Storm History: Northampton County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Northampton 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
- 308
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $44 million
- Episodes
- 237
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 79 | 0 | 0 | $549,000 |
| Hail | 76 | 0 | 0 | $119,000 |
| Tornado | 34 | 0 | 18 | $6.7 million |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Tornado, November 28, 1988
- Tornado, March 30, 1989
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flood, October 8, 2016
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, March 24, 1980
- Tornado, September 15, 1981
- Tornado, August 18, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1996
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2021
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, July 3, 1996
- High Wind, April 8, 2000
- Tornado, January 29, 1990
- Tornado, May 13, 1990
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2026
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Tornado, July 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Hail, April 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Heavy Rain, July 9, 2021
- Hail, April 14, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2021
- Flood, November 12, 2020
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2020
- Heavy Rain, September 17, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 3, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Blizzard, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Hail, April 22, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2016
- Flood, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2016
- Flood, September 21, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Rain, November 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Rain, September 8, 2014
- Heavy Rain, July 24, 2014
- Heavy Rain, May 16, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, June 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2012
- Heavy Rain, August 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Heat, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, June 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Flood, August 27, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2010
- Heavy Rain, September 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2010
- Hail, May 27, 2010
- Heavy Rain, March 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2009
- Heavy Rain, December 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2008
- Heavy Rain, September 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, April 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2006
- Flood, June 24, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Tornado, September 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2004
- Tornado, June 11, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, November 30, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Hail, May 31, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2000
- Hail, April 17, 2000
- High Wind, April 8, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1999
- High Wind, September 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Heavy Rain, September 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1999
- Hail, April 15, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999
- Hail, February 28, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Hail, May 26, 1998
- Hail, May 17, 1998
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- Hail, May 1, 1998
- Hail, April 9, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain, January 27, 1998
- High Wind, July 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1997
- Hail, July 18, 1997
- Hail, May 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 1997
- Tropical Storm, October 7, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 1996
- Hail, July 31, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1996
- Hail, July 22, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 1996
- Hail, July 3, 1996
- Tornado, July 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1996
- Hail, July 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Heat, May 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 16, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, June 12, 1995
- Hail, May 29, 1993
- Hail, June 19, 1992
- Hail, May 16, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 1992
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, July 1, 1990
- Hail, June 22, 1990
- Tornado, May 13, 1990
- Tornado, January 29, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 1989
- Hail, June 15, 1989
- Hail, March 31, 1989
- Tornado, March 30, 1989
- Tornado, November 28, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1987
- Hail, April 24, 1987
- Tornado, August 20, 1986
- Tornado, August 18, 1985
- Hail, July 10, 1985
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Tornado, September 15, 1981
- Tornado, March 24, 1980
- Tornado, June 6, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1956
More
Tornadoes in Northampton CountyEvery warning in Northampton 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.