Storm History: Craven County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Craven 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
- 606
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 53
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 344
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 | 246 | 1 | 0 | $841,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 133 | 0 | 1 | $180,000 |
| Tornado | 129 | 0 | 49 | $9.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 18 | 1 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Coastal Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Tornado, April 15, 2000
- Hail, July 28, 2014
- Tornado, July 12, 1968
- Tornado, May 13, 1971
- Tornado, August 26, 1998
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 21, 2000
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Tornado, March 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Flood, August 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 1998
- Tornado, February 27, 1977
- Tornado, April 3, 1979
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 2013
- Tornado, September 16, 1996
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
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Coastal Flood, October 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2024
- Drought, June 25, 2024
- Hail, June 24, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 22, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, June 22, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2023
- Tornado, January 4, 2023
- Coastal Flood, December 23, 2022
- Tornado, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 16, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2022
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Hail, March 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 3, 2020
- Excessive Heat, September 2, 2020
- Tornado, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, October 22, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019
- Hail, August 10, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2018
- Hail, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2018
- Hail, September 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Flood, June 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2017
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 5, 2016
- Hail, May 14, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flood, July 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Hail, May 21, 2015
- Flood, September 12, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Hail, July 28, 2014
- Hail, June 20, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Tornado, April 29, 2014
- Flood, May 23, 2013
- Hail, May 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 22, 2012
- Flood, July 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 16, 2012
- Hail, March 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2011
- Hail, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2010
- Flood, June 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2010
- Flood, August 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Hail, June 13, 2009
- Flood, June 12, 2009
- Hail, June 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 7, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Hail, October 1, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Hail, April 21, 2008
- Tornado, April 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, August 10, 2007
- Flood, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2007
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Tornado, January 14, 2006
- Tornado, July 13, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Tornado, October 13, 2004
- Tornado, August 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 3, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Hail, July 10, 2004
- Tornado, June 23, 2004
- Tornado, June 11, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, July 2, 2003
- Lightning, June 19, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Tornado, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Hail, July 5, 2002
- Hail, June 17, 2002
- Hail, June 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Hail, August 16, 2000
- Hail, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000
- Hail, May 28, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Hail, May 21, 2000
- Hail, May 21, 2000
- Hail, April 21, 2000
- Tornado, April 15, 2000
- Tornado, March 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Tornado, September 15, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 30, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1999
- Hail, August 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 1999
- Tornado, April 15, 1999
- Tornado, April 11, 1999
- Funnel Cloud, April 11, 1999
- Hail, March 3, 1999
- Tornado, August 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1998
- Hail, June 23, 1998
- Hail, June 3, 1998
- Hail, May 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Craven CountyEvery warning in Craven 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.