Storm History: Columbus County, North Carolina

Events

630

Deaths

14

Injuries

79

Damage

$218 million

Episodes

435

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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• Tornado, November 16, 20068 deaths · 20 injured · $501,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 24, 19992 deaths · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 20161 death · $93 million · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 15, 19991 death · 1 injured · $40 million · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 12, 19961 death · 10 injured · $16 million · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19991 death · 15 injured · 1 event here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 20161 death · $93 million · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 15, 19991 death · 1 injured · $40 million · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 5, 19961 injured · $36 million · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 12, 19961 death · 10 injured · $16 million · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 19944 injured · $10 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 2004$6.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 26, 1998$4.3 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 31, 2006$2.9 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 2004$700,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 7, 199512 injured · $600,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 20068 deaths · 20 injured · $501,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018$390,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 19503 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 1964$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 19742 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1983$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 19913 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 24, 1998$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 1996$200,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 20, 20244 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 24, 2016$3,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19863 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 29, 19872.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19862.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2016$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 5, 19972.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 1999$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2012$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, March 28, 1984$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 20068 deaths · 20 injured · $501,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 19503 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 1964$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 1967F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1983$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$36,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2019$30,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Columbus County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2026$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2025$6,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 25, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2025$2,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 202550 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, May 30, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 2024$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2024$2,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2024$21,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20244 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 9, 2024$18,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, August 30, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, August 27, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2023$2,000 · 3 events here
• Lightning, July 26, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202261 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 202252 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 202161 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2021$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 2020$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 2020$60,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2020$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2020$100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 28, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20201 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2019$30,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019$44,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018$390,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20182 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2018$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 2017$29,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2017$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2017$11,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017$3,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 16, 20173 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 20161 death · $93 million · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20161 event here
• Flood, August 3, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2016$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2016$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016$4,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Lightning, July 6, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2016$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, February 24, 2016$3,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 2015$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2015$3,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2015$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2015$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, June 14, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2015$121,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20151 event here
• Flood, August 3, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 2014$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2014$250 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, April 30, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 30, 20132 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013$4,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2013$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2013$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2013$30,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 15, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 1, 2012$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 8, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2012$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2012$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 26, 20121 event here
• Lightning, July 23, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 2012$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2012$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 27, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 2012$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 28, 2011$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, August 26, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 14, 20111 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2011$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 9, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2011$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 14, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2011$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2011$45,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Funnel Cloud, April 28, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$36,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 2, 2009$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2009$101,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2009$3,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, May 5, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2009$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 5, 20084 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 200852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 200852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20081 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008EF1 · 5 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 12, 20071 event here
• Dust Devil, August 8, 20071 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20070.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 20068 deaths · 20 injured · $501,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 20061 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 31, 2006$2.9 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 6, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2006$10,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006$75,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 23, 20051 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 23, 2005$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2005$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20041 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 2004$700,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 20041 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2004$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 3, 20041 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 200457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 2004$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 16, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2003$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2003$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2002$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 200265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 200265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Columbus CountyEvery warning in Columbus 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.