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North Carolina Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, North Carolina has logged 49,032 severe-weather events — about 1,582 a year — with 561 direct deaths, 1,744 injuries and $13.5B in reported property damage.

By event type

Thunderstorm Wind16,96529 d$127.3M
Hail8,229—$159.0M
Winter Weather4,3026 d$871K
Flash Flood4,051141 d$2.5B
Winter Storm2,29712 d$35.0M
Heavy Snow1,7244 d$4.0M
High Wind1,71113 d$141.1M
Drought1,627——
Flood1,19436 d$1.1B
Tornado1,02252 d$1.1B
Heavy Rain821—$11.3M
Lightning81141 d$54.8M
Strong Wind77124 d$42.3M
Tropical Storm64415 d$613.3M
Ice Storm4861 d$301.4M
Cold/Wind Chill4709 d$275K

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (488)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

Storm Surge/TideAugust 26, 2011
Eastern Dare · $40.0M damage
Storm Surge/TideAugust 26, 2011
Western Hyde · $40.0M damage
Storm Surge/TideAugust 26, 2011
Beaufort · $40.0M damage
FloodSeptember 7, 2004
Buncombe · $40.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 4, 2002
Mecklenburg · $40.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 15, 1999
New Hanover · $37.0M damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2018
Cumberland · $35.3M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 27, 2024
Buncombe · $35.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 26, 1998
Brunswick · $35.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 13, 2018
Onslow · $34.5M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 13, 2018
Jones · $32.8M damage
Flash FloodJuly 6, 2025
Orange · $30.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 16, 2011
Greene · 30 injured · $30.0M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 13, 2018
Pamlico · $29.9M damage
High WindSeptember 27, 2024
Watauga · $28.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 13, 2018
Craven · $28.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 14, 1999
Carteret · $28.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 13, 2005
Carteret · 5 injured · $27.9M damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2018
Orange · $26.4M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 26, 1998
New Hanover · $26.2M damage
FloodSeptember 27, 2024
Madison · $25.0M damage
Flash FloodSeptember 27, 2024
Mecklenburg · $25.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 15, 2019
Johnston · $25.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 26, 2011
Carteret · $25.0M damage
Storm Surge/TideAugust 26, 2011
Carteret · $25.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 16, 2011
Johnston · 67 injured · $25.0M damage
High WindSeptember 5, 1996
Robeson · 2 injured · $24.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 15, 1999
Pender · $22.0M damage
Winter StormFebruary 3, 1998
Eastern Dare · $22.0M damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2018
Richmond · $21.8M damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2018
Randolph · $21.1M damage
FloodSeptember 17, 2018
Wayne · $20.9M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 27, 2024
Henderson · $20.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)May 24, 2017
Stokes · $20.0M damage
Storm Surge/TideAugust 26, 2011
Tyrrell · $20.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 4, 2002
Gaston · $18.0M damage
High WindSeptember 5, 1996
Columbus · 1 injured · $18.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)July 12, 1996
New Hanover · $18.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 17, 2003
Carteret · $16.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 25, 2014
Beaufort · 16 injured · $15.0M damage

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.