Historic Tornadoes in the North Carolina Mountains

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Date Time	Rating	County	Location	Fatalities	Injuries	Path	Width
1956-03-08 1200 LT	F1	YANCEY-NC	2 SSE MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK (NC)	0	0	0.2	27
1965-01-10 0915 LT	F1	CLAY-NC	4 E TUSQUITEE (NC)	0	0	0.1	10
1965-04-09 0345 LT	F2	AVERY-NC	3 ENE ELK PARK (NC)	0	1	0.5	300
1973-05-27 1930 LT	F1	ALLEGHANY-NC	1 N SPARTA (NC)	0	1	0.1	10
1974-04-02 0201 LT	F1	CHEROKEE-NC	From 2 S MURPHY (NC) To 2 NE ANDREWS (NC)	0	0	16.8	10
1974-04-03 1700 LT	F1	TRANSYLVANIA-NC	2 SSW ROSMAN (NC)	0	0	1.0	30
1974-04-03 1800 LT	F1	CLAY-NC	3 NW BRASSTOWN (NC)	0	0	0.1	10
1974-04-03 2005 LT	F2	GRAHAM-NC SWAIN-NC	From 7 NNW MARBLE (NC) To 1 NW ALMOND (NC)	2	11	24.1	10
1974-04-03 2120 LT	F4	FANNIN-GA CHEROKEE-NC	From 3 NNW MINERAL BLUFF (GA) To 2 SW MARBLE (NC)	4	26	24.0	400
1974-04-04 0900 LT	F0	CHEROKEE-NC	From 4 WNW BRASSTOWN (NC) To MARBLE	0	0	9.7	10
1974-12-25 0455 LT	F1	CLAY-NC CLAY-NC	From 2 SE HAYESVILLE (NC) To 3 NNE SHOOTING CREEK (NC)	0	0	11.0	17
1975-01-10 2130 LT	F2	TRANSYLVANIA-NC	From 1 NW ROSMAN (NC) To 4 NNE ROSMAN (NC)	0	0	4.3	20
1975-03-12 1630 LT	F0	JACKSON-NC	4 E SYLVA (NC)	0	0	0.1	10
1975-10-17 0935 LT	F1	HENDERSON-NC	1 NNW MILLS RIVER (NC)	0	0	0.1	20
1976-02-18 1330 LT	F1	SWAIN-NC	4 ENE CHEROKEE (NC)	0	0	2.0	40
1976-02-18 1345 LT	F1	MACON-NC	From 5 WNW FRANKLIN (NC) To 4 NNW FRANKLIN (NC)	0	0	3.8	50
1976-02-18 1405 LT	F1	HAYWOOD-NC	2 E LAKE JUNALUSKA (NC)	0	0	1.0	50
1976-02-18 1430 LT	F1	BUNCOMBE-NC	From 2 SSW BARNARDSVILLE (NC) To 2 E BARNARDSVILLE (NC)	0	0	3.0	50
1976-02-18 1435 LT	F1	BUNCOMBE-NC	2 NE CANDLER (NC)	0	0	0.5	40
1976-02-18 1445 LT	F1	HENDERSON-NC	2 ENE EAST FLAT ROCK (NC)	0	0	6.0	30
1976-06-28 2030 LT	F2	JACKSON-NC	1 NE CULLOWHEE (NC)	0	0	0.2	10
1976-07-29 1800 LT	F1	MACON-NC	3 NNE FRANKLIN (NC)	0	0	1.5	10
1977-06-06 1600 LT	F1	MADISON-NC BUNCOMBE-NC	From 3 NW HOT SPRINGS (NC) To 5 S BARNARDSVILLE (NC)	0	3	28.5	50
1977-06-06 1615 LT	F1	MADISON-NC BUNCOMBE-NC YANCEY-NC	From 5 NE MARSHALL (NC) To 2 W MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK (NC)	0	2	18.1	50
1977-06-06 1615 LT	F1	MADISON-NC	From 4 NE LEICESTER (NC) To 3 NW WOODFIN (NC)	0	0	2.7	40
1977-08-17 1320 LT	F1	HENDERSON-NC POLK-NC	From 4 N DANA (NC) To 3 NNW TRYON (NC)	0	0	11.5	50
1979-09-21 1815 LT	F0	CHEROKEE-NC	1 S MURPHY (NC)	0	0	0.1	100
1980-02-25 1715 LT	F0	CLAY-NC	3 ENE HAYESVILLE (NC)	0	0	0.1	10
