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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.

High SurfNovember 15, 2009
Eastern Dare · 1 killed ·
Strong WindNovember 12, 2009
Rockingham · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 25, 2009
New Hanover · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 18, 2009
Eastern Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 8, 2009
New Hanover · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 27, 2009
Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2009
Eastern Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 27, 2009
New Hanover · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 8, 2009
Buncombe · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 6, 2009
New Hanover · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 31, 2008
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 7, 2008
Pender · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Strong WindJune 27, 2008
Eastern Polk · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 10, 2008
Pitt · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 27, 2008
Guilford · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMarch 9, 2008
Mecklenburg · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2008
Mecklenburg · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 20, 2007
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 10, 2007
Cumberland · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2007
Eastern Hyde · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 1, 2007
Eastern Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 16, 2007
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 27, 2007
Eastern Hyde · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 12, 2007
Onslow · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 5, 2007
Carteret · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 22, 2006
Eastern Dare · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 8, 2006
Moore · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2006
Carteret · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 14, 2006
Franklin · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 11, 2006
Orange · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 8, 2006
Craven · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherDecember 15, 2005
Granville · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 27, 2005
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2005
Harnett · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2005
Person · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 13, 2005
Wake · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2005
Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 27, 2005
Dare · 1 killed ·
High SurfSeptember 25, 2004
Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 23, 2004
Currituck · 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.