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Polk 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
104
All events
0
Deaths
$1.5M
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
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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 80-90 mph on exposed high elevation ridgetops.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
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