Storm History: Yancey County, North Carolina

Events

599

Deaths

14

Injuries

1

Damage

$107 million

Episodes

571

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, 202413 deaths · $102 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20161 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 202413 deaths · $102 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Debris Flow, September 7, 2004$2.5 million · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1977$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$201,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 1998$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2003$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 1999$70,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2005$40,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 15, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 1998$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 1998$14,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 2004$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 17, 2004$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, June 10, 19692.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20112 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, June 8, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 7, 19981 injured · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Yancey County, with its track

• Hail, June 29, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• 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
• 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
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 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
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 202413 deaths · $102 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 202450 kt wind · 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
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2021$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 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
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 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
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, November 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 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 Weather, December 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, October 29, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2017$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 6, 20171 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
• Hail, July 16, 20161 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 5, 20161 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, March 27, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 17, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20141 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2014$6,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 201456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20131 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 2013$150,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20131 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 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20121 event here
• High Wind, December 21, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2012$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20121 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 29, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, October 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2011EF0 · 4 events 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, January 26, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 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
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 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 Weather, December 30, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 24, 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
• Winter Weather, October 17, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 7, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20091 event here

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• 1989
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• 1967
• 1956

Tornadoes in Yancey CountyEvery warning in Yancey 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.