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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.
Tornado (F1)April 15, 1996
Wake · 26 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 8, 2008
Forsyth · 2 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)September 27, 2024
Nash · 15 injured · $1.2M damage
Tornado (F4)May 7, 1998
Caldwell · 2 injured · $1.1M damage
Tornado (EF3)July 19, 2023
Edgecombe · $250K damage
Winter StormFebruary 2, 1996
Pitt · 86 injured · $75K damage
Winter StormFebruary 3, 1996
Onslow · 35 injured · $45K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 1, 2012
Beaufort · 40 injured ·
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.