Randolph County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Randolph County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 7, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 21 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 21 injured

28 milongest path · 1991

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F17

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 7, 1965	F3	1 mi	33 yd	4	1
Nov 16, 2011	EF2	12.5 mi	200 yd	15	2
Mar 29, 1991	F2	28 mi	300 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 1977	F2	9.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1954	F2	2.1 mi	110 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 1975	F1	7.1 mi	67 yd	1	0
May 28, 1973	F1	4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1970	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 6, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 2011	EF2	12.5 mi	200 yd	15	2
Aug 27, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 11, 1995	F0	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1991	F2	28 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1989	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1989	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1983	F0	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 1977	F2	9.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1975	F1	7.1 mi	67 yd	1	0

Deadliest: Nov 16, 2011, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Davidson County, NC15 Guilford County, NC16 Montgomery County, NC8 Chatham County, NC12 Alamance County, NC11 Moore County, NC16 Stanly County, NC17 Forsyth County, NC16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Randolph County, North Carolina had?

17 tornadoes touched Randolph 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 Randolph County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 7, 1965, with a 1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Randolph County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (4 of 17). 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).