Severe Weather History


North Carolina Tropical Storm History: 644 Recorded Events

644

Recorded events

2

Counties affected

15

Direct deaths

$613.3M

Property damage

North Carolina tropical storm history: 644 recorded events across 2 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

North Carolina tropical storm history by decade

North Carolina tropical storm history: recorded events per decade
North Carolina tropical storm history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 2 reported tropical storm events across North Carolina. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most tropical storm events in North Carolina

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Cumberland County10$10K2016–2016
#2Gates County10$02016–2016
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in North Carolina · Tropical Storm across the U.S.