Funnel Cloud in North Carolina

Events

93

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Flash Flooding and Flood in North Carolina, August 8 to 9, 20241 death · $99,000 · 13 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Debbie moved north toward the area on August 8th, 2024. A strong southeast flow of wind on the system's northern extent, along with wet soils due to heavy rainfall, helped to cause downed trees and power lines over portions of North Carolina.
• Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 20082 injured · $1.0 million · EF2 · 12 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds, large hail and one tornado across portions of northeast North Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$1.0 million · F2 · 16 eventsBetween 1108 and 2110 LST on Wednesday, September 15th the Morehead City/Newport office issued 20 tornado warnings. That is an average of two warnings per hour for ten hours. At least ten of the tornadoes were reported by spotters during the event.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, July 3 to 4, 2014$2.3 million · EF1 · 9 eventsHurricane Arthur is the earliest hurricane to hit North Carolina in a season since records began in 1851.
• Tornado and Flooding in North Carolina, May 30, 2012$600,000 · EF1 · 14 eventsTropical Depression Beryl tracked northeast just offshore of the North Carolina coast on May 30th 2012. Beryl produced widespread heavy rain across the region with some flooding. One tornado also touched down in Carteret county damaging many homes.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 30 to 31, 2023$54,000 · EF1 · 10 eventsTropical Storm Idalia moved northeast across southeast North Carolina bringing flooding from heavy rain and storm surge, a few tropical storm force wind gusts and tornadoes late August 30 into August 31. Previously the storm was a Category 4 hurricane.
• Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, April 12, 2008$200,000 · EF0 · 6 eventsA low topped mini-supercell developed when an line of convection moved along and across a surface boundary. The supercell produced large hail and a weak EF-0 tornado.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 13, 2020EF1 · 36 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes swept through Eastern North Carolina during the morning hours between sunrise and noon. Widespread reports of wind damage, including tornadoes, were observed. Six total tornadoes occurred, 5 EF0's, and 1 EF1.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 14 to 15, 2014$58,000 · EF0 · 11 eventsWidespread rain, along with multiple embedded lines of showers and low-topped thunderstorms developed across Western North Carolina throughout the 14th within a highly sheared, weakly unstable air mass ahead of a cold front.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 7, 20221 injured · $40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and a cold front produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of northeast North Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 19, 2019$65,000 · EF0 · 5 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and its associated cold front produced damaging winds and three tornadoes across portions of northeast North Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, May 4 to 5, 1998$20,000 · F0 · 19 eventsA slow moving cold front and a nearly stationary low pressure aloft combined to produce severe weather and heavy rains across east central North Carolina.
• Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, May 24, 2011$10,000 · 2 in hail · 24 eventsTwo distinct upper level storm systems passed through the area, one in the late morning, the second during the late afternoon and early evening. Each brought a round of active severe weather to the region.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 14, 2007$5,000 · EF0 · 22 eventsOn the afternoon and evening of September 14th, tropical moisture streamed north ahead of the remnants of Humberto. The environment over Central North Carolina became supportive for tornado development as a surface boundary stalled across the area.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2002$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsNumerous trees were blown down. A tree and a power pole were blown down onto a house.
• Tornado in North Carolina, June 1, 1997$20,000 · F0 · 3 eventsTouched down near Martin County Airport in Spring Green. Several outbuildings destroyed and some houses lost a portion of their roofs.
• Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, April 20, 2008EF0 · 17 eventsA cold front dropped southeast into eastern North Carolina during the morning of April 20 2008. A weak area of low pressure developed along the front over eastern North Carolina during the afternoon producing numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.
• Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, April 17 to 21, 1997F0 · 16 eventsTrees downed on power lines on Blandia Road near Adams Creek Road.
• Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 19981.75 in hail · 15 eventsFunnel cloud over Lake Mattamuskeet.
• Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, June 22, 20001 injured · $5,000 · F0 · 5 eventsHigh winds blew down several trees.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, March 26 to 27, 2023$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 eventsA cold front brought once incidence of wind damage and one funnel cloud report.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 16, 19982 in hail · 11 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed in a highly sheared and unstable atmosphere across central and eastern Tennessee ahead of a cold front.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 13 to 14, 1997$5,000 · 1 in hail · 10 eventsSlow moving thunderstorms developed in the mountains and one became briefly severe near Weaverville blowing down some trees. Weak funnel clouds were reported in the same area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 14, 20061.75 in hail · 10 eventsTWO TREES DOWN NEAR HOYT SCOTT ROAD.
• Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 14, 20111 injured · 2 eventsThunderstorms formed along the sea breeze and interacted with several residual boundaries, creating excessive lightning. A funnel cloud was also reported.

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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.