DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Hazards / Winter storms / North Carolina

Winter storms in North Carolina

5 federal winter storms disaster declarations in North Carolina since 1953.

Winter storms — North Carolina — federal disaster declarations per year

19772026

Counties most affected

Guilford County5 Warren County5 Rockingham County5 Caswell County5 Catawba County5 Davidson County5 Davie County5 Lincoln County5 Iredell County5 Surry County5 Forsyth County5 Stokes County5 Gaston County5 Yadkin County5 Cleveland County5 Rowan County4 Polk County4 Person County4 Orange County4 Durham County4 Montgomery County4 Franklin County4 Granville County4 Wilkes County4 McDowell County4 Watauga County4 Madison County4 Haywood County4 Henderson County4 Alexander County4 Burke County4 Yancey County4 Caldwell County4 Wake County4 Vance County4 Alamance County4 Cherokee County4 Rutherford County4 Transylvania County3 Alleghany County3 Ashe County3 Avery County3 Buncombe County3 Cabarrus County3 Gates County3 Graham County3 Halifax County3 Hertford County3 Jackson County3 Johnston County3 Macon County3 Mecklenburg County3 Mitchell County3 Moore County3 Northampton County3 Randolph County3 Swain County3 Wilson County3 Union County2 Pasquotank County2 Pender County2 Dare County2 Pitt County2 Craven County2 Columbus County2 Stanly County2 Clay County2 Chowan County2 Beaufort County2 Chatham County2 Hyde County2 Carteret County2 Camden County2 Lee County2 Lenoir County2 Brunswick County2 Harnett County2 Edgecombe County2 Nash County2 New Hanover County2 Bertie County2 Pamlico County2 Washington County1 Bladen County1 Robeson County1 Wayne County1 Cumberland County1 Hoke County1 Martin County1 Onslow County1 Duplin County1 Sampson County1 Scotland County1 Tyrrell County1 Perquimans County1 Greene County1 Jones County1 Currituck County1 Anson County1 Richmond County1

Declarations

January 24, 2026Winter Storm100 counties

SEVERE WINTER STORM

February 23, 1996Snowstorm34 counties

January 13, 1996Snowstorm70 counties

March 17, 1993Snowstorm59 counties

SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM

March 2, 1977Snowstorm30 counties

DROUGHT & FREEZING

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

Winter storms in North Carolina | DisasterAtlasUSA