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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.

Thunderstorm WindApril 2, 2005
Perquimans · 1 killed · $5K damage
Strong WindJanuary 24, 2004
Ashe · 1 killed · 1 injured · $5K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 13, 2013
Orange · 1 killed · $3K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 1, 2012
Gates · 1 killed · $2K damage
Strong WindApril 4, 2000
Rutherford · 1 killed · $2K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 17, 2022
Franklin · 1 killed · $1K damage
Flash FloodJuly 13, 2010
Davidson · 1 killed · $1K damage
Strong WindDecember 9, 2009
Franklin · 1 killed · $1K damage
FloodJune 12, 2009
Craven · 1 killed · $1K damage
Strong WindJuly 15, 2004
Catawba · 1 killed · $1K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 13, 2013
Wilkes · 1 killed · $500 damage
LightningJune 29, 2025
Pender · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 16, 2025
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 11, 2025
Onslow · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 17, 2024
Coastal Pender · 1 killed ·
FloodAugust 10, 2024
Robeson · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 14, 2024
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2024
Coastal New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 27, 2024
Clay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 1, 2023
Coastal New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 17, 2023
Coastal Pender · 1 killed ·
Strong WindApril 1, 2023
Buncombe · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 3, 2022
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 3, 2022
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 14, 2022
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2022
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2021
Coastal Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 18, 2021
Coastal New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodNovember 12, 2020
Wake · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 12, 2020
Ocracoke Island · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 5, 2020
Gaston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 3, 2020
Northern Outer Banks · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 29, 2020
Coastal Pender · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 2, 2019
Coastal New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 30, 2019
Northern Outer Banks · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 28, 2019
Hatteras Island · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 18, 2019
Coastal Pender · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 1, 2019
Hatteras Island · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 23, 2019
Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 26, 2019
West Carteret · 1 killed ·

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.