Storms in North Carolina in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in North Carolina in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 82
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $4.3 million
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 41 | 1 | 20 | $4.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1973
May 1973
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 17, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 20, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 24, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 28, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, May 29, 1973
June 1973
July 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 4, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 11, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 27, 1973
August 1973
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 3, 1973
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 20, 1973
September 1973
More
Every year in North CarolinaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in North Carolina in 197319721974
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.