Tornadoes · United States · North Carolina
Tornadoes in Mitchell County, North Carolina
No tornado has been recorded in Mitchell County since 1950. North Carolina has 1,533 in the same years.
What North Carolina sees
The record has 1,533 tornadoes in North Carolina since 1950. Every one of them, by year and by county.
Nearby
Warnings in force in Mitchell CountyThe forecast for Mitchell CountyThe live radar over Mitchell CountyEvery county in North Carolina
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.