Alexander County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Alexander County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 7, 2005).

11tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
10 milongest path · 1998
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F16
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 7, 2005F24 mi100 yd00
May 7, 1998F110 mi200 yd00
Oct 23, 2017EF18.2 mi200 yd00
Oct 23, 2017EF16.5 mi750 yd00
Mar 23, 2022EF16.2 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF15.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF14.3 mi75 yd00
May 7, 1998F05 mi300 yd00
Apr 19, 2019EF00.5 mi75 yd00
Aug 18, 2011EF00.4 mi150 yd00
Mar 10, 1992F00.2 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 23, 2022EF16.2 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF15.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 19, 2019EF00.5 mi75 yd00
Oct 23, 2017EF16.5 mi750 yd00
Oct 23, 2017EF18.2 mi200 yd00
Aug 18, 2011EF00.4 mi150 yd00
Apr 28, 2011EF14.3 mi75 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F24 mi100 yd00
May 7, 1998F05 mi300 yd00
May 7, 1998F110 mi200 yd00
Mar 10, 1992F00.2 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Catawba County, NC20Iredell County, NC23Caldwell County, NC11Wilkes County, NC12Lincoln County, NC23Burke County, NC10Yadkin County, NC10Davie County, NC7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Alexander County, North Carolina had?

11 tornadoes touched Alexander County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Alexander County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 7, 2005, with a 4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Alexander County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (2 of 11). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).