Tornado History

Cherokee Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cherokee, North Carolina. The records below identify 10 tornadoes from 1974 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $27.2M, with 4 deaths and 26 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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10recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$27.2Mminimum property damage
May 8, 2024latest tornado
21.5 milongest listed path
400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 3, 19741974EF2 March 2, 20122012F1 May 7, 19981998F1 April 2, 19741974F1 April 3, 19741974EF1 May 8, 20242024F0 April 4, 19741974F0 September 21, 19791979F0 April 16, 19911991EF0 March 17, 20182018© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

  • 19744
  • 19791
  • 19911
  • 19981
  • 20121
  • 20181
  • 20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 3, 1974F4Cherokee, North Carolina18.9 mi33 yd426$25.0M
March 2, 2012EF2Cherokee, North Carolina21.5 mi400 yd00$2.0M
May 7, 1998F1Cherokee, North Carolina9 mi100 yd00$75K
April 2, 1974F1Cherokee, North Carolina16.8 mi33 yd00$25K
April 3, 1974F1Cherokee, North Carolina0 mi33 yd00N/A
May 8, 2024EF1Cherokee, North Carolina2.33 mi40 yd00N/A
April 4, 1974F0Cherokee, North Carolina9.7 mi33 yd00$25K
September 21, 1979F0Cherokee, North Carolina0.1 mi100 yd00$25K
April 16, 1991F0Cherokee, North Carolina0.5 mi50 yd00$25K
March 17, 2018EF0Cherokee, North Carolina0.63 mi100 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.