Tornado History Map

Rowan County, North Carolina tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Rowan County from 1965 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Rowan County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Rowan County, North Carolina between 1965 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 28 March 2010. The most recent was on 11 April 2024.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 8injuries
  • 293per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Rowan County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0320%
F1 / EF11067%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Rowan County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1960s21970s31980s11990s32000s12010s22020s3

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s3
1980s1
1990s3
2000s1
2010s2
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan2Feb2Mar2Apr4May3Jun0Jul0Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb2
Mar2
Apr4
May3
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Rowan County

  • Strongest: North Carolina tornado28 March 2010, EF2, 5 injuries, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: North Carolina tornado7 August 2023, EF1, 36.2 miles long
  • Most recent: North Carolina tornado11 April 2024, EF1, 1.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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