Yadkin County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Yadkin 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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

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. May 24, 2017Tornado$9.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm dropped a tornado near the intersection of Highways 601 and 801 in Davie County (see Storm Data for North Carolina, Northwest, Northcentral, for more information on the beginning portion of this Tornado). It then progressed north and east into Yadkin County where it produced a continuous path of 4.1 miles where it produced an injury just southwest of Baity Road when a tree limb was blown into a mobile home that was occupied at the time. The tornado continued to move northeast at around 40 mph for the next 4.1 miles, lifting and dissipating just northeast of Watkins Road. Approximately 45 homes and other buildings were at least partially damaged along the tornado…

2. Oct 11, 2018Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roads were closed due to flooding and a number of roads were damaged. Reported flooding included Taylor Road and Binkley Road at Baltimore Road. Bloomtown Road sustained damage from the flood waters, causing a portion of the roadway to wash away. The County was later included in a request by the state of North Carolina for a Presidential Major Disaster declaration. Significant agricultural damage was reported in Yadkin County as well and the county submitted a request for agricultural disaster relief.

3. Jul 13, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   In advance of an approaching cold front, thundestorms developed. Some of these storms became severe producing damaging winds and large hail. The severe winds ranged generally between 60 and 75 mph with numerous reports of large trees down. A 100 year old, 50 foot tall, with a 3 foot diameter trunk oak tree and a 40 foot tall sycamore tree in Yadkin County was among this lot. In locations of Rockingham, Stokes, and Yadkin Counties some of the downed trees fell on houses and vehicles. The hail that fell ranged from penny to nickel size.

4. Jul 8, 2016Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by a line of severe thunderstorms across portions of Yadkin County. Near the Hamptonville area, one fallen tree caused minor damage to a home while another fallen tree landed on a patrol car, destroying the vehicle. Another tree fell and caused damage to a bridge along Wesley Road near the the Boonville area.

5. Jun 13, 2013Hail$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A broad region of large hail fell in association with thunderstorms along a squall line. Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell over a generous portion of Yadkinville, and some cars were damaged. Damage values are estimated.

6. Jul 9, 2023Lightning$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A lightning strike destroyed a home on Brown Road near Hamptonville.

7. Apr 16, 2007High Wind, Yadkin$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down during the day with fewer during the evening hours. At one point, 500 electric customers were without power.

8. Feb 6, 2020Flash Flood$145,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple roads were closed across Yadkin County due to flooding and several creeks were reported flowing out of their banks. Cornelius Road, Griffin Road and Swan Creek Pypass were all reported as damaged and out of operation for up to several weeks. The NC Department of Transportation reported several paved roads and 20 gravel roads needing repair with total estimated cost of around $145,000.

9. Sep 2, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds blew trees down near and west of Yadkinville. Along Hoots Road, trees came down on a power line. These subsequently fell on a house, trapping its occupants. Also, a roof was blown off a barn along Old Route 21 around three miles west of town. Damage values are estimated.

10. Feb 1, 1996Ice Storm, Yadkin$100,000

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

105°F2 times, most recently Jul 8, 1977

All-time low

−8°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

75°F3 times, most recently Aug 5, 2010

Coldest day

18°F2 times, most recently Feb 20, 2015

Wettest day

6.57 inAug 10, 1970

Snowiest day

16.0 inJan 22, 1987

Hottest year

1990mean 61.3°F

Coldest year

1997mean 54.6°F

Wettest year

202071.88 in

Driest year

200127.58 in

Snowiest season

35.9 in1986-87

Station Yadkinville 6 E (USC00319675), 875 ft elevation, 7.4 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1957 to October 27, 2026; 99.4% 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 USC00319675.
• 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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