276
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$876K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cleveland County, North Carolina: 276 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #553 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cleveland County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cleveland County is the 2010s, when 91 of the county's 276 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 Cleveland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #553 for this hazard and #24 within North Carolina, putting it in the 82.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cleveland County with 84 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2010 | SHELBY | 50 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | BOILING SPGS | 55 | 0 | 1 | $1K |
| Aug 18, 2000 | SHELBY | 65 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | POTTVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | KINGS MTN | 60 | $20K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | CASAR | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | LAWNDALE JCT | 50 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | TOLUCA | 55 | $2K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | ARCHDALE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | GROVER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | CASAR | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | SHELBY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | LAWNDALE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees were blown down across all of Cleveland County. Trees fell on and damaged homes on Robinwood Dr in Shelby and Ware Loop Dr in Kings Mountain. A mobile home was destroyed by a falling tree off Bell Rd in Kings Mountain. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. A wind gust of 65 mph was measured at the Shelby Airport as the line or storms moved over the area.
Two mobile homes were blown off their foundations and flipped about 100 feet on Lauren Sloan Dr west of Waco. Several trees were blown down in this same general area. Also, a barn was damaged near the intersection of highway 150 and Old Stubbs Rd. Also, several large limbs were blown down just south of Waco, with 1 limb on a house.
Straight line winds affected an area between Lawndale and Belwood. Several trees were uprooted, one of which fell on a manufactured home on West Stagecoach Trail just west of Lawndale. In addition, half the roof was blown off a barn on Old Belwood Rd.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cleveland County, North Carolina?
276 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cleveland County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cleveland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cleveland County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cleveland 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 Cleveland County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/cleveland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.