Tropical Storm in North Carolina

Events

644

Deaths

28

Injuries

5

Damage

$875 million

• Tornado and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 25 to 29, 202483 deaths · $1.7 billion · EF0 · 86 eventsTropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 13 to 25, 20189 deaths · $658 million · EF0 · 69 eventsA ridge of high pressure over eastern North America stalled Florence's forward motion a few miles off the southeast North Carolina coast on September 13th.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 13 to 18, 20188 deaths · $389 million · EF1 · 56 eventsHurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 17, 20166 deaths · $110 million · 51 eventsMajor Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 8 to 13, 20167 deaths · 1 injured · 57 eventsHurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 20114 deaths · 1 injured · $617 million · EF2 · 31 eventsHurricane Irene made landfall during the morning of the 27th, near Cape Lookout, as a large category 1 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 30, 20224 deaths · $22 million · 29 eventsHurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 20183 deaths · 1 injured · $1.3 billion · EF1 · 54 eventsHurricane Florence began its long Atlantic trek from the Cape Verde Islands in early September. It made landfall near Wrightsville Beach during the morning of September 14th.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 3 to 4, 2020$7.8 million · 70 eventsHurricane Isaias made landfall in southeast North Carolina, then moved north through coastal North Carolina.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 20192 injured · $7.4 million · EF1 · 27 eventsHurricane Dorian moved north and northeastward near and along the coast of North Carolina on September 5th and 6th, with Dorian making landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina during the morning of September 6th.
• Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in North Carolina, October 29, 2020$33 million · 31 eventsHurricane Zeta made landfall along the Louisiana coast during the afternoon of October 28th and quickly lift off to the north and northeast, moving across the southern Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic region on October 29th while transitioning to a extra-tropical cyclone.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999$61 million · 17 eventsOn the evening of Tuesday, August 31st old Hurricane Dennis was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. By 0500 EDT Wednesday, September 1st Tropical Storm Dennis was located about 120 miles east of Cape Hatteras.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 2 to 3, 20163 injured · $5.9 million · EF1 · 15 eventsHurricane Hermine made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida during the early morning hours on September 2nd, and moved northeast along the Southeastern United States states on the 2nd.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 31, 20061 injured · $23 million · F0 · 20 eventsTROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 11 to 12, 20181 injured · $9.5 million · 37 eventsTropical Storm Michael moved through North Carolina on Thursday, October 11th. Michael brought heavy rain and strong damaging winds to central North Carolina.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 27 to 28, 2011$41 million · 6 eventsHurricane Irene moving northward over the outer banks of North Carolina and just off the Virginia coast produced tropical storm force winds across portions of northeast North Carolina from early Saturday morning, August 27th into Sunday morning, August 28th.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 16 to 18, 19991 death · 11 eventsAt 1000 EST on Wednesday, October 13th the ninth tropical storm of the season was named. Tropical Storm Irene was positioned about 330 miles south-southwest of Havana, Cuba. The storm was moving north-northwest near 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in North Carolina, October 28 to 30, 2012$14 million · 13 eventsHurricane Sandy was one of the largest hurricanes on record to affect eastern North Carolina. The main impacts were felt on October 28th through October 29th as the center of Sandy passed no closer than 200 miles east of the area.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1, 2006$14 million · 1 eventTropical Storm Ernesto produced flooding and high winds county wide. Emergency officials reported approximately 75 trees were uprooted. Three structures sustained damage as well. There were also numerous reports of road flooding from rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, July 3 to 4, 2014$2.3 million · EF1 · 9 eventsHurricane Arthur is the earliest hurricane to hit North Carolina in a season since records began in 1851.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 4, 2020$4.4 million · 10 eventsThe center of Tropical Storm Isaias tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from late Monday night, August 3rd through Tuesday morning, August 4th.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 2011$4.3 million · 6 eventsHurricane Irene tracked across the Bahamas and up the eastern seaboard, staying offshore until it made landfall at Cape Lookout the morning of August 27th as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.
• Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 31, 2006$4.5 million · 4 eventsErnesto moved off the Florida coast at Cape Canaveral on the morning of August 31st, and reached tropical storm strength by late morning while off the Georgia coast. Tropical storm Ernesto made landfall on the eastern coast of Brunswick county near 10:30 pm EST.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in North Carolina, September 2 to 3, 2010$2.6 million · 7 eventsHurricane Earl approached the North Carolina coast as a major category 3 hurricane on the 2nd, then moved offshore early on the 3rd as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
• Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 5 to 6, 2019EF2 · 22 eventsHurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.

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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.