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Tornado Warnings in North Carolina, 2020

141 tornado warnings in 2020. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
141
Busiest month
April37 tornado warnings
Busiest day
August 4, 202030 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 10:31 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPUnion17 min
Jan 11, 11:56 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Hoke16 min
Jan 12, 12:52 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson26 min
Jan 12, 1:02 AM ESTTornado WarningILMRobeson28 min
Jan 12, 1:15 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHSampson, Wayne30 min
Jan 12, 2:37 AM ESTTornado WarningMHXMartin, Washington38 min
Jan 12, 2:40 AM ESTTornado WarningAKQBertie24 min
Feb 6, 9:48 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln27 min
Feb 6, 10:08 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPCatawba, Lincoln42 min
Feb 6, 10:47 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPDavie, Rowan43 min
Feb 6, 10:55 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston35 min
Feb 6, 11:04 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg41 min
Feb 6, 11:12 AM ESTTornado WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth33 min
Feb 6, 11:22 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg38 min
Feb 6, 11:28 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg32 min
Feb 6, 11:43 AM ESTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan32 min
Feb 6, 11:55 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedRAHDavidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Stanly35 min
Feb 6, 12:12 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPMecklenburg, Union33 min
Feb 6, 12:31 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph29 min
Feb 6, 12:34 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus9 min
Feb 6, 12:41 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHStanly20 min
Feb 6, 12:52 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHDurham, Orange, Person23 min
Feb 6, 2:30 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHFranklin, Nash13 min
Feb 6, 7:54 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXTyrrell, Washington24 min
Feb 6, 8:47 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXCraven28 min
Apr 13, 3:18 AM EDTTornado WarningGSPTransylvania27 min
Apr 13, 3:41 AM EDTTornado WarningGSPHenderson, Polk, Transylvania34 min
Apr 13, 4:12 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKSurry, Yadkin33 min
Apr 13, 5:06 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHDavidson, Forsyth, Guilford24 min
Apr 13, 5:19 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKRockingham26 min
Apr 13, 5:36 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKRockingham24 min
Apr 13, 5:45 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Chatham, Guilford, Randolph30 min
Apr 13, 5:58 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKCaswell47 min
Apr 13, 6:10 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Orange35 min
Apr 13, 6:32 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Durham, Orange28 min
Apr 13, 6:41 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHGranville, Person34 min
Apr 13, 7:19 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland13 min
Apr 13, 7:47 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHVance, Warren28 min
Apr 13, 8:10 AM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Pender35 min
Apr 13, 8:50 AM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender25 min
Apr 13, 9:15 AM EDTTornado WarningILMPender30 min
Apr 13, 9:21 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILMBrunswick, New Hanover24 min
Apr 13, 9:30 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow45 min
Apr 13, 9:40 AM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover17 min
Apr 13, 9:55 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Hyde37 min
Apr 13, 9:56 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXTyrrell, Washington34 min
Apr 13, 10:06 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMHXBeaufort, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico39 min
Apr 13, 10:19 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Craven, Pamlico26 min
Apr 13, 10:20 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Pamlico40 min
Apr 25, 7:50 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPMacon25 min
Apr 25, 8:24 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPPolk36 min
Apr 25, 8:40 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCleveland35 min
Apr 25, 9:14 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston31 min
Apr 25, 9:44 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston31 min
Apr 25, 9:53 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg37 min
Apr 25, 10:06 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPGaston, Mecklenburg24 min
Apr 25, 10:22 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union23 min
Apr 25, 10:33 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPMecklenburg27 min
Apr 25, 10:43 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg32 min
Apr 26, 12:56 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Hoke, Scotland34 min
Apr 26, 1:25 AM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland23 min
Apr 26, 3:38 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXCarteret41 min
May 21, 1:17 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedILMBrunswick, New Hanover28 min
May 21, 2:44 AM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus31 min
May 21, 2:32 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXOnslow13 min
May 21, 3:41 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore34 min
May 22, 3:31 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston29 min
May 22, 3:53 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPGaston, Mecklenburg26 min
May 22, 5:56 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHHarnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore18 min
May 27, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHChatham, Harnett, Wake17 min
May 27, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHWarren22 min
May 28, 5:40 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHSampson35 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedAKQHertford, Northampton25 min
