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Cleveland County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
28
Tornado reports
168
Hail reports
21
Floods since 1996
681
All events
2
Deaths
$46.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cleveland County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 27 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Two fatalities occurred as a result of falling trees. Frequent gusts up to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70 mph.
A stream gauge on the Broad River near Boiling Springs indicated flash flooding developed after extremely rainfall occurred upstream across the mountains over three days, with 4 to 8 inches fell over Cleveland Country during that time. The main impacts during this time were near …
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Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage.
Hail Hail
Public reported quarter size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager and the public reported numerous trees uprooted and/or snapped in the vicinity of the Gaston/Cleveland County border, especially from the intersection of County Line Rd with Beattie Rd, south along the Highway 216 corridor. Minor roof damage occurred to a barn w…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported several trees and large limbs blown down from Casar, across the Belwood area to Fallston.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported trees and power lines blown down on the west side of Shelby.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Spotters reported flash flooding developed across southern Cleveland County after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell between Earl and Boiling Springs in just a couple of hours. Bowens River reportedyl overflowed its banks near Earl and inundated both lanes of Austell Graham Rd. High flow…
Hail Hail
Public reported half-dollar size hail.
Hail Hail
Public reported half dollar size hail in the Kings Mountain area.
Hail Hail
Public reported half dollar size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported trees blown down, lawn furniture thrown, and minor structural damage on Casar Road.
Hail Hail
Public reported nickel size hail.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS employee reported several trees blown down along I-85 in Cleveland County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the Casar area, with public reporting additional trees down near Belwood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines on Blackburn Dr.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported several trees and power lines down blown across Shelby and vicinity.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported several trees blown down in Lawndale and vicinity.
Hail Hail
Public reported dime to quarter size hail.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that touched down along Polkville Rd, just north of Polkville proper, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado moved southeast across Casar Rd, where additional trees were uprooted and snapped. Tree damage continued along W …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported a few trees blown down in the Earl area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS employee and public reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down in Shelby and vicinity.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A stream gauge on the Broad River indicated flash flooding developed along the stream near Boiling Springs after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell throughout the basin in about 12 hours. Moderate flooding eventually developed, with multiple roads inundated along the river, as were the c…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Lawndale area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Waco area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Kings Mountain area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fire dept reported a few trees blown down in the Boiling Springs area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported (via Social Media) a tree blown down on a home.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter reported multiple trees blown down across Cleveland County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter reported several trees blown down across roads near Earl, including on South Post Rd and S Lafayette St.
Hail Hail
Public reported (via Social Media) half dollar size hail in Mooresboro.
Hail Hail
Public reported golf ball size hail in Boiling Springs.
Hail Hail
Public and emergency manager reported quarter to golf ball sized hail in Casar.
Hail Hail
Media and public reported quarter to half dollar size hail in the Fallston area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported the tops blown out of 9 trees.
County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Cleveland, including in downtown Shelby. A tree fell on a vehicle near the intersection of Skinner Rd and Winners Circle in Boiling Springs, injuring an occupant.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Ham radio reported two trees blown down across Warlick Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter reported trees blown down along Charlie Elliott Rd and at least one tree down along Highway 182.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 2 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 4 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 43 | 2 |
| 2010 | 35 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | 2 |
| 2008 | 26 | 2 |
| 2007 | 29 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32 | 0 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 2 |
| 2003 | 39 | 1 |
| 2002 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 2 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
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