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Guilford County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
16
Tornado reports
206
Hail reports
142
Floods since 1996
924
All events
7
Deaths
$117.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Guilford 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.
The tornado initially touched down as an EF1 with winds around 100 mph near Old Plank Road in southwest Guilford County. It was in this area where the Apple Tree Academy sustained significant damage and two vehicles including a small bus were rolled 50 yards across the street. Fr…
Flash flooding from heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches closed several roads across the county. Multiple people were rescued from flooded vehicles in the city of Greensboro. Portions of the Pinecroft apartments were evacuated. A 87 year old male was evacuated to a Guilford County hot…
The tornado initially touched down on the north side of I-40 near where Willow Road crosses I-40. Damage at this point consisted of snapped trees and was consistent with 90 mph wind speeds, or EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado remained on the ground as it traveled no…
Numerous streets were closed in downtown Greensboro with as many as 50 to 100 water rescues performed, mainly from stalled out vehicles. Multiple buildings were flooded, with at least 10 to 15 on the UNC-Greenbsoro Campus alone. In addition, as many as two dozen businesses and go…
Senior Chad Wiley collapsed after a voluntary football workout on campus Tuesday May 27th. Chad was 22 years old.
The tornado, originally an EF-0, initially touched down just north of Squire Davis Park near the intersection of Sandy Ridge Road and Johnson Street. From there the tornado tracked northeast and intensified to EF-1 intensity as it approached the Farmers Market and Interstate 40. …
Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Guilford County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Guilford County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.
Tropical storm wind gusts caused significant damage to homes and other structures across the county. A total of 321 homes were damaged from fallen trees, with seven destroyed, 88 being classified as having major damage, 121 seeing minor damage and the rest listed as 'affected.' A…
Torrential rainfall of 6 to 8 inches caused widespread flooding across the county, which caused moderate flooding along North Buffalo and South Buffalo Creeks, as well as other creeks and streams throughout the county. Flooding damaged approximately 119 structures throughout the …
One quarter to one half of an inch of ice from freezing rain resulted in widespread downed trees and power-lines. Additionally, snowfall of 4 to 7 inches fell across northern portions of the county.
Lightning struck a large fuel tank at the Colonial Pipeline gasoline tank farm resulting in a large fire destroying the tank and resulting in the closure of Interstate 40 for four hours. The tank contained 840,000 gallons of gasoline at the time of the fire.
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Trees were reported down at Millennium Drive and North Church Street.
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Trees and power lines were reported down at Meadowlark Road and Eastchester Drive.
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Trees were reported down at Gatewood Avenue and East Wendover Avenue.
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An uprooted tree fell onto a shed.
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Trees were reported down along East Lee Street near Youngs Mill Road.
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One hundred power outages were reported due to trees on powerlines.
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One hundred power outages from trees down on power lines.
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A 59 mph wind gust was measured at the Piedmont Triad International Airport.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A total of 8 to 13 inches of snow fell across the county.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between two and three inches of snow and sleet fell across the county, along with trace amounts of freezing rain accumulation.
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A tree fell through the roof of a home in the town of Greensboro. No injuries were reported.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Minimum temperatures were in the middle to upper 20s across the county, including a reported low of 27 degrees at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.
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A tree was reported down along Bearhollow Road.
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Power outages were reported by Duke Energy caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging power equipment.
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The Piedmont Triad International Airport ASOS station reported a wind gust of 61 mph.
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Tree and power lines were reported down along Cypress Park Road.
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Tree and power lines were reported down near the intersection of South Holden Road and West Vandalia Road.
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Flooding was reported on East Cone Boulevard between North Church Street and Yanceyville Street.
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Trees were reported down near the intersection of Reedy Fork Parkway and Eckerson Road.
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Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Reedy Fork Parkway and Blue Stem Drive with cars stranded in flood waters.
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The USGS stream gage along Reedy Fork near Gibsonville rose above moderate flood stage to 14 feet. The gage rose 13 feet in 3 hours.
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The USGS stream gage along North Buffalo Creek at Westover Terrace rose above minor flood stage of 10 ft.
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There was a water rescue at Sycamore Glen Road and Reedy Fork Parkway after a vehicle stalled in flood waters.
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Flash flooding was reported along Highway 29 at the intersections of Wendover and Bessemer Avenues.
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There were reports of flooded roadways and a couple of water intrusion into structures in the city of Greensboro and locations to the south.
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Several trees were reported down, with around one thousand power outages.
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A tree was reported down near Belews Creek Road.
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The High Point fire department was deployed to multiple water rescues due to flash flooding.
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Roadways in High Point were closed due to flash flooding.
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There was a report of a water rescue due to a car stuck in flood waters.
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Trees were reported down on power lines at Alamance Church Road and Andrews Dairy Road, resulting in power outages.
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A tree was down at the 4400 block of Baylor Street.
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A tree was down at the 4200 block of Bell Orchard Drive.
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A tree was down on Air Harbor Road, between Quail Ridge Drive and Bass Chapel Road.
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A tree was blown down at the 400 block of North Bunker Hill Road.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Wayne Road and Alamance Road.
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A tree was blown down along Azalea Drive near Argonne Boulevard.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 |
| 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 0 |
| 2010 | 43 | 1 |
| 2009 | 31 | 0 |
| 2008 | 37 | 1 |
| 2007 | 28 | 0 |
| 2006 | 65 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 |
| 2003 | 24 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 2 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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