Tornado History Map

Robeson County, North Carolina tornado history

52 tornadoes recorded in or across Robeson County from 1957 to 2024, 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 Robeson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 52 tornadoes whose paths touched Robeson County, North Carolina between 1957 and 2024. They killed 15 people and injured 528. The busiest month is September, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 8 April 1957. The most recent was on 14 May 2024.

  • 52tornadoes
  • 15deaths
  • 528injuries
  • 549per 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 Robeson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02242%
F1 / EF12038%
F2 / EF2612%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF436%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Robeson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1970s.1950s31960s51970s101980s31990s92000s82010s102020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s10
1980s3
1990s9
2000s8
2010s10
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Sep.Jan0Feb5Mar9Apr9May8Jun4Jul2Aug3Sep10Oct0Nov2Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb5
Mar9
Apr9
May8
Jun4
Jul2
Aug3
Sep10
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Robeson County

Notable tornadoes in Robeson County

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

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