1984-06-20 1500 LT	F0	TRANSYLVANIA-NC	1 S BREVARD (NC)	0	0	0.3	100
1991-04-16 1730 LT	F0	CHEROKEE-NC	MARBLE	0	0	0.5	50
1993-05-19 1510 LT	F0	BUNCOMBE-NC	2 SSW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC)	0	0	0.2	10
1996-04-20 1400 LT	F1	WATAUGA-NC	From 2 SSE BOONE (NC) To 2 SSE BOONE (NC)	0	2	0.1	20
1998-05-07 1500 LT	F1	POLK-TN CHEROKEE-NC	From 2 W DUCKTOWN (TN) To 2 NNE CULBERSON (NC)	0	0	14.0	100
1998-05-07 1635 LT	F1	MADISON-NC	From SPRING CREEK To SPRING CREEK	0	0	1.3	50
1998-06-03 2017 LT	F0	WATAUGA-NC	From 1 WSW REESE (NC) To 1 E REESE (NC)	0	0	2.0	60
1999-05-06 0602 LT	F1	BUNCOMBE-NC	From 1 WNW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC) To 1 WNW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC)	0	0	2.0	440
2005-08-30 2130 LT	F1	MACON-NC	From 2 ENE RAINBOW SPRINGS (NC) To 2 ENE RAINBOW SPRINGS (NC)	0	0	0.1	50
2009-05-08 2344 LT	EF2	ALLEGHANY-NC	From 2 WNW ENNICE (NC) To 2 N BARRETT (NC)	0	6	4.92	200
2009-05-08 2346 LT	EF1	ALLEGHANY-NC	From 1 W ENNICE (NC) To ENNICE	0	0	0.32	30
2010-04-25 0300 LT	EF1	CLAY-NC	From 2 N HAYESVILLE (NC) To 2 N HAYESVILLE (NC)	0	0	1.5	60
2011-04-27 2245 LT	EF0	MADISON-NC	From 4 WNW HOT SPRINGS (NC) To 4 WNW HOT SPRINGS (NC)	0	0	0.07	50
2011-04-28 0031 LT	EF0	MACON-NC	From 1 NE SCALY (NC) To 1 NE SCALY (NC)	0	0	0.24	30
2012-03-02 1452 LT	EF0	SWAIN-NC	From 5 S NEWFOUND GAP (NC) To 5 S NEWFOUND GAP (NC)	0	0	0.13	40
2012-03-02 1944 LT	EF2	CHEROKEE-NC	From 5 NNW HOT HOUSE (NC) To 5 SSE MARBLE (NC)	0	0	21.5	400
2012-03-02 2103 LT	EF0	JACKSON-NC	From 7 SSW TUCKASEGEE (NC) To 6 SSW TUCKASEGEE (NC)	0	0	1.75	100
2013-06-13 1610 LT	EF1	HAYWOOD-NC	From 5 WSW WATERVILLE (NC) To 4 SW WATERVILLE (NC)	0	1	1.88	100
2017-10-08 1737 LT	EF1	GREENVILLE-SC	From 3.9 NNW GOWENSVILLE To 5.3 NNW GOWENSVILLE	0	0	1.4	200
2017-10-08 1845 LT	EF1	WILKES-NC ASHE-NC	From 3.5 WNW MAPLE SPGS To 1.5 N IDLEWOOD	0	0	7.0	300
2018-03-17 2017 LT	EF0	CHEROKEE-NC	From 1.4 ESE PEACHTREE To 1.8 NNE MISSION	0	0	0.63	100
2018-03-17 2032 LT	EF0	CLAY-NC	From 0.7 ESE FIRES CREEK To 1.5 NNW HAYESVILLE	0	0	1.51	120
2019-04-14 2051 LT	EF1	GREENVILLE-SC	From 5.5 W LAKEMONT To 4.2 W LAKEMONT	0	0	1.63	200
2019-04-19 1027 LT	EF0	MCDOWELL-NC	From 0.6 W ASHFORD To 0.6 NW ASHFORD	0	0	0.43	50
2020-04-13 0318 LT	EF1	OCONEE-SC	From 8 NNW SALEM To 7.5 N SALEM	0	0	4.0	400
2022-05-06 1700 LT	EF1	SWAIN-NC	1.5 N BRYSON CITY	0	0	0.4	50
2023-05-07 1930 LT	EF0	HENDERSON-NC	2 WNW DANA To 2 W DANA	0	0	0.4	50

