Tornado History Map

Davidson County, North Carolina tornado history

17 tornadoes recorded in or across Davidson County from 1957 to 2016, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Davidson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 17 tornadoes whose paths touched Davidson County, North Carolina between 1957 and 2016. They killed 2 people and injured 24. The busiest month is March, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 16 November 2011. The most recent was on 3 February 2016.

  • 17tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 24injuries
  • 307per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Davidson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0635%
F1 / EF1953%
F2 / EF2212%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Davidson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1950s21960s21970s41990s22000s22010s5

The 2010s only run to 2016, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s4
1990s2
2000s2
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Mar.Jan0Feb3Mar4Apr1May3Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep2Oct1Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar4
Apr1
May3
Jun1
Jul1
Aug0
Sep2
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Davidson County

  • Deadliest and Strongest and Longest path: North Carolina tornado16 November 2011, EF2, 2 deaths, 15 injuries, 12.5 miles long
  • Most recent: North Carolina tornado3 February 2016, EF1, 1.7 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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