Greene County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Greene County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 28, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 18 and injured 246 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

18killed · 246 injured

85.7 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F15

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 28, 1984	F4	28 mi	1,223 yd	153	16
Feb 22, 1971	F3	85.7 mi	500 yd	60	2
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	20.4 mi	400 yd	30	0
Mar 4, 1977	F3	4.9 mi	60 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 2024	EF2	9.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 18, 2008	EF2	1.5 mi	150 yd	3	0
Apr 15, 1996	F2	1.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF1	4.2 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jan 14, 2006	F1	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 14, 2006	F1	0.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2009	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1966	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 8, 2024	EF2	9.5 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 29, 2014	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF1	4.2 mi	125 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF3	20.4 mi	400 yd	30
Mar 6, 2011	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 27, 2009	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 18, 2008	EF2	1.5 mi	150 yd	3
Jan 14, 2006	F1	0.7 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 14, 2006	F1	1.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 9, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 5, 1997	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1984, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Lenoir County, NC30 Pitt County, NC33 Wilson County, NC20 Wayne County, NC30 Edgecombe County, NC16 Jones County, NC23 Nash County, NC19 Johnston County, NC25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greene County, North Carolina had?

20 tornadoes touched Greene County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Greene County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 28, 1984, with a 28-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greene County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 20). 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).