Storm History: Harnett County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Harnett 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
- 559
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 41
- Damage
- $62 million
- Episodes
- 405
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 | 158 | 0 | 0 | $202,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 117 | 0 | 1 | $366,000 |
| Flash Flood | 100 | 0 | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Tornado | 86 | 3 | 39 | $57 million |
| Winter Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Tornado, January 7, 1995
- Tornado, August 17, 1994
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Tornado, November 2, 1966
- Tornado, January 5, 1971
- Tornado, June 16, 1982
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, March 28, 2005
- Hail, June 24, 1986
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 1997
- Hail, August 29, 1987
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, June 2, 1988
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, November 23, 1992
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, November 2, 1966
- Tornado, January 5, 1971
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Tornado, April 27, 1982
- Tornado, June 16, 1982
- Tornado, July 1, 1990
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Hail, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, May 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2021
- Hail, May 29, 2021
- Tornado, May 10, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2019
- Tornado, April 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2016
- Hail, July 22, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2015
- Lightning, April 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2014
- Tornado, April 29, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2012
- Tornado, September 6, 2011
- High Wind, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Hail, July 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010
- Tornado, March 28, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Hail, July 23, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Tornado, September 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2006
- Hail, August 30, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 27, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 14, 2006
- Hail, January 11, 2006
- Hail, October 21, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Hail, July 13, 2005
- Tornado, July 7, 2005
- Hail, March 28, 2005
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Tornado, September 17, 2004
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Tornado, August 29, 2004
- Tornado, August 12, 2004
- Hail, July 8, 2004
- Tornado, June 4, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 2, 2004
- Hail, April 10, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2003
- Hail, July 11, 2003
- Hail, July 10, 2003
- Tornado, July 2, 2003
- Tornado, May 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2003
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2001
- Hail, August 27, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Harnett CountyEvery warning in Harnett 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.