Storm History: Carteret County, North Carolina

Events

516

Deaths

13

Injuries

14

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

283

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.

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• Rip Current, May 14, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 12, 20202 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 19981 death · 2 injured · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Rip Current, May 31, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 23, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 18, 20041 death · 1 event here
• High Surf, April 19, 20191 death · 1 event here
• High Surf, April 24, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 4, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 21, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 26, 20191 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 26, 20132 injured · $6.5 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 1993$5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2012$600,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 19931 injured · $500,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 1996$500,000 · 91 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1999$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1999$300,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 13, 20043 injured · $284,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1967$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 19771 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1987$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 1987$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 1998$225,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2016$225,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 16, 2016$175,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 1997$165,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2007$110,000 · 1.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2001$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, July 24, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 1998$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 19872.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20232 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 20151.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 17, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 19632 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1967$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1999$300,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$40,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 26, 20132 injured · $6.5 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 24, 2018EF2 · 5 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Carteret County, with its track

• Drought, June 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, March 31, 20262 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202552 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202551 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202582 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 202412 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20245 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 22, 20233 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 31, 20237 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202360 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20232 in hail · 5 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 20222 events here
• Tornado, September 30, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202252 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 202275 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 202275 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 6, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 20202 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20202 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Rip Current, July 12, 20202 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20203 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 202054 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 1, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 26, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 21, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 14, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 201952 kt wind · 5 events here
• Rip Current, May 4, 20191 death · 1 event here
• High Surf, April 24, 20191 death · 1 event here
• High Surf, April 19, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2018EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 13, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2018EF1 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 201771 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2016$225,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 20161 injured · $50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 16, 2016$175,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flood, November 19, 20151 event here
• Flood, September 26, 20151 event here
• Flood, July 23, 20151.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 24, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 21, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201459 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 26, 20132 injured · $6.5 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 201357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 26, 2012$13,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20121.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2012$600,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2011$65,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 201160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, November 19, 20092 events here
• Flood, November 12, 200950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 200968 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008$40,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 200868 kt wind · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 9, 2007$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2007$110,000 · 1.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2007$1,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 31, 2006$10,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 2006$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 200651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2006$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2005$500 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 2005$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2005$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 8, 2005$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 20043 injured · $284,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 3, 20041 event here
• Rip Current, July 18, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2004$80,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20041 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2004F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2004$20,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2003$1,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20030.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 14, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2003$2,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 11, 200357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 20021 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20021 event here
• Rip Current, July 23, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200261 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200265 kt wind · 2 events here
• Rip Current, May 31, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2001$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 200161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 200061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 200054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2000$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 14, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 199964 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 17, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1999$300,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 19991 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1999$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Waterspout, September 30, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 1998$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 1998$225,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 7, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 199867 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 1998$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1998$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 19981 death · 2 injured · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 19981.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1998F0 · 5 events here
• Waterspout, February 17, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 1997$165,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 19971.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 199756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 199751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 1996$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 19961 event here
• Hail, July 27, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1996F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 19961 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 1996$500,000 · 91 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995$16,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 28, 1995$50,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 1995$10,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 19931 injured · $500,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 1993$5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1991F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 1990$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 23, 1989$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 19890.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1981
• 1980
• 1979
• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1974
• 1972
• 1967
• 1965
• 1964
• 1963

Tornadoes in Carteret CountyEvery warning in Carteret County since 1986Every county in North Carolina

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.