Storms in North Carolina in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Carolina in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 30
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $603,000
- Episodes
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 3 | $603,000 |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1961
April 1961
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 9, 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 10, 1961
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 12, 1961
- Hail in North Carolina, April 28, 1961
May 1961
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 9, 1961
- Tornado in North Carolina, May 11, 1961
- Hail in North Carolina, May 16, 1961
June 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 3, 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 5, 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 9, 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 14, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 21, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 26, 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 15, 1961
- Hail in North Carolina, July 18, 1961
- Tornado in North Carolina, July 26, 1961
August 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 1, 1961
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 20, 1961
September 1961
More
Every year in North CarolinaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in North Carolina in 196119601962
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.