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Wind in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
242 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
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.
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, has 242 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 67 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 126 events against 89 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 67.0 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
57 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
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 | Cabarrus County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 242 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 67.0 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 10.5 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
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10Mar
12Apr
20May
24Jun
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67Aug
35Sep
12Oct
4Nov
2Dec
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Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 172 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 242. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 35 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Oct 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 69 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 1998 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cabarrus County had?
242 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Cabarrus County?
16 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cabarrus County?
The high wind of 16 Apr 2007, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Cabarrus County compare with North Carolina for wind?
67.0 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 242 of the state's 22,958 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 Wind hub and the county page.