Storm History: Dare County, North Carolina

Events

459

Deaths

13

Injuries

41

Damage

$32 million

Episodes

299

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, July 31, 19781 death · 4 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 22, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 24, 20021 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 4, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 5, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 27, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 22, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 27, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 1, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 28, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 30, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 3, 20201 death · 1 event here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011$21 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 1999$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 19877 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$767,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2023$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004$300,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 1991$255,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 19781 death · 4 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 19822 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 28, 1988$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 19891 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 19901 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 20163 injured · $250,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 19998 injured · $230,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 2005$200,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 19972 injured · $90,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 1959$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 22, 19941 injured · $50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1995$50,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 5, 19854.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 19953.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 1, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 28, 1988$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 17, 1952$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$767,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 19781 death · 4 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 1976F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 19822 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1986F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 19877 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1990F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 10, 19901 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011$21 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Dare County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20263 events here
• Drought, March 31, 20263 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 202661 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 202656 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 27, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 10, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 20251 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 30, 20251 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 20, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20253 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202582 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 202552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20244 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202453 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024EF1 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 202358 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 22, 20232 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 31, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2023$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 3, 20221 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 202275 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 202275 kt wind · 5 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 6, 202156 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202159 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 202062 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Rip Current, July 3, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 202054 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202055 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 13, 202059 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, October 3, 20191 event here
• Rip Current, September 30, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 28, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 3 events here
• Rip Current, September 1, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201968 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 201978 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 13, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 11, 20181 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, March 2, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 201867 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 201867 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 20164 events here
• Tornado, September 2, 20163 injured · $250,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 16, 2016$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20161 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2015$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201459 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 6, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 201260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 21, 2012$10,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2012EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 22, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 201260 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011$21 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011$767,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20101 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 201053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 27, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 200954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 200968 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, November 5, 200859 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20082 injured · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 8, 200857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 2, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 6, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 21, 200670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2006$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2006F1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 20051 event here
• Rip Current, June 22, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 27, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, May 6, 200569 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20051.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 8, 2005$200,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20041 event here
• Hail, August 21, 200469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004$300,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, August 5, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 3, 20041 event here
• Hail, June 25, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20041.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 200456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 23, 20041 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20041 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 17, 20031 event here
• Rip Current, September 4, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 200254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 5, 2002$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2002$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 24, 2002$12,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 24, 20021 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20021.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 22, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 3, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2001$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, March 6, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 200056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 199964 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 16, 19991 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 1999$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 19991 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 30, 19991 event here
• Hail, August 11, 19991.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 19998 injured · $230,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 11, 19991 event here
• Hail, March 3, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Waterspout, October 22, 19981 event here
• Waterspout, October 12, 19981 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 19981 event here
• Waterspout, July 25, 19981 event here
• Hail, May 27, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, April 4, 19981 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 11, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 19981 event here
• Hail, August 18, 1997$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 19972 injured · $90,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Waterspout, July 10, 19971 event here
• Waterspout, July 2, 19971 event here
• Waterspout, June 13, 19971 event here
• Hail, February 14, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 19971 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 1996$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 8, 19961 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 19961 injured · F0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 19961 event here
• Waterspout, August 28, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 19961 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 18, 19961 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 18, 19961 event here
• Waterspout, April 26, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 19961 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 1996$30,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 1995$1,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 7, 1995$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1995$50,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 19953.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 22, 19941 injured · $50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 19941.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 19921 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1992F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1992F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 199252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 1992F0 · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1990
• 1989
• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1982
• 1980
• 1978
• 1976
• 1975
• 1959
• 1958
• 1956
• 1952

Tornadoes in Dare CountyEvery warning in Dare 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.