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Forsyth County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
16
Tornado reports
109
Hail reports
62
Floods since 1996
715
All events
5
Deaths
$93.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Forsyth County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
This tornado originated from the same parent supercell that produced the tornado in Davie County which lifted in Forsyth County just across the Yadkin River. This second tornado touched down just southwest of Hampton Road. Three metal barns sustained major damage around the 4800 …
A large tornado tore through the Waterford Subdivision of Clemmons in southwest Forsyth county. The initial touchdown was at 630 pm local time. Several homes were completely destroyed, several hundred sustained major roof, wall, and window damage. Tree damage was extensive with d…
Snowfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches fell across the county.
A 25 year old male was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle on the 2000 block of Reynolda Road. Also, a 26 year old female passenger sustained non life-threatening injuries.
One to three inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools a…
A high school student attending Regan High School was killed on his way to school when his SUV slid on a patch of ice then striking a tree. Rapidly clearing skies allowed temperatures to fall below freezing in the morning resulting in areas of ice on road surfaces. Numerous other…
Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Forsyth County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Forsyth County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.
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A tree fell, damaging a few cars.
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About seven hundred customers were without power, caused by fallen trees damaging equipment.
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Several trees were snapped and broken near the intersection of Martin Street and North Carolina Highway 66.
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Trees and power lines were reported down.
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Five hundred customers were without power, caused by fallen trees damaging equipment.
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Power lines were reported down along Fleetwood Circle.
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Trees were reported down at Robinhood Road and Shattalon Drive.
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A tree was reported down on Petree Road.
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Trees were reported down on power lines at Fraternity Church Road and Ebert Road.
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Trees were reported down on power lines on Sherri Lynn Drive.
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A tree was reported down on power lines at Mabe Road and Easley Road.
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A tree was reported down on power lines on Linville Road.
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A large tree was blown down on power lines and partially blocking southbound lanes of North Carolina highway 66.
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A total of 6 to 11 inches of snow fell across the county.
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Between one and 2 inches of snow and sleet fell across the county, with isolated spots of two and a half inches.
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Minimum temperatures were in the middle to upper 20s across the county, including a reported low of 28 degrees at the Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem.
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A tree was reported down on Fraternity Church Road.
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Power outages were due to fallen trees on powerlines.
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Trees and power lines were reported down.
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A tree was reported down along US Highway 421 near mile marker 244.
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An emergency manager reported numerous downed trees and power lines across Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, in addition to a tree down on a mobile home.
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A tree was reported down along Glenwood Street.
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A couple of trees and a power line were reported down along Pacific Drive.
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Multiple trees were reported down on Spainhour Mill Road.
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Several power outages were reported due to fallen trees on power lines.
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There were reports of ten or more homes damaged from downed trees, with 20 to 30 people displaced.
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The automated weather station at the Winston Salem airport measured a 62 mph wind gust.
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A tree was reported down along Vance Road.
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Trees were reported down on power equipment.
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Trees were reported down on power equipment.
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Trees were reported down on power equipment.
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A tree was blown down along Jeannine Drive.
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A tree was blown down along Clover Street in Winston-Salem. Numerous other trees were blown down in the Winston-Salem area.
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A tree was blown down along Airport Road near Barkwood Drive.
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A tree was down along Merganser Way.
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Numerous trees were down in western and northwestern Winston-Salem. Trees were reported down on Austin Lane, Hedgecock Avenue, and Bartram Road.
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Several trees were down in the West End area and near downtown Winston-Salem including on Fourth Street.
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A tree was reported down on a house near Green Tree Drive and Franklin Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2 |
| 2007 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | 33 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 3 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
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