Jul 29, 4:24 PM EDTTornado WarningILMNew Hanover, Pender5 min
Aug 3, 7:49 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick26 min
Aug 3, 8:03 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus17 min
Aug 3, 8:10 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus, New Hanover35 min
Aug 3, 8:25 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover35 min
Aug 3, 8:50 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender25 min
Aug 3, 9:31 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXHyde, Tyrrell, Washington14 min
Aug 3, 9:56 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender34 min
Aug 3, 11:14 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQPasquotank, Perquimans31 min
Aug 3, 11:21 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Pamlico24 min
Aug 3, 11:40 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCamden, Pasquotank35 min
Aug 3, 11:51 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCamden, Currituck24 min
Aug 3, 11:53 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQPasquotank, Perquimans37 min
Aug 4, 12:08 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort22 min
Aug 4, 12:16 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQCamden, Currituck29 min
Aug 4, 12:21 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQCamden, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans24 min
Aug 4, 12:47 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Martin, Washington28 min
Aug 4, 12:56 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Martin, Washington19 min
Aug 4, 1:09 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQBertie36 min
Aug 4, 1:29 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXHyde, Tyrrell, Washington31 min
Aug 4, 1:40 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQBertie, Hertford, Northampton35 min
Aug 4, 1:57 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQBertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford33 min
Aug 4, 1:57 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXTyrrell, Washington18 min
Aug 4, 2:00 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQBertie, Hertford, Northampton30 min
Aug 4, 2:11 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQChowan, Perquimans34 min
Aug 4, 2:18 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQGates, Hertford27 min
Aug 4, 2:21 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAKQHertford, Northampton24 min
Aug 4, 2:34 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQChowan, Gates, Hertford, Perquimans26 min
Aug 4, 2:37 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQCamden, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans23 min
Aug 4, 2:57 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAKQCamden, Gates, Pasquotank33 min
Aug 4, 3:05 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQChowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans25 min
Aug 4, 3:43 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQGates32 min
Sep 1, 3:50 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQPasquotank, Perquimans25 min
Sep 17, 5:16 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXPamlico29 min
Sep 17, 8:17 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXCarteret, Craven28 min
Sep 17, 9:16 PM EDTTornado WarningMHXCarteret14 min
Sep 18, 1:33 AM EDTTornado WarningMHXBeaufort, Hyde, Pamlico42 min
Sep 25, 6:14 PM EDTTornado WarningILMRobeson31 min
Sep 25, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningILMColumbus, Robeson13 min
Sep 29, 7:47 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBladen, Robeson12 min
Oct 11, 2:39 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHAnson, Richmond28 min
Oct 11, 5:06 PM EDTTornado WarningILMColumbus19 min
Oct 11, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus32 min
Oct 11, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningILMColumbus26 min
Oct 11, 6:37 PM EDTTornado WarningILMColumbus23 min
Oct 11, 6:50 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPMecklenburg, Union25 min
Oct 29, 10:19 PM EDTTornado WarningRAHAlamance, Guilford26 min
Oct 29, 10:28 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKCaswell, Rockingham32 min
Dec 16, 1:44 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXCraven, Jones31 min
Dec 24, 12:03 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus, Robeson27 min
Dec 24, 12:12 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus33 min
Dec 24, 1:16 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus29 min
Dec 24, 2:25 PM ESTTornado WarningILMColumbus35 min
Dec 24, 2:35 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne40 min
Dec 24, 2:36 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen24 min
Dec 24, 2:46 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson14 min
Dec 24, 2:55 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus35 min
Dec 24, 2:59 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson31 min
Dec 24, 3:15 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Wayne18 min
Dec 24, 3:16 PM ESTTornado WarningILMColumbus29 min
Dec 24, 3:23 PM ESTTornado WarningILMBladen, Columbus37 min
Dec 24, 3:28 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHJohnston, Sampson, Wayne32 min
Dec 24, 3:54 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHCumberland, Sampson36 min
Dec 24, 3:58 PM ESTTornado WarningRAHEdgecombe, Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson32 min
Dec 24, 7:23 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXDare16 min
Dec 24, 7:32 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXDare, Hyde28 min
Dec 24, 8:17 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXDare, Hyde13 min
Dec 24, 9:39 PM ESTTornado WarningMHXDare, Hyde21 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

34 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. August 4, 202030tornado warnings
  2. April 13, 202024tornado warnings
  3. February 6, 202016tornado warnings
  4. December 24, 202015tornado warnings
  5. April 26, 202012tornado warnings
  6. January 12, 20207tornado warnings
  7. October 11, 20206tornado warnings
  8. May 21, 20204tornado warnings
  9. December 25, 20204tornado warnings
  10. May 22, 20203tornado warnings
  11. September 18, 20203tornado warnings
  12. February 7, 20202tornado warnings

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.