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Date Time

Rating

County

Location

Fatalities

Injuries

Path

Width

1956-03-08 1200 LT

YANCEY-NC

2 SSE MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK (NC)

0.2

1965-01-10 0915 LT

CLAY-NC

4 E TUSQUITEE (NC)

0.1

1965-04-09 0345 LT

AVERY-NC

3 ENE ELK PARK (NC)

0.5

300

1973-05-27 1930 LT

ALLEGHANY-NC

1 N SPARTA (NC)

0.1

1974-04-02 0201 LT

CHEROKEE-NC

From 2 S MURPHY (NC) To 2 NE ANDREWS (NC)

16.8

1974-04-03 1700 LT

TRANSYLVANIA-NC

2 SSW ROSMAN (NC)

1.0

1974-04-03 1800 LT

CLAY-NC

3 NW BRASSTOWN (NC)

0.1

1974-04-03 2005 LT

GRAHAM-NC SWAIN-NC

From 7 NNW MARBLE (NC) To 1 NW ALMOND (NC)

24.1

1974-04-03 2120 LT

FANNIN-GA CHEROKEE-NC

From 3 NNW MINERAL BLUFF (GA) To 2 SW MARBLE (NC)

24.0

400

1974-04-04 0900 LT

CHEROKEE-NC

From 4 WNW BRASSTOWN (NC) To MARBLE

9.7

1974-12-25 0455 LT

CLAY-NC CLAY-NC

From 2 SE HAYESVILLE (NC) To 3 NNE SHOOTING CREEK (NC)

11.0

1975-01-10 2130 LT

TRANSYLVANIA-NC

From 1 NW ROSMAN (NC) To 4 NNE ROSMAN (NC)

4.3

1975-03-12 1630 LT

JACKSON-NC

4 E SYLVA (NC)

0.1

1975-10-17 0935 LT

HENDERSON-NC

1 NNW MILLS RIVER (NC)

0.1

1976-02-18 1330 LT

SWAIN-NC

4 ENE CHEROKEE (NC)

2.0

1976-02-18 1345 LT

MACON-NC

From 5 WNW FRANKLIN (NC) To 4 NNW FRANKLIN (NC)

3.8

1976-02-18 1405 LT

HAYWOOD-NC

2 E LAKE JUNALUSKA (NC)

1.0

1976-02-18 1430 LT

BUNCOMBE-NC

From 2 SSW BARNARDSVILLE (NC) To 2 E BARNARDSVILLE (NC)

3.0

1976-02-18 1435 LT

BUNCOMBE-NC

2 NE CANDLER (NC)

0.5

1976-02-18 1445 LT

HENDERSON-NC

2 ENE EAST FLAT ROCK (NC)

6.0

1976-06-28 2030 LT

JACKSON-NC

1 NE CULLOWHEE (NC)

0.2

1976-07-29 1800 LT

MACON-NC

3 NNE FRANKLIN (NC)

1.5

1977-06-06 1600 LT

MADISON-NC BUNCOMBE-NC

From 3 NW HOT SPRINGS (NC) To 5 S BARNARDSVILLE (NC)

28.5

1977-06-06 1615 LT

MADISON-NC BUNCOMBE-NC YANCEY-NC

From 5 NE MARSHALL (NC) To 2 W MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK (NC)

18.1

1977-06-06 1615 LT

MADISON-NC

From 4 NE LEICESTER (NC) To 3 NW WOODFIN (NC)

2.7

1977-08-17 1320 LT

HENDERSON-NC POLK-NC

From 4 N DANA (NC) To 3 NNW TRYON (NC)

