Historic Tornadoes in the North Carolina Mountains

Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

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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