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Hurricanes & tropical storms in North Carolina
39 federal hurricanes & tropical storms disaster declarations in North Carolina since 1953.
Hurricanes & tropical storms — North Carolina — federal disaster declarations per year
19542025
Counties most affected
Brunswick County28New Hanover County26Hyde County26Carteret County26Dare County25Craven County25Onslow County25Pamlico County25Pender County25Columbus County24Beaufort County24Jones County23Pitt County22Lenoir County22Greene County21Bladen County21Duplin County21Chowan County21Bertie County20Wayne County19Currituck County19Sampson County19Tyrrell County19Hertford County18Martin County18Camden County18Perquimans County18Pasquotank County18Washington County18Cumberland County17Johnston County17Halifax County17Wilson County17Nash County17Northampton County17Edgecombe County17Robeson County17Davidson County16Gates County16Person County15Chatham County15Anson County15Orange County15Hoke County15Montgomery County15Alamance County15Moore County14Caswell County14Durham County14Forsyth County14Granville County14Guilford County14Harnett County14Lee County14Randolph County14Richmond County14Scotland County14Stokes County14Vance County14Warren County14Franklin County13Stanly County13Union County13Wake County13Rockingham County13Ashe County12Alleghany County12Rowan County12Yancey County11Yadkin County11McDowell County11Cabarrus County11Polk County11Watauga County11Buncombe County11Wilkes County11Surry County11Madison County11Avery County11Iredell County11Mecklenburg County10Henderson County10Haywood County10Davie County10Caldwell County10Burke County10Rutherford County10Transylvania County10Jackson County10Mitchell County10Alexander County9Gaston County9Graham County9Catawba County9Cleveland County9Lincoln County9Macon County9Swain County8Cherokee County7Clay County7
Declarations
September 11, 2025Tropical Depression7 counties
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL
October 19, 2024Tropical Storm6 counties
POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT
September 28, 2024Tropical Storm39 counties
TROPICAL STORM HELENE
September 26, 2024Tropical Storm100 counties
HURRICANE HELENE
August 6, 2024Tropical Storm74 counties
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
October 1, 2022Hurricane100 counties
HURRICANE IAN
September 8, 2021Hurricane11 counties
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED
October 14, 2020Hurricane16 counties
HURRICANE ISAIAS
August 2, 2020Hurricane100 counties
HURRICANE ISAIAS
October 4, 2019Hurricane28 counties
HURRICANE DORIAN
September 3, 2019Hurricane100 counties
HURRICANE DORIAN
January 31, 2019Hurricane21 counties
TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
September 14, 2018Hurricane52 counties
HURRICANE FLORENCE
September 10, 2018Hurricane100 counties
HURRICANE FLORENCE
October 10, 2016Hurricane50 counties
HURRICANE MATTHEW
October 7, 2016Hurricane66 counties
HURRICANE MATTHEW
August 31, 2011Hurricane38 counties
HURRICANE IRENE
August 25, 2011Hurricane34 counties
HURRICANE IRENE
September 1, 2010Hurricane30 counties
HURRICANE EARL
October 7, 2005Hurricane10 counties
HURRICANE OPHELIA
September 14, 2005Hurricane37 counties
HURRICANE OPHELIA
September 5, 2005Hurricane100 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
September 18, 2004Hurricane29 counties
HURRICANE IVAN
September 10, 2004Hurricane35 counties
TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
September 18, 2003Hurricane48 counties
HURRICANE ISABEL
September 16, 1999Hurricane66 counties
HURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONS
September 15, 1999Hurricane66 counties
HURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
September 9, 1999Hurricane6 counties
HURRICANE DENNIS
September 1, 1999Hurricane11 counties
HURRICANE DENNIS
August 27, 1998Hurricane30 counties
HURRICANE BONNIE
September 6, 1996Hurricane58 counties
HURRICANE FRAN
July 18, 1996Hurricane17 counties
HURRICANE BERTHA
September 10, 1993Hurricane1 counties
HURRICANE EMILY
September 25, 1989Hurricane29 counties
HURRICANE HUGO
September 21, 1984Hurricane6 counties
HURRICANE DIANA
September 16, 1960Hurricane
HURRICANE DONNA
October 1, 1958Hurricane
HURRICANE & SEVERE STORM
August 13, 1955Hurricane
HURRICANES
October 17, 1954Hurricane
HURRICANE
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.