North Carolina

Tree removal in Rutherford County, NC

Rutherford County: 70 of 70 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees. The storm record, risk ratings, power utilities and towns.

wind reports mentioning trees: 70
tornado reports: 4
electric utilities: 6

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Storm record

2016–2025

Thunderstorm wind reports	70
Of those, mentioning trees	70
Tornado reports	4
Of those, mentioning trees	4
Latest report with trees	Sep 4, 2025

Source: NOAA Storm Events

Places named most often in tree reports

Place	Reports	Latest
Rutherfordton	8	Jun 17, 2025
Forest City	5	Aug 16, 2024
Bostic	4	Jun 25, 2025
Henrietta	4	Apr 10, 2021
Ruth	4	Jul 5, 2024
Ellenboro	3	Jul 13, 2023
Cliffside	2	Jul 21, 2020
Lake Lure	2	Oct 8, 2017

Source: NOAA Storm Events

FEMA risk ratings

Hurricanes	Relatively low
Ice storms	Relatively high
Strong wind	Relatively high
Tornadoes	Relatively moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Electric utilities serving the county

1	Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
2	Duke Energy Progress
3	Broad River Electric Coop, Inc
4	Rutherford Elec Member Corp
5	Town of Bostic
6	Town of Forest City

If a tree is on a line, call the utility first; each one has its own outage number.

Source: EIA-861, 2024

Homes

Households	26,590
Detached houses	7 in 10 homes
Owner-occupied	7 in 10 occupied homes
Median year built	1980

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

Towns in Rutherford County

Questions people ask

Rules in North Carolina

North Carolina: no statewide tree-work license turned up in our research, so proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation is the thing to ask for.

Claim complaints: North Carolina Department of Insurance.

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