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Wind in Catawba County, North Carolina
307 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.
Catawba County, North Carolina, has 307 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 85 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 154 events against 112 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 76.5 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
69 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 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 | Catawba County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 307 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 76.5 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 19.0 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
11Mar
8Apr
19May
49Jun
63Jul
85Aug
45Sep
15Oct
2Nov
5Dec
3
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 175 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 307. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2009 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 69 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 2005 | High Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2004 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Feb 1998 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Catawba County had?
307 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 Catawba County?
27 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Catawba County?
The thunderstorm wind of 4 May 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Catawba County compare with North Carolina for wind?
76.5 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 307 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.