Storm History: Pitt County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pitt 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
- 647
- Deaths
- 23
- Injuries
- 267
- Damage
- $381 million
- Episodes
- 385
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 | 203 | 1 | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Tornado | 135 | 9 | 168 | $31 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 122 | 0 | 0 | $432,000 |
| Flash Flood | 44 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Flood | 32 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 92 | $75,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 25 | 10 | 2 | $348 million |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Coastal Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $101,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 15, 1972
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 17, 2003
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 12, 1996
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Tornado, April 25, 2014
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 1996
- Hail, August 13, 2000
- Tornado, June 11, 1955
- Tornado, August 31, 1964
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 2015
- Flood, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood, October 8, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 15, 1972
- Tornado, March 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2014
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 1953
- Tornado, June 11, 1955
- Tornado, March 18, 1956
- Tornado, May 13, 1971
- Tornado, March 14, 1975
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Tornado, June 2, 1976
- Tornado, September 15, 1999
- Tornado, February 18, 2008
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Tornado, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, May 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2024
- Drought, June 25, 2024
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, June 22, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2023
- Hail, April 28, 2023
- Tornado, January 4, 2023
- Coastal Flood, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 16, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2020
- Tornado, August 3, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2016
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Tornado, February 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 2015
- Hail, March 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2014
- Tornado, April 29, 2014
- Tornado, April 25, 2014
- Hail, February 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Hail, July 9, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flood, May 22, 2012
- Tornado, March 21, 2012
- Tornado, September 28, 2011
- Hail, August 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2011
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 24, 2011
- Flood, July 6, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2010
- Tornado, September 27, 2010
- Flood, July 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Flood, July 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Coastal Flood, February 10, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2010
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2009
- Hail, July 27, 2009
- Tornado, July 17, 2009
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Tornado, May 7, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Hail, April 20, 2009
- Hail, April 6, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Tornado, September 26, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Heat, June 13, 2008
- Heat, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, April 21, 2008
- Tornado, April 20, 2008
- Tornado, April 12, 2008
- Coastal Flood, March 8, 2008
- Tornado, February 18, 2008
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, August 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Hail, March 28, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Tornado, August 31, 2006
- Hail, July 29, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 27, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Tornado, June 14, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Tornado, January 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2005
- Hail, August 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2005
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2004
- Hail, August 21, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 14, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2004
- Tornado, June 11, 2004
- Tornado, June 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, March 23, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2004
- Tornado, November 19, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Tornado, July 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2003
- Hail, March 16, 2003
- Tornado, February 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2002
- Tornado, October 11, 2002
- Lightning, August 15, 2002
- Lightning, July 27, 2002
- Hail, July 10, 2002
- Hail, July 5, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Hail, July 4, 2002
- Hail, June 14, 2002
- Hail, May 13, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2001
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Hail, August 13, 2000
- Hail, August 13, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Hail, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2000
- Hail, May 27, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pitt CountyEvery warning in Pitt 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.