High Wind in North Carolina

Events

1,711

Deaths

15

Injuries

38

Damage

$282 million

• Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 201616 deaths · $862 million · EF0 · 74 eventsHurricane Matthew skirted by the North Carolina coast on October 8, 2016, dropping torrential rainfall of 8 to 15 inches and producing wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph across Central and Eastern North Carolina.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 25 to 28, 20245 deaths · 4 injured · $414 million · EF1 · 15 eventsHurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, September 26, and moved quickly northward into the southeastern states, and then turned slightly northwestward towards the southern Appalachian Mountains overnight into Friday morning,…
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 27 to 30, 20105 deaths · $72 million · EF0 · 28 eventsA stalled front across eastern North Carolina combined with a deep southerly flow of very moist air led to several days of torrential rain across eastern North Carolina from September 27th through the 30th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, August 27, 20113 deaths · $76 million · 54 kt wind · 21 eventsHurricane Irene made landfall over the the Outer Banks on the morning of August 27 as a Category 1 hurricane.
• Damaging Wind and High Wind in North Carolina, March 16, 20252 deaths · $470,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsVery strong S/SE winds developed across the North Carolina mountains early in the morning in advance of a dynamic frontal system.
• High Wind in North Carolina, July 12, 19961 death · 10 injured · $16 million · 64 kt wind · 1 eventHurricane Bertha caused 6 inches rain and 75 MPH gusts, with 30% damage to a bumper crop. Trees knocked out power, and it was restored near midnight. 3 hours later an electrical fire killed a woman.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in North Carolina, January 3 to 4, 20182 deaths · 67 kt wind · 22 eventsRapidly deepening low pressure passing offshore of the coast produced widespread hazardous winter weather across eastern North Carolina from the evening of January 3rd through the morning of January 4th.
• High Wind in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 19961 death · $40 million · 70 kt wind · 1 eventFollowing nearly 8 inches of rain fallen in 12 hours,the decaying eye of Hurricane Fran skirted eastern Bladen County thursday evening with winds gusting 80 mph. Forty homes were destroyed, 467 damaged. Bladenboro business district was 4 ft deep in rainwater flooding.
• High Wind in North Carolina, April 16 to 17, 20071 death · $5.0 million · 65 kt wind · 7 eventsAfter abating somewhat in the early morning hours, there was a resurgence in damaging winds across the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding areas during the daylight hours.
• High Wind in North Carolina, September 16 to 17, 20041 death · 1 injured · $1.6 million · 55 kt wind · 13 eventsHigh winds developed across the mountains, as the remants of Hurricane Ivan moved just west of the area.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in North Carolina, January 7 to 9, 199811 injured · $14 million · 50 kt wind · 26 eventsA powerful winter storm pumped abundant moisture on very strong southerly winds into western North Carolina.
• High Wind in North Carolina, March 7 to 8, 20041 death · 2 injured · $385,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsAs the cold front moved into the piedmont, wind damage continued and became more severe. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, while roofs were torn off of some buildings. Some outbuildings and barns were damaged or destroyed.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in North Carolina, October 28 to 31, 20121 death · $373,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 eventsHurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 26, 20191 death · $125,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsVery gusty to damaging northwest winds developed across the foothills and Piedmont in the wake of an unseasonably strong cold front.
• Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$113 million · 65 kt wind · 6 eventsHurricane Floyd, with wind gusts around 90 mph caused widespread downed trees and power outages. In Brunswick County, power was out to 95% of the county. The wind did major damage to the roof of Brunswick Community Hospital.
• High Wind in North Carolina, April 16, 20073 injured · $13 million · 60 kt wind · 26 eventsAfter an intense, but relatively brief high wind event affected the mountains and foothills on the evening of the 15th, another widespread damaging high wind event developed during the day of the 16th. However, this particular event included much of the piedmont.
• High Wind in North Carolina, December 25, 20021 death · $50,000 · 4 eventsHigh winds during the afternoon downed numerous trees and power lines across the region. A man in Meat Camp was killed when a tree fell onto a tractor he was riding. The tracter was also damaged.
• High Wind in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 19962 injured · $57 million · 63 kt wind · 1 eventWinds sustained 50 mph and gusted near 70 mph, with nearly 6 inches of rain as the outskirts of Hurricane Fran crossed Robeson County Thursday evening.
• High Wind in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 19961 injured · $36 million · 75 kt wind · 1 eventThe decaying eye of hurricane Fran crossed Eastern Columbus County. Winds gusting near 80 mph and nearly 8 inches of rain caused damage to at least 25% of crops: corn, tobacco (4 millions lbs worth $7.5 million), pecans, sweet potatoes, cotton, peanuts, soybeans.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in North Carolina, April 24 to 26, 20171 death · 51 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong coastal low pressure system moved ashore over Eastern North Carolina during the early morning hours of April 25th. This storm produced strong gusty winds, and led to several flash flood events and significant river flooding.
• High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 19971 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA strong low pressure system exited North Carolina early on the 1st, followed by a strong gradient wind behind the associated surface cold front. Winds gusted to around 45 knots during the day and were sustained at 30 knots at times from the northwest during the afternoon.
• High Wind in North Carolina, April 17, 20011 death · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong, Arctic high pressure system built over the southern Appalachians at mid month, producing not only record cold temperatures for this time of year, but also contributing to records for late season snowfall at some areas as a potent upper level disturbance affected the…
• High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, February 7, 20202 injured · $1.7 million · 53 kt wind · 35 eventsA rapidly strengthening area of low pressure tracked northeastward across the middle Atlantic states as a trailing cold front swept eastward across central NC during the morning.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in North Carolina, September 6, 2008$2.5 million · 50 kt wind · 29 eventsDuring the early morning hours Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The tropical storm tracked north into Central North Carolina from daybreak through noon tracking along Interstate 95.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in North Carolina, October 2 to 5, 2015$908,000 · 53 kt wind · 47 eventsA deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.

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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.