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Storm events on record through 30 Jun 2026

Winter events in Transylvania County, North Carolina The winter events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 153 winter events on record for Transylvania County, North Carolina, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest winter event on record is on 30 Jan 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 26 winter events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

Newest winter events on record

Jan 30 2026

Heavy Snow

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 24 2026

Ice Storm

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 10 2025

Winter Storm

On record for the forecast zone

Mar 1 2024

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 15 2022

Heavy Snow

On record for the forecast zone

Feb 17 2021

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Feb 6 2021

Heavy Snow

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 30 2021

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 7 2021

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 16 2020

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Feb 21 2020

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Feb 8 2020

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 31 2020

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 13 2019

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 23 2019

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 12 2019

Ice Storm

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 8 2018

Heavy Snow

On record for the forecast zone

Nov 24 2018

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Feb 4 2018

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 17 2018

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 31 2017

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 8 2017

Winter Storm

On record for the forecast zone

Mar 11 2017

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Jan 6 2017

Heavy Snow

On record for the forecast zone

Mar 3 2016

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Winter events by year

Winter events on record for Transylvania County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990s	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	8	5	26
2000s	9	2	4	7	8	12	3	5	7	7	64
2010s	9	4	3	10	6	3	4	4	4	3	50
2020s	4	4	1	0	1	1	2 (part of the year)				13

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Winter storm, snow and ice events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan47 events
Feb40 events
Mar18 events
Apr4 events
May0 events
Jun0 events
Jul0 events
Aug0 events
Sep0 events
Oct4 events
Nov9 events
Dec31 events

Beside the other counties

Winter events on record: Transylvania County beside the total of the counties of North Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Transylvania	All counties of North Carolina	All counties of the United States
Winter events, 1996 to 2026	153	7,686	185,985
Events for each 100 square miles	40.4	15.8	5.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	46.1	7.3	5.6

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More winter events on record

Winter events on record for Transylvania County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
15 Feb 2016	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2016	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2016	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Nov 2014	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
31 Oct 2014	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2014	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2014	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2014	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2013	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2012	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2012	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2012	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2011	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2011	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2010	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2010	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2010	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2010	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2010	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2010	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2010	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2010	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Oct 2009	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2009	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2009	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2008	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2008	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2008	Ice Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2007	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2006	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
11 Feb 2006	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2006	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Ice Storm	not recorded	$50 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
21 Nov 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2005	Ice Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Apr 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2004	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2003	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2003	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2003	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Apr 2003	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2002	Ice Storm	not recorded	$6.0 million	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2002	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2001	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2000	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Apr 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2000	Ice Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2000	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Dec 1999	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Mar 1999	Sleet	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Mar 1999	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Feb 1999	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Dec 1998	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Dec 1998	Sleet	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
11 Mar 1998	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Mar 1998	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Feb 1998	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Jan 1998	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 1998	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 1998	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Dec 1997	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Dec 1997	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Feb 1997	Winter Storm	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Jan 1997	Ice Storm	not recorded	$1.0 million	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1997	Sleet	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
11 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Winter events on record for Transylvania County, North Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/nc/transylvania/winter/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most winter events on record for Transylvania County?: January has 47 of the 153 winter events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many winter events are on record for North Carolina?: NCEI has 8,965 winter events on record for North Carolina from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Transylvania County compare with the other counties of North Carolina?: The counties of North Carolina have 15.8 winter events for each 100 square miles. Transylvania County has 40.4.
Why are some winter events on record for a forecast zone?: NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.