Storm History: Onslow County, North Carolina

Events

599

Deaths

5

Injuries

151

Damage

$26 million

Episodes

353

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.

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• Tornado, July 2, 19863 deaths · 10 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 11, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 11, 20251 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 16, 2011120 injured · $9.4 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010$7.0 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 19882 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 1, 1996$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 19997 injured · $2.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 1961$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19783 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 19863 deaths · 10 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 1989$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 20086 injured · $150,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 1996$80,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 1996$60,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2003$60,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 28, 1995$56,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1986$50,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2006$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 28, 2006$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here

• Hail, May 25, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20092.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20242 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2008$5,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20141.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20091.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 16, 2011120 injured · $9.4 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 19863 deaths · 10 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 1972$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19783 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1999F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 20086 injured · $150,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, November 26, 2013$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Onslow County, with its track

• Drought, June 1, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, March 31, 20262 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2026EF1 · 6 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, February 24, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20251 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Lightning, April 11, 20251 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20252 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20242 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20241 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 202358 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 31, 20236 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202360 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 30, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202252 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, March 15, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 202275 kt wind · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 6, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 3, 20202 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 201952 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 201978 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2018EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20181.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 11, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 20161 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20161 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20151 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 13, 20141 event here
• Flood, September 12, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20141.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20140.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2014$500 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20141.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, February 21, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 26, 2013$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2013$500 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 24, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 30, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 7, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20111 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 29, 20110.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011120 injured · $9.4 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2011$400 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 13, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2010$7.0 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 22, 2010$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 25, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 201050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 12, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 7, 20091 event here
• Flood, August 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 11, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20092.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20091.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2008$5,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20081 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 20086 injured · $150,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20081 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20080.88 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 200868 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20071.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, April 15, 20071 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2006F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 200651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 28, 2006$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20061.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20060.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2006$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2006F0 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 200551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 2005$35,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004$10,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 13, 2004$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2004$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2004$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20031 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 2003$60,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 200354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 2003F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20021.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2002$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002$1,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002$20,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2002$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 28, 2001$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20011.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 200161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 200055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2000$20,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 199964 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 1999F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 17, 19991 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 19991 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 1999F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 19991 event here
• Hail, August 11, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 199955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 19997 injured · $2.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 199851 kt wind · 1 event here

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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.