Storms in North Carolina in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Carolina in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 87
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $50,000
- Episodes
- 33
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 | 72 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1970
April 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 2, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 13, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 24, 1970
May 1970
- Hail in North Carolina, May 15, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 16, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 22, 1970
June 1970
- Hail in North Carolina, June 5, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 20, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 21, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 22, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 25, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 2, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 4, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 10, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 16, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 30, 1970
August 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 2, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 3, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 5, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 6, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 17, 1970
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 18, 1970
September 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 1, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 4, 1970
November 1970
More
Every year in North CarolinaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in North Carolina in 197019691971
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.