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Wind in Gates County, North Carolina
98 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.
NCEI records 98 wind events in Gates County, North Carolina, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 32 years.
June is the busiest month, with 25 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 65 events against 28 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 28.8 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
8 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 98 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 28.8 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 94.5 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
6Mar
6Apr
5May
21Jun
25Jul
20Aug
5Sep
6Oct
0Nov
1Dec
0
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
All 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 1 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 83 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | High Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 31 Mar 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Gates County had?
98 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 Gates County?
23 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Gates County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Feb 2020, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25K.
How does Gates County compare with North Carolina for wind?
28.8 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 98 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.