Storm History: Bladen County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bladen County, North Carolina: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 628
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $98 million
- Episodes
- 415
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 244 | 0 | 1 | $827,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 173 | 0 | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Tornado | 70 | 5 | 10 | $41 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 34 | 4 | 3 | $5.3 million |
| Lightning | 12 | 0 | 1 | $136,000 |
| Flash Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Winter Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 1 | 0 | $46 million |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $44,000 |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 3 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, September 5, 1996
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- High Wind, August 26, 1998
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- High Wind, July 12, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Hail, May 15, 1995
- Wildfire, June 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 1999
- Tornado, April 6, 2009
- Tornado, July 1, 1990
- Tornado, October 26, 1997
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Tornado, March 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Hail, May 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2025
- Hail, April 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, September 14, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- Tornado, May 14, 2024
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2024
- Hail, January 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2023
- Flood, October 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2023
- Tornado, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2021
- Tropical Storm, June 20, 2021
- Tornado, June 2, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Hail, September 9, 2019
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2017
- Hail, March 18, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2016
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2015
- Flood, August 6, 2015
- Hail, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Heat, June 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2015
- Flood, September 8, 2014
- Flood, August 9, 2014
- Flood, August 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014
- Lightning, April 28, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Heavy Rain, December 14, 2013
- Hail, September 3, 2013
- Hail, July 29, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2013
- Flood, June 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 10, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 26, 2012
- Tornado, October 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Hail, May 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2012
- Hail, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 25, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Hail, March 22, 2012
- Hail, February 24, 2012
- High Wind, December 7, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, August 21, 2011
- Lightning, August 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2011
- Heat, July 21, 2011
- Hail, July 13, 2011
- Lightning, July 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2011
- Wildfire, July 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2011
- Wildfire, June 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Drought, June 14, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 28, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 16, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2010
- Hail, July 8, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Flood, June 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Hail, June 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2009
- Hail, April 20, 2009
- Hail, April 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 6, 2009
- Tornado, March 28, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2009
- Hail, September 8, 2008
- Flood, September 8, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 31, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Heavy Rain, April 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Lightning, February 18, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Dense Smoke, January 7, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Funnel Cloud, October 25, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, August 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 27, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Lightning, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 14, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2004
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004
- Hail, August 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Heavy Rain, July 17, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, July 2, 2003
- Heavy Rain, July 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2003
- Hail, May 31, 2003
- Hail, May 31, 2003
- Hail, May 31, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Hail, March 6, 2003
- Hail, March 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2003
- Hail, August 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Hail, August 20, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bladen CountyEvery warning in Bladen County since 1986Every county in North Carolina
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.