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Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1970 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
3
Tornado reports
91
Hail reports
97
Floods since 1996
550
All events
3
Deaths
$80.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Transylvania County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 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.
Excessive rain in conjunction with significant flooding of the French Broad and North Transylvania Rivers resulted in 40 to 50 mobile homes and 2 bridges destroyed. In addition, 34 roads were under water through noon on the 8th.
Thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70-80 mph on exposed high elevation ridgetops.
Stream gauges and county comms reported major flash flooding developed along the headwaters of the French Broad basin after 15-22 inches of rain fell across much of the county over three days. Flash flooding first developed along the French Broad River near Rosman, where Depot St…
Stream gauges indicated significant flash flooding developed for the second day in a row near the upper reaches of the French Broad River after 3 to 6 inches of rain fell in the headwaters in just a few hours. This was on top of the 6-12 inches that fell durimg the morning of the…
Stream gauges indicated and an NWS flood survey confirmed significant flash flooding developed near the upper reaches of the French Broad River after as much as a foot of rain fell in the headwaters in less than six hours. Multiple structures along the river were inundated in the…
Flooding began across the county around midnight, as Rosman was evacuated when the French Broad River began to flood. Overnight, flooding spread across much of the remainder of the county, with evacuations required in the Duckworth and Pisgah Forest areas. Numerous roads were clo…
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Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in eastern Transylvania County.
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Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage.
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Flood Flood
A stream gauge on the French Broad River above Highway 178 at Rosman exceeded minor flood stage after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in the headwaters in around 48 hours, with around 2 inches falling in a few hours on the morning of the 29th. At this level flooding of Champion Park a…
Flood Flood
Although heavy rain and flash flooding ended across Transylvania County by afternoon, flooding continued along the upper French Broad River and its tributaries as water from extreme rainfall continued to funnel downstream through the watershed. While most of the streams, includin…
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A stream gauge on Davidson River in the Pisgah Forest area indicated flash flooding developed after 4 to 5 inches of rain fell across the basin in less than 24 hours, with 1 to 2.5 inches of that falling in less than 3 hours. Davidson River Rd and Wilson Rd were inundated in Pisg…
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Fire dept reported numerous trees and a few power lines blown down in the Lake Toxaway area.
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County comms reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 64 between Rosman and Brevard.
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Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down in the Rosman area.
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Flood Flood
Although heavy rain ended across Transylvania County during the afternoon of the 9th, runoff from the rainfall resulted in persistent flooding across the French Broad and adjacent basins, including Davidson River and Little River. Multiple roads remained impassable and closed dur…
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County comms reported a power line blown down and a tree down across Blue Ridge Rd.
Hail Hail
Public reported up to quarter size hail in the Cedar Mountain area.
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Law enforcement reported a tree blown down on Hannah Ford Rd near Green Rd in Brevard. Public reported another tree damaged, along with some large limbs down in Cedar Mountain.
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Flood Flood
Stream gauges indicated minor flooding developed during the early morning hours of the 27th after 3.5 to 5 inches of rain fell across northern Transylvania county in about 24 hours. The French Broad River at flooded Depot St and E Main St in Rosman. The Davidson River inundated D…
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An automated stream gauge on the French Broad River at Rosman indicated the river briefly exceeded flood stage after 3.5 to 5 inches of rain fell over the headwaters in 12-18 hours, with more than half of that falling during the late morning and afternoon of the 26th. The main im…
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County comms reported several tributaries of the French Broad River overflowed their banks in the Brevard area after 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell. Several roads were inundated, including Wilson Rd and Barclay Rd.
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Flood Flood
Although heavy rain ended across the upper French Broad basin during the late afternoon and early evening, runoff from the storm total 8 to 20 inch rainfall resulted in persistent and expanding flooding throughout Transylvania County. In addition to the continued problems at Rosm…
Flood Flood
Stream gauges near the headwaters of the French Broad River as well as multiple tributaries, including Davidson River and Little River, exceeded their established flood stages after 4.5 to 6.5 inches of rain fell throughout the basin throughout the 25th into the early morning hou…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 39 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | 0 |
| 2004 | 22 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
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