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Graham County, North Carolina

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1974 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

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Tornado reports
34
Hail reports
11
Floods since 1996
442
All events
2
Deaths
$1.2M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Graham County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 1 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19742026
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All storm eventsTornadoes

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.

April 3, 1974 · Graham, North Carolina
Tornado F2 Tornado2 deaths, 11 injuries
May 1, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Drought Drought
April 1, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Drought Drought
February 1, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 30, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
January 26, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 24, 2026 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
November 10, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
May 17, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down on roads in the Tapoco community.
March 4, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
February 20, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 22, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 20, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 9, 2025 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
August 17, 2024 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous trees blown down in Fontana Village and vicinity.
August 16, 2024 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down on Sweetwater Rd.
January 20, 2024 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 16, 2024 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 15, 2024 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
August 14, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported two or three trees blown down near the Tennessee border.
August 12, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Graham County. Public reported multiple large trees down in Robbinsville and vicinity alone.
August 12, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Hail Hail
Public reported half inch to three-quarter inch hail along Lower Mountain Creek Rd.
August 7, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported trees blown down on power lines near the Tennessee border.
March 3, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across Graham County.
February 27, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down along Santeetlah Rd and along Snowbird Rd.
February 11, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 13, 2023 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
December 23, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
August 3, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the northern part of Graham County.
June 17, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported several trees blown down in the western part of Graham County.
April 8, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
March 12, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 28, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 15, 2022 · Graham, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
February 6, 2021 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
February 1, 2021 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 7, 2021 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
December 25, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
December 24, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
December 1, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
November 30, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
October 29, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
April 9, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous tree limbs and at least two power lines blown down throughout Graham County.
February 28, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
February 21, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
February 8, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 27, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 11, 2020 · Graham, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous trees blown down throughout the county.
December 1, 2019 · Graham, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
July 19, 2019 · Graham, North Carolina
Hail Hail
Public reported quarter size hail near Stecoah.
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202660
202570
202450
202380
202270
202130
2020110
201940
2018100
201780
201680
2015100
2014130
2013120
201290
2011190
2010220
2009180
2008220
2007160
2006160
2005140
2004220
2003270
2002170
2001220
2000200
1999160
1998210
1997180
1996170
199540
199410
199350
199110
199010
197421