High Point, North Carolina tornadoes

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17confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of High Point since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 18, 2021, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total17within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthMarch5 of 17
StrongestEF3Mar 28, 2010
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries5whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond High Point.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 5Apr: 1May: 5Jun: 0Jul: 0Aug: 1Sep: 3Oct: 2Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

March is the peak month, with 5 of 17 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 1: 0: 23 PM: 5: 0: 66 PM: 0: 1: 09 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 11960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 02010: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
4
EF1
11
EF2
1
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

EF2, May 8, 2008

1 deaths, 3 injuries Strongest

EF3, March 28, 2010

3.46 mile path Longest path

7.1 miles, F1

March 24, 1975, whole path Widest

500 yards, EF1

March 18, 2021
Every tornado

All 17 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 18, 2021EF12.63 mi500 yd00
Mar 28, 2010EF33.46 mi250 yd00
Mar 28, 2010EF10.83 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2008EF23.85 mi200 yd13
Sep 14, 2007EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Sep 14, 2007EF00.1 mi25 yd00
May 7, 1998F11.5 mi30 yd00
May 7, 1998F10.1 mi100 yd00
Mar 8, 1983F00.1 mi17 yd00
Oct 8, 1976F10.7 mi13 yd00
Oct 8, 1976F10.5 mi13 yd00
Mar 24, 1975F17.1 mi67 yd01
May 28, 1973F14 mi10 yd00
Aug 18, 1970F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 11, 1961F00.5 mi27 yd00
Sep 29, 1959F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 5, 1957F14.7 mi50 yd01
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High Point and its county

High Point spans 4 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Guilford County (16 tornadoes), Davidson County (16), Forsyth County (16), and Randolph County (17). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.