Storms in North Carolina in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Carolina in 1960, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
North Carolina in 1960 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 19
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $428,000
- Episodes
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 9 | $428,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1960
March 1960
May 1960
- Hail in North Carolina, May 1, 1960
- Tornado in North Carolina, May 8, 1960
- Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 1960
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 25, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 1960
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 30, 1960
July 1960
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 3, 1960
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 1960
- Hail in North Carolina, July 23, 1960
August 1960
September 1960
October 1960
More
Every year in North CarolinaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in North Carolina in 196019591961
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.