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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.
Rip CurrentSeptember 22, 2004
Currituck · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2004
Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 28, 2004
Hyde · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 18, 2004
Carteret · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 17, 2004
Brunswick · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 4, 2003
Dare · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 22, 2003
Orange · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 11, 2003
Union · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 19, 2003
Craven · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High WindDecember 25, 2002
Ashe · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2002
Vance · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 24, 2002
Dare · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 23, 2002
Carteret · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2002
Dare · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2002
Carteret · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 23, 2002
Moore · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 4, 2002
Rowan · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 8, 2001
Burke · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 17, 2001
Mecklenburg · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 19, 2000
Rowan · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 20, 2000
New Hanover · 1 killed ·
Strong WindAugust 18, 2000
Iredell · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 25, 2000
Mitchell · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Dense FogApril 13, 2000
Mcdowell · 1 killed · 14 injured ·
Hurricane (Typhoon)October 16, 1999
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 15, 1999
Bertie · 1 killed ·
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 14, 1999
Jones · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 8, 1999
Jackson · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
HeatAugust 2, 1999
Edgecombe · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 25, 1999
Scotland · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 24, 1999
Wake · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Johnston · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 1999
Columbus · 1 killed · 15 injured ·
Flash FloodJanuary 23, 1999
Mecklenburg · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 1, 1998
Wayne · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 23, 1998
Carteret · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowDecember 29, 1997
Stokes · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 1997
Robeson · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 1, 1997
Wake · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 15, 1997
Henderson · 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.