Storm History: Moore County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Moore 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
- 627
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $47 million
- Episodes
- 403
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 | 168 | 0 | 0 | $285,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 148 | 0 | 2 | $508,000 |
| Flash Flood | 139 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Tornado | 91 | 0 | 6 | $43 million |
| Winter Storm | 36 | 2 | 0 | $10,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 1 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Lightning | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 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, July 6, 2025
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Tornado, February 11, 1981
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Tornado, January 7, 1995
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2010
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Hail, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
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, June 24, 1986
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Hail, July 3, 1995
- Hail, August 29, 1987
- Hail, May 30, 1986
- Hail, April 2, 1983
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Hail, June 7, 1985
- Hail, September 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, August 12, 2024
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2024
- Hail, August 12, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, January 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Hail, September 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Tornado, July 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, April 14, 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
- Hail, August 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2016
- Hail, July 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Strong Wind, October 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 17, 2014
- Tornado, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Hail, July 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2012
- Hail, March 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 7, 2011
- Tornado, September 6, 2011
- High Wind, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2011
- Hail, July 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, February 28, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2010
- Hail, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2009
- Hail, April 14, 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, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Hail, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2006
- Hail, August 30, 2006
- Lightning, August 8, 2006
- Hail, August 7, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 27, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, April 17, 2006
- Hail, January 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2005
- Tornado, July 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Moore CountyEvery warning in Moore 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.