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Winter in Alexander County, North Carolina

119 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

119 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 1.3%

Winter event locations in and around Alexander County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Alexander County, North Carolina, has 119 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 30 different years.

January is the busiest month, with 43 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 60 events against 59 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.3% of the 8,965 winter events recorded in North Carolina; its 45.8 per 100 square miles compares with 18.4 statewide.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with North Carolina

Measure	Alexander County	North Carolina	US
Winter events since 1950	119	8,965	287,339
Per 100 square miles	45.8	18.4	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	32.5	8.5	8.7
Deaths recorded	0	58	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Alexander County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
43Feb
35Mar
12Apr
1May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
3Dec
25

Winter events in Alexander County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 119 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
30 Jan 2026	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Feb 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2022	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2019	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Mar 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2017	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2016	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2015	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2015	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2015	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2014	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2014	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2013	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2013	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2013	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2013	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2013	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Mar 2006	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Ice Storm	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2005	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2004	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2003	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2003	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2003	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2002	Ice Storm	—	$8.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Apr 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2001	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2000	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2000	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 1999	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 1998	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 1997	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 1997	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1997	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 1996	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 1996	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Alexander County had?

119 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Alexander County?

30 Jan 2026 (Heavy Snow). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Alexander County?

The ice storm of 4 Dec 2002, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $8.0M.

How does Alexander County compare with North Carolina for winter?

45.8 events per 100 square miles against 18.4 statewide; the county holds 119 of the state's 8,965 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.