Storm History: Pender County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pender 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
- 511
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $316 million
- Episodes
- 357
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 | 140 | 0 | 0 | $651,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 97 | 0 | 0 | $297,000 |
| Tornado | 94 | 3 | 38 | $6.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | 0 | $447,000 |
| Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 1 | 6 | |
| Lightning | 13 | 2 | 10 | $586,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 11 | 1 | 0 | $306 million |
| Rip Current | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 1 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, August 13, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2015
- Lightning, July 7, 2008
- Rip Current, June 22, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Rip Current, September 18, 2019
- Rip Current, May 29, 2020
- Rip Current, June 17, 2023
- Rip Current, August 17, 2024
- Lightning, June 29, 2025
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, August 13, 2004
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2011
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Hail, May 15, 1995
- Lightning, July 14, 2023
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2010
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 7, 2016
- Tornado, October 26, 1997
- Tornado, April 1, 2001
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2005
- Lightning, June 11, 2018
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Tornado, November 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 1994
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
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Rip Current, August 18, 2025
- Lightning, June 29, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, March 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Rip Current, August 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2024
- Hail, June 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2024
- Hail, January 9, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 22, 2023
- Tornado, August 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2023
- Flood, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2023
- Lightning, July 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Rip Current, June 17, 2023
- Tornado, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Coastal Flood, November 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2021
- Hail, June 15, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Tornado, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2020
- Tornado, September 17, 2020
- Flood, June 30, 2020
- Flood, June 21, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Rip Current, May 29, 2020
- Rip Current, May 28, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Rip Current, September 18, 2019
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Hail, August 10, 2019
- Tornado, August 7, 2019
- Tornado, August 5, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2018
- Lightning, June 11, 2018
- Flood, June 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Tornado, July 19, 2017
- Flood, July 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Flood, July 3, 2017
- Hail, May 29, 2017
- Hail, May 25, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 16, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Lightning, July 3, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 7, 2016
- Flood, February 7, 2016
- Flood, February 4, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Hail, August 6, 2015
- Lightning, July 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flood, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Heat, June 14, 2015
- Tropical Storm, May 9, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2014
- Lightning, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2014
- Flood, August 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Tropical Storm, July 3, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Wildfire, April 4, 2014
- Hail, March 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2013
- Lightning, September 2, 2013
- Heavy Rain, June 23, 2013
- Rip Current, June 22, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Heavy Rain, June 7, 2013
- Tropical Storm, June 7, 2013
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 26, 2012
- Tropical Storm, October 27, 2012
- Hail, October 7, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Flood, July 11, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 23, 2012
- Flood, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Wildfire, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 25, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Hail, September 28, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, August 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2011
- Heat, July 21, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Wildfire, July 1, 2011
- Flood, June 29, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Wildfire, June 18, 2011
- Drought, June 14, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, April 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2010
- Heavy Rain, August 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 2, 2009
- High Wind, November 11, 2009
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2009
- Flood, September 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2009
- Lightning, July 23, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2009
- Hail, April 20, 2009
- Tornado, August 27, 2008
- Lightning, July 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Hail, April 21, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Tornado, November 16, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Lightning, January 31, 2006
- Hail, January 31, 2006
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Heavy Rain, September 14, 2004
- Tornado, August 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Hail, June 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Hail, May 29, 2003
- Tornado, May 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2002
- Lightning, July 11, 2001
- Lightning, July 2, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2001
- Hail, May 28, 2001
- Hail, May 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Hail, April 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Tornado, April 1, 2001
- Hail, April 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 22, 2000
- Tornado, April 28, 2000
- Tornado, April 25, 2000
- Hail, April 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2000
- Tornado, March 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 28, 1999
- Tornado, September 15, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 30, 1999
- Lightning, August 21, 1999
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999
- Hail, February 28, 1999
- Hail, February 28, 1999
- Hail, February 19, 1999
- Hail, September 8, 1998
- Hail, September 8, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 31, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 30, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pender CountyEvery warning in Pender 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.