Storm History: Sampson County, North Carolina

Events

622

Deaths

19

Injuries

224

Damage

$180 million

Episodes

422

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, March 28, 198410 deaths · 140 injured · $50 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 19574 deaths · 32 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 20182 deaths · $39 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 20161 death · $30 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, August 27, 20111 death · $15 million · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 28, 198410 deaths · 140 injured · $50 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 13, 20182 deaths · $39 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 20161 death · $30 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• High Wind, August 27, 20111 death · $15 million · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2006$14 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 20119 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$5.0 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201712 injured · $3.5 million · 78 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 1995$2.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 20171 injured · $1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2022$1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2019$1.1 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$705,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024$504,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020$500,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 199513 injured · $475,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2014$355,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010$300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 24, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$7,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 1, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19862.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20002.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19882.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2024$2,000 · 2.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 2025$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2023$5,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 28, 2016$3,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19672 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2026$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, March 28, 198410 deaths · 140 injured · $50 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 19574 deaths · 32 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1969$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 1971$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1985F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 2008$25,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010$300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 20119 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2023$5,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024$504,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 2024$50,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 11, 19608 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1974F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 1975F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Sampson County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2026$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 11, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2025$13,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2025$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2025$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 2025$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 2024$50,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2024$4,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024$504,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2024$10,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2024$2,000 · 2.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2024$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 8, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2023$5,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202350 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2023$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2023$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2023$5,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 30, 2023$45,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2023$8,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022$750,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022$100,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2022$1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2021$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2021$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2020$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020$500,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2020$3,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2020$15,000 · 0.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2020$5.0 million · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2020$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20201 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2020$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 20203 injured · $250,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2019$1.1 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$705,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, September 13, 20182 deaths · $39 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018$500 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018$37,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2018$13,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2017$23,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201712 injured · $3.5 million · 78 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 20171 injured · $1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 20161 death · $30 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2016$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2016$3,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015$33,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 201553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2015$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20141.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2014$355,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 2014EF1 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 22, 2013$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013$52,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 30, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2012$7,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2012$125,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$7,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 25, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 24, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 7, 201150 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 27, 20111 death · $15 million · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20111.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20111 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 20119 injured · $10 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 201050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2010$300,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 2010$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 11, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 200950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 20091.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2009$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2009$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2009$175,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2009$70,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 2008$25,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 1, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 8, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 2008$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20081.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20081.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 15, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 8, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, February 18, 20081.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 200752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200775 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 2007$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20071 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 21, 2006$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2006$14 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 200651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20060.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 200656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 14, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20051 injured · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2004$36,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20041 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 200465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20041 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20031 injured · $8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 200350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20031 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 200370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 200250 kt wind · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Sampson CountyEvery warning in Sampson County since 1986Every county in North Carolina

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.