Tornado History Map

Yadkin County, North Carolina tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Yadkin County from 1957 to 2022, 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 Yadkin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Yadkin County, North Carolina between 1957 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 24 May 2017. The most recent was on 26 May 2022.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 299per 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 Yadkin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1990%
F2 / EF2110%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Yadkin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1960s.1950s11960s31990s12000s32010s12020s1

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
1990s1
2000s3
2010s1
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jul.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr1May2Jun0Jul4Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr1
May2
Jun0
Jul4
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Yadkin County

  • Strongest: North Carolina tornado24 May 2017, EF2, 1 injury, 5.9 miles long
  • Longest path: North Carolina tornado30 March 1960, F1, 56.2 miles long
  • Most recent: North Carolina tornado26 May 2022, EF1, 1.5 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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