11.5

1979-09-21 1815 LT

CHEROKEE-NC

1 S MURPHY (NC)

0.1

100

1980-02-25 1715 LT

CLAY-NC

3 ENE HAYESVILLE (NC)

0.1

1984-06-20 1500 LT

TRANSYLVANIA-NC

1 S BREVARD (NC)

0.3

100

1991-04-16 1730 LT

CHEROKEE-NC

MARBLE

0.5

1993-05-19 1510 LT

BUNCOMBE-NC

2 SSW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC)

0.2

1996-04-20 1400 LT

WATAUGA-NC

From 2 SSE BOONE (NC) To 2 SSE BOONE (NC)

0.1

1998-05-07 1500 LT

POLK-TN CHEROKEE-NC

From 2 W DUCKTOWN (TN) To 2 NNE CULBERSON (NC)

14.0

100

1998-05-07 1635 LT

MADISON-NC

From SPRING CREEK To SPRING CREEK

1.3

1998-06-03 2017 LT

WATAUGA-NC

From 1 WSW REESE (NC) To 1 E REESE (NC)

2.0

1999-05-06 0602 LT

BUNCOMBE-NC

From 1 WNW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC) To 1 WNW DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE (NC)

2.0

440

2005-08-30 2130 LT

MACON-NC

From 2 ENE RAINBOW SPRINGS (NC) To 2 ENE RAINBOW SPRINGS (NC)

0.1

2009-05-08 2344 LT

EF2

ALLEGHANY-NC

From 2 WNW ENNICE (NC) To 2 N BARRETT (NC)

4.92

200

2009-05-08 2346 LT

EF1

ALLEGHANY-NC

From 1 W ENNICE (NC) To ENNICE

0.32

2010-04-25 0300 LT

EF1

CLAY-NC

From 2 N HAYESVILLE (NC) To 2 N HAYESVILLE (NC)

1.5

2011-04-27 2245 LT

EF0

MADISON-NC

From 4 WNW HOT SPRINGS (NC) To 4 WNW HOT SPRINGS (NC)

0.07

2011-04-28 0031 LT

EF0

MACON-NC

From 1 NE SCALY (NC) To 1 NE SCALY (NC)

0.24

2012-03-02 1452 LT

EF0

SWAIN-NC

From 5 S NEWFOUND GAP (NC) To 5 S NEWFOUND GAP (NC)

0.13

2012-03-02 1944 LT

EF2

CHEROKEE-NC

From 5 NNW HOT HOUSE (NC) To 5 SSE MARBLE (NC)

21.5

400

2012-03-02 2103 LT

EF0

JACKSON-NC

From 7 SSW TUCKASEGEE (NC) To 6 SSW TUCKASEGEE (NC)

1.75

100

2013-06-13 1610 LT

EF1

HAYWOOD-NC

From 5 WSW WATERVILLE (NC) To 4 SW WATERVILLE (NC)

1.88

100

2017-10-08 1737 LT

EF1

GREENVILLE-SC

From 3.9 NNW GOWENSVILLE To 5.3 NNW GOWENSVILLE

1.4

200

2017-10-08 1845 LT

EF1

WILKES-NC ASHE-NC

From 3.5 WNW MAPLE SPGS To 1.5 N IDLEWOOD

7.0

300

2018-03-17 2017 LT

EF0

CHEROKEE-NC

From 1.4 ESE PEACHTREE To 1.8 NNE MISSION

0.63

100

2018-03-17 2032 LT

EF0

CLAY-NC

From 0.7 ESE FIRES CREEK To 1.5 NNW HAYESVILLE

1.51

120

2019-04-14 2051 LT

EF1

GREENVILLE-SC

From 5.5 W LAKEMONT To 4.2 W LAKEMONT

1.63

200

2019-04-19 1027 LT

EF0

MCDOWELL-NC

From 0.6 W ASHFORD To 0.6 NW ASHFORD

0.43

2020-04-13 0318 LT

EF1

OCONEE-SC

From 8 NNW SALEM To 7.5 N SALEM

4.0

400

2022-05-06 1700 LT

EF1

SWAIN-NC

1.5 N BRYSON CITY

0.4

2023-05-07 1930 LT

EF0

HENDERSON-NC

2 WNW DANA To 2 W DANA

0.4