92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$48K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Graham County, North Carolina: 92 recorded events between 1990 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,309 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Graham County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Graham County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 92 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Graham County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,309 for this hazard and #80 within North Carolina, putting it in the 26.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Graham County with 19 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1997 | ROBBINSVILLE | 50 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | TAPOCO | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | FONTANA VLG | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | STECOAH | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | SANTEETLAH | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | TAPOCO | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | TAPOCO | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | MILLTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | SANTEETLAH | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | FONTANA VLG | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | SANTEETLAH | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The roof was blown off a barn near the intersection of Moose Branch Rd and highway 129. There were also quite a few trees blown down in the area. One tree fell on an automobile in the Snowbird area. There was also non-specific damage reported on the Skyway.
Numerous trees blown down countywide, many onto roads, and some into power lines, causing sporadic power outages. One tree fell on and damaged a mobile home in the Atoah Community. On Snowbird Road in Robbinsville, shingles were torn from a home, and the porch was torn from a mobile home next door.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Graham County, North Carolina?
92 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Graham County between 1990 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Graham County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Graham County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Graham County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Graham County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/graham-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.