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Tornadoes in North Carolina

4 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in North Carolina since 1953.

Tornadoes — North Carolina — federal disaster declarations per year

19741989

Counties most affected

Nash County2 Lincoln County2 Burke County1 Caldwell County1 Catawba County1 Cherokee County1 Cleveland County1 Cumberland County1 Currituck County1 Dare County1 Davidson County1 Davie County1 Duplin County1 Durham County1 Forsyth County1 Franklin County1 Gaston County1 Gates County1 Graham County1 Granville County1 Greene County1 Guilford County1 Halifax County1 Hertford County1 Hyde County1 Iredell County1 Lenoir County1 Northampton County1 Pamlico County1 Perquimans County1 Pitt County1 Robeson County1 Rutherford County1 Sampson County1 Scotland County1 Union County1 Wake County1 Anson County1 Wayne County1 Bertie County1

Declarations

May 17, 1989Tornado13 counties

December 2, 1988Tornado9 counties

SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES

March 30, 1984Tornado14 counties

SEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES

April 12, 1974Tornado6 counties

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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