Chowan County tornado history

14 tornadoes touched Chowan County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 25, 2014). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 4 people.

14tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

2killed · 4 injured

35.5 milongest path · 2014

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F15

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	35.5 mi	400 yd	1	1
Mar 28, 1984	F2	6 mi	177 yd	1	1
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	35.5 mi	400 yd	2	0
May 9, 2008	EF2	11.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2004	F1	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1986	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 24, 1973	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 2017	EF0	11.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2021	EF0	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 9, 2003	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 20, 2021	EF0	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 5, 2017	EF0	11.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	35.5 mi	400 yd	2	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	35.5 mi	400 yd	1	1
May 9, 2008	EF2	11.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2004	F1	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 9, 2003	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1998	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1988	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1986	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1984, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Perquimans County, NC14 Washington County, NC13 Bertie County, NC30 Pasquotank County, NC20 Gates County, NC7 Hertford County, NC18 Camden County, NC6 Tyrrell County, NC17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chowan County, North Carolina had?

14 tornadoes touched Chowan County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chowan County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Apr 25, 2014, with a 35.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Chowan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (4 of 14). 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).