 27, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 202265 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 2022$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 20211 injured · $40,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flood, July 11, 2021$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2021$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 18, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 2020$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2020$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$160,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 2020$81,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 11, 2020$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 31, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2019$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201962 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2019$40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20193 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2019$640,000 · 5 events here
• High Wind, April 26, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$15,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 2019$42,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 2019$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 5, 2019$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 2018$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 2018$75,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2018$3,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 30, 20182 deaths · $550,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 29, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$1.3 million · 5 events here
• Flood, April 23, 20182 events here
• Flood, April 15, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2018$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20181 event here
• Flood, January 12, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20181 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 2017$1,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 2017$800,000 · 4 events here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 4, 20172 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20172 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 2017$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 31, 20172 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 2017$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 2016$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 15, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 27, 20162 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20161 injured · $100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 201659 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 20152 events here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 9, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, October 2, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 28, 20152 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 11, 20151 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20152 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 2015$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 7, 2014$500 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 22, 2014$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 2014$300 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 2014$1,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2013$20,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 201350 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 5, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 201357 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 3, 201354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 2013$175,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 29, 201354 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2013$5,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 201268 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 2012$6,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 2012$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 18, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2012$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 27, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 2012$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 7, 2011$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 28, 20114 events here
• Strong Wind, November 23, 2011$600 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2011$5.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2011$760,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2011$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 2011$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 30, 2011$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 6, 20111 event here
• Hail, February 28, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 14, 20111 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 2011$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 2, 2011$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 201057 kt wind · 1 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.