Storm History: Wilson County, North Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wilson 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
- 452
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $146 million
- Episodes
- 313
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 | 144 | 0 | 0 | $569,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 79 | 0 | 6 | $422,000 |
| Flash Flood | 69 | 0 | 0 | $426,000 |
| Tornado | 68 | 4 | 21 | $89 million |
| Winter Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $406,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | $51 million |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $122,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $520,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 27, 1998
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Tornado, November 15, 2008
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Lightning, June 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- High Wind, August 27, 2011
- Tornado, August 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tornado, March 15, 1953
- Tornado, September 20, 1954
- Tornado, November 8, 1957
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Hail, April 27, 1989
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Hail, June 21, 1970
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
- Hail, June 19, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 15, 2008
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Tornado, March 15, 1953
- Tornado, November 8, 1957
- Tornado, November 23, 1992
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, September 20, 1954
- Tornado, July 1, 1990
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 13, 2019
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, November 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2024
- Hail, May 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Hail, April 30, 2023
- Hail, April 28, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2021
- Hail, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 3, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, March 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2019
- Tornado, July 23, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, May 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Tornado, September 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2017
- Hail, July 8, 2017
- Tornado, May 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Hail, May 3, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 9, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 13, 2015
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Tornado, April 29, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, August 11, 2012
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2011
- High Wind, August 27, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Tornado, August 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 10, 2011
- Tornado, March 6, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Lightning, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- High Wind, February 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Hail, September 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2009
- Hail, June 15, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2009
- Tornado, November 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2008
- Tornado, August 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- High Wind, April 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2006
- Hail, July 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, April 25, 2006
- Lightning, July 27, 2005
- Hail, July 27, 2005
- Hail, July 12, 2005
- Hail, March 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2004
- Tornado, June 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2003
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 18, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, October 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2002
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2001
- Hail, April 1, 2001
- Tornado, December 17, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 21, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 26, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 27, 1998
- Heat, July 22, 1998
- Hail, June 3, 1998
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Hail, May 8, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- High Wind, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 27, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1997
- High Wind, July 24, 1997
- Hail, July 18, 1997
- Hail, July 4, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wilson CountyEvery warning in Wilson 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.