Hurricane (Typhoon) in North Carolina
Every hurricane (typhoon) event the National Weather Service has filed in North Carolina, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hurricane (typhoon) episodes in North Carolina.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 424
- Deaths
- 33
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $8.6 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd caused the largest peace time evacuation in the nations history. He also caused massive record flooding across inland sections of eastern North Carolina.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 13 to 18, 2018Hurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 17, 2016Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 2016Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996Hurricane FRAN was the worst natural economic disaster to occur in North Carolina history. In the RAH county warning area along, the damage exceeded 2 billion dollars. Damage to crops, livestock, farm equipment/buildings was over 400 million.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 2011Hurricane Irene made landfall during the morning of the 27th, near Cape Lookout, as a large category 1 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 4 to 6, 1996Hurricane Fran moved onshore near Cape Fear Thursday evening (9/6) and raced north toward Raleigh cutting a swath of destruction. The Category 3 hurricane destroyed or damaged 90% of the homes in North Topsail Beach. The town hall and police station were destroyed.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 2018Hurricane Florence began its long Atlantic trek from the Cape Verde Islands in early September. It made landfall near Wrightsville Beach during the morning of September 14th.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996Hurricane Fran's eye moved across Pender County. On Topsail Island, a 12 ft storm surge caused 40 feet of beach erosion and wiped out dunes as overwash destroyed most of the first row of beach houses and heavily damaged the rest.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, July 12 to 13, 1996Hurricane Bertha slammed into the North Carolina coastline between Surf City and North Topsail Beach causing severe damage to property, utilities and roads. Hardest hit were agricultural crops which suffered losses in excess of $126 million.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 18 to 19, 2003Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over coastal northeast North Carolina.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 1998Hurricane Bonnie moved along the coast of northeast North Carolina on August 27th. Very strong winds and heavy rains associated with Bonnie's spiral bands hammered northeast North Carolina Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 18, 2003Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the Outer Banks just north of Cape Lookout around 1 pm on September 18, 2003. The eye of the storm tracked northeast passing over eastern Halifax County. Winds gusts to near Hurricane force were recorded over Halifax county.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd produced more human misery and environmental impact in North Carolina than any disaster in memory. The 15-20 inches of rain that fell across the eastern half of the state caused every river and stream to flood. Many rivers set new flood records.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 17 to 19, 2003Hurricane Isabel made landfall early in the afternoon on September 18th as a category two hurricane across Core Banks in extreme eastern Carteret county. Isabel moved north northwest near 20 mph across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 13 to 16, 2005Category one Hurricane Ophelia, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, approached the North Carolina coast on the 13th. The hurricane remained offshore brushing the southern coastal counties of Onslow and Carteret on the 14th and 15th.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 1998Hurricane Bonnie, a minimal Catagory III Hurricane approached the coast of North Carolina on August 26th. The slow moving hurricane initially crossed Cape Fear during the late afternoon on the 26th, then pivoted northeast along the North Carolina coast during the evening.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 1996The center of the eye of Hurricane Fran, about 25 miles across, passed up the Cape Fear River during the evening... with winds gusting around 110 mph, storm surge 12 feet MSL, and 40 ft beach erosion destroying most docks and piers.
- Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999Hurricane 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.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 14, 2004Tropical Storm Charley moved northeast across the Coastal Plains of Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours on August 14th.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998The eye of slow-moving Hurricane Bonnie made landfall at Bald Head Island during mid-afternoon and took 2 hours to exit the county.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 27 to 28, 1998Hurricane Bonnie made landfall along the southern coast of North Carolina. Only fringe effects were felt in the central sections of the state. Rainbands associated with Bonnie spread inland as far west as Louisburg...Raleigh...Raven Rock...Fort Bragg...and Fayetteville.
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 14, 2004Hurricane Charley initially made landfall on the west coast of Florida between Fort Myers and Tampa as a category four hurricane. The storm crossed Florida, and exited the coast as a category one.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 16 to 18, 1999At 1000 EST on Wednesday, October 13th the ninth tropical storm of the season was named. Tropical Storm Irene was positioned about 330 miles south-southwest of Havana, Cuba. The storm was moving north-northwest near 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
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Hurricane (Typhoon) everywhereEvery kind of event 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.