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Camden County, North Carolina severe weather history spans 122 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 38.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,808 nationally and #97 in North Carolina.
122
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$748K
Property damage
The record
What the Camden County, North Carolina severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Camden County, North Carolina severe weather history averages 3.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 40 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 1 events fall before 1990 and 121 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flood, with $500K in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Camden County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 47 | 0 | $96K | 62 | 1985–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 26 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–2020 |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | $0 | 1.5 | 1991–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 13 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | $500K | 0 | 2011–2020 |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | $135K | F0 | 1991–2021 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $12K | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2011 |
Decade by decade
Camden County, North Carolina severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
10 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 7 touched down inside it and 3 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-25 | EF2 | 1 | 1 | 35.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1973-05-20 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-07-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1963-07-14 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-07-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1957-04-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2021-07-08 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2017-05-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2005-07-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1991-03-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado continued from the Pasquotank River northeast into Camden county where it dissipated just east of Indiantown. Numerous trees were downed or snapped off and power lines were downed. There was some structural damage.
As Tropical Storm Elsa moved through northeast North Carolina, a band of showers and thunderstorms pushed across the Pasquotank River and Camden county. Within that band of storms, a brief tornado developed as the storms crossed the river and the tornado moved ashore near Sunset Avenue and tracked northeast about 1.3 miles to near Areneuse Creek and Route 343. The tornado snapped numerous trees, ripped the roof off of a boat house on the river, and destroyed an outbuilding when a large pine tree fell on it.
The tornado track was a discontinuous 8 mile path from just east of Camden along the Pasquotank River near Bushell Road, continuing north northeast and crossing Highway 158 into Currituck county. Minor damage to a few houses was noted on this track |at the intersection of Belcross Road and Pinch Gut Road. However, no major structural damage was seen. Numerous trees were sheared or snapped along the track.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
10,927
Population (ACS)
$337K
Median home value
23
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM DEBBY | EM |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IAN | EM |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE ISAIAS | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Camden County, North Carolina?
122 events are on record between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $748K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Camden County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 47 recorded events — 38.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Camden County?
10 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 7 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Camden County?
23 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Camden County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Camden County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Camden County as very low risk, placing it in the 3 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Camden County, North Carolina severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Caldwell County 374
- Carteret County 461
- Cabarrus County 456
- Caswell County 376
- Burke County 588
- Catawba County 549
Cite this page
“Camden County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/camden-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.