Guilford County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Guilford County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 28, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 10 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 10 injured

32.8 milongest path · 2018

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

By rating

(E)F01

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F31

(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
Mar 28, 2010	EF3	3.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 8, 2008	EF2	3.9 mi	200 yd	3	1
Apr 15, 2018	EF2	32.8 mi	500 yd	5	0
Jun 16, 1954	F2	6.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Sep 17, 2004	F1	15.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 14, 1967	F1	6.1 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1957	F1	4.7 mi	50 yd	1	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	2.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1967	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	2.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2018	EF2	32.8 mi	500 yd	5	0
Mar 28, 2010	EF3	3.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 8, 2008	EF2	3.9 mi	200 yd	3	1
Jul 7, 2005	F0	5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2004	F1	15.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 1976	F1	0.7 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 14, 1967	F1	6.1 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1967	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 8, 2008, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Rockingham County, NC13 Alamance County, NC11 Randolph County, NC17 Forsyth County, NC16 Davidson County, NC15 Caswell County, NC7 Stokes County, NC10 Orange County, NC12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Guilford County, North Carolina had?

16 tornadoes touched Guilford 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 Guilford County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 28, 2010, with a 3.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Guilford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (4 of 16). 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).