Granville County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Granville County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Oct 29, 2020Strong Wind, Granville$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Granville County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Granville County as a result of the strong winds.

2. Feb 24, 2016Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched|down in eastern Granville County and continued into western Vance|County. The tornado initially touched down at location along Salem|Road, about 3.7 miles northeast of Oxford. The tornado then|traveled northeast passing by and just to the north of the|Henderson-Oxford Airport. The tornado then crossed into Vance|County and continued for another 2.5 miles. The total path length was|approximately 5 miles.||The damage along this path consisted of several stands of|softwood trees snapped and blown down, several outbuildings blown|down and/or destroyed, several cars and storage trailers uplifted|and carried up to 50…

3. Feb 25, 2015Winter Storm, Granville$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snowfall/sleet amounts of 6 to 8 inches fell across the county. The heavy wet snow caused extensive power outages from falling trees and power lines.

4. Oct 11, 2018Tropical Storm, Granville$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical storm wind gusts downed numerous trees, caused widespread power outages and produced a variety of damage to homes throughout the county.

5. Mar 6, 2014Ice Storm, Granville$277,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   One quarter of an inch of ice from freezing rain resulted in widespread downed trees and power-lines. Additionally, snowfall of 1 to 2 inches fell across the county.

6. Sep 18, 2003Hurricane (Typhoon), Granville$254,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the Outer Banks just north of Cape Lookout around 1 pm on September 18, 2003. The eye of the storm tracked northeast passing over eastern Halifax County. Winds gusts to near Hurricane force were recorded over Halifax county. Many locations across the Coastal Plain and even back into the Triangle received wind gusts between 50 to 70 mph late in the afternoon until early evening. Many trees were uprooted falling on vehicles and homes all across the area. One person was killed in Franklin county when their vehicle struck a downed tree. Up to 6 inches of rain fell across Edgecombe, Halifax and Wilson counties resulting in flooding of several roads.

7. Jul 20, 2006Lightning$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning hit the roof of Hudson's Funeral Home on West Lyon Station Road.

8. May 28, 2010Lightning$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A two-story log cabin burned down on Lake Hart Trail in Brassfield, NC. A lightning strike caused the fire. Firefighters took seven hours to put out the blaze and used 200,000 gallons of water.

9. Oct 27, 2010Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A supercell thunderstorm moving northeast across Orange and Person counties had already produced a tornado near Cedar Grove in northern Orange County. This same storm produced a second tornado which touched down just east of Berea in Granville County. This EF-0 tornado tracked over 5 miles with a path width near 100 yards and winds of 80 to 85 mph. The tornado touched down north of Highway 158 near the intersection of Bob Daniel Road and Hebron Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and shingles were blown off houses. The tornado continued moving east-northeast partially removing the roof from a house on Hebron Road and destroying 2 sheds at 1657 Elam Currin Road. The tornado then…

10. Oct 8, 2016Strong Wind, Granville$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Granville County, including on homes, cars, and power lines. Numerous customers lost power in Granville County as a result of the strong winds.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°FJul 5, 2024

All-time low

−9°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Jul 18, 2025

Coldest day

17°F2 times, most recently Jan 21, 1985

Wettest day

6.45 inOct 8, 2016

Snowiest day

17.9 inJan 25, 2000

Hottest year

2024mean 64.4°F

Coldest year

1969mean 57.0°F

Wettest year

201860.29 in

Driest year

197633.71 in

Snowiest season

25.8 in1999-00

Station Raleigh Airport (USW00013722), 395 ft elevation, 23.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1944 to October 25, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013722.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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