Heat in North Carolina

Events

126

Deaths

16

Injuries

21

Damage

None recorded

• Heat and Hail in North Carolina, July 5 to 25, 19993 deaths · 1 injured · $240,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 eventsA strong thunderstorm moved across the western edge of Johnston county....roughly between Angier and the small community of Willow Springs . Golfball hail was reported along its path. The wind destroyed many acres of tobacco crops and blew down barns and damaged farm equipment.
• Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 29, 19982 deaths · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA string of several days in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees resulted in the death of an elderly couple when their home's air conditioning failed. The date and time of death was estimated.
• Heat in North Carolina, June 13, 20082 deaths · 1 eventA man and a woman were found dead in a trailer on June 16th. It is believed they died on June 13th due to extreme heat. The trailer they were found in had no air conditioning and all the windows were closed despite temperatures well into the 90s.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 20 to 31, 19991 death · 15 injured · 1 eventA heat wave caused many to require hospital treatment in Columbus County and in neighboring counties in Southeast North Carolina. A farm worker died of heat stroke after hospitalization.
• Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1 to 2, 19991 death · $200,000 · 3 eventsA powerful downburst ...from a thunderstorm whose core was actually in Rowan county...damaged a wide area along High Rock Lake. Many trees were blown down onto piers, homes, and cars.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 28, 19971 death · 1 eventA 56 YEAR OLD MALE COLLAPSED WHILE WORKING ON THE ROOF OF LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK WHICH OFFICIALS BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY THE SWELTERING HEAT. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID 90S WITH HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES
• Heat in North Carolina, August 8, 20011 death · 1 eventA 19-year old playing basketball in a non air-conditioned gymnasium collapsed from heat. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in Morganton.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 19, 20051 death · 1 eventThe body of a migrant worker was found on Walker Farm in Person County. The worker complained of sickness and left the farm around 1130am. The worker was later found dead only a quarter mile away in a creek bed. The heat index by 11am was 103 degrees.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 20, 20051 death · 1 eventA migrant worker collapsed and died from heat stroke on Harnett County near Erwin. The man collapsed on a tobacco farm and was transported to UNC Hospital where he later died.
• Heat in North Carolina, August 10, 20071 death · 1 eventSeveral days of extreme heat with afternoon highs in the upper 90s to lower 100s resulted in numerous heat related injuries across Central North Carolina and one heat related death.
• Heat in North Carolina, May 27, 20081 death · 1 eventSenior Chad Wiley collapsed after a voluntary football workout on campus Tuesday May 27th. Chad was 22 years old.
• Heat in North Carolina, June 10, 20081 death · 1 eventVery hot temperatures led to the death of a man in Pitt County. It is estimated the man died on June 10th.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 28, 20161 death · 1 eventHot and humid conditions with high temperatures in the mid 90s and heat index values between 105 and 109 degrees resulted in a death in Chowan county in northeast North Carolina.
• Heat in North Carolina, June 29 to 30, 20124 injured · 2 eventsA dome of high pressure that had been centered over the southwestern U.S. around June 20-23 shifted to the north and east from June 23-27 bringing all-time record heat to the Great Plains and Midwest.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 22 to 23, 199831 eventsExcessive heat plagued central North Carolina during July 22 through July 23. Maximum temperatures reached the 98 to 103 degree range combined with dew points in the 78 to 80 degree range with little wind to give heat index values of around 110 degrees for several hours each…
• Excessive Heat and Heat in North Carolina, July 1, 201211 eventsOppressive heat continued the first day of July, with Charlotte-Douglas International Airport tying it’s all time record high temperature of 104 degrees for a 3rd consecutive day.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in North Carolina, June 29 to 30, 201211 eventsA very hot and humid airmass that spent several days building west of the Appalachians finally made it east of the mountains, bringing very hot conditions to foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina.
• Heat in North Carolina, May 18 to 21, 199610 eventsAN EARLY-SEASON FOUR-DAY HEAT WAVE PRODUCED RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 80S AND LOW 90S ACROSS THE REGION ON MAY 18. THEN, ON MAY 19, MAY 20, AND MAY 21, HIGH TEMPER
• Heat in North Carolina, July 5 to 8, 201210 eventsHigh Pressure centered just to the west of the Middle Atlantic Region produced hot and humid weather over northeast North Carolina from July 5th through July 8th.
• Heat in North Carolina, August 1, 19991 injured · 1 eventSweltering conditions with temperatures around 100 degrees and high humidity caused a 60 year old woman to lose consciousness while weedeating. She was diagnosed with a heat stroke.
• Heat in North Carolina, August 22, 20071 injured · 1 eventAn athelete from Enloe High School running track collapsed from heat exhaustion and was sent to the hospital in critical condition.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 21 to 24, 20119 eventsExcessive heat and humidity drove heat indexes near and above 110 degrees for several days each afternoon.
• Heat in North Carolina, June 29 to 30, 20129 eventsHigh temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.
• Heat in North Carolina, June 14 to 26, 20159 eventsHigh pressure aloft with westerly flow, combined with surface high pressure and southwesterly flow, led to a prolonged period of high heat and humidity for the entire southeastern US.
• Heat in North Carolina, July 26 to 27, 20126 eventsHigh temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.

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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.