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McDowell Mountains County, North Carolina

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2006 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
153
All events
0
Deaths
$3.6M
Property damage

Year by year

20062026
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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.

September 27, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm$3.0M damage
Tens of thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 70 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 90 mph on exposed high elevation ridgetops.
May 1, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Drought Drought
April 1, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Drought Drought
February 7, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
February 1, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 30, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
January 26, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 24, 2026 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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November 30, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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March 5, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Strong Wind Strong Wind1 injury
February 20, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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February 11, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 10, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 6, 2025 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 15, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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March 1, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 20, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 18, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 16, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 9, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 6, 2024 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 23, 2022 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 16, 2022 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
February 17, 2021 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Ice Storm Ice Storm
February 6, 2021 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 30, 2021 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 7, 2021 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 25, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 24, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 16, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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October 29, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
February 28, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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February 21, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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January 31, 2020 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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December 13, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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April 26, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
February 24, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
February 19, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 23, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 20, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
January 20, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 12, 2019 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Ice Storm Ice Storm
December 8, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
November 24, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Ice Storm Ice Storm
November 15, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Winter Weather Winter Weather
September 15, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 24, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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March 14, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
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March 13, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
March 2, 2018 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina
High Wind High Wind
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202670
202560
202480
202220
202140
202070
201980
2018120
201750
201640
201570
201470
201380
201260
201150
2010130
200970
2008170
2007190
200610