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Edgecombe County, North Carolina severe weather history spans 290 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 53.4% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,832 nationally and #60 in North Carolina.
290
Recorded events
8
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$71.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Edgecombe County, North Carolina severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Edgecombe County, North Carolina severe weather history averages 4.0 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 88 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 37 events fall before 1990 and 253 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Edgecombe County, North Carolina record is flash flood, responsible for 8 direct deaths. The costliest is flood, with $69.1M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Edgecombe County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 155 | 0 | $1.4M | 80 | 1964–2025 |
| Hail | 75 | 0 | $0 | 2.5 | 1963–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 8 | $30K | 0 | 1996–2024 |
| Tornado | 13 | 0 | $1.0M | F3 | 1953–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–2023 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $25K | 0 | 2002–2002 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $69.1M | 0 | 2016–2016 |
Decade by decade
Edgecombe 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
16 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 12 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-19 | EF3 | 0 | 16 | 13.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-11-23 | EF3 | 0 | 44 | 160.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1957-11-08 | EF3 | 0 | 5 | 46.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 1953-03-15 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 30.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 1955-06-11 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-04-19 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2002-10-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Edgecombe County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1999 | Flash Flood | COUNTYWIDE | 8 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 12, 1995 | Tornado | Pinetops | 0 | 3 | $50K |
| Nov 9, 1957 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Nov 23, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Mar 20, 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Torrential rainfall of 8 to 12 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. Additional heavy rainfall upstream caused major flooding along the Tar River Basin. Flooding damaged approximately 3,493 structures throughout the county, resulting in $69.1 million in property damage, and $20 million in crop damage. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded, with several washouts reported on secondary roads.
Fierce winds knocked down over 100 trees in the town of Conetoe, many falling on homes. The roofs of three chicken houses were also destroyed, killing about 400 chickens, while another 40,000 had to be moved to new locations.
Straight-line winds flattened a significant portion of a bean field in the Leggett area near the Sandy Acres Mobile Home Park. In the mobile home park, four mobile homes were destroyed and six others were damaged. Two of the destroyed mobile homes were flipped over, their anchors and tie down straps having been snapped or pulled completely out of the ground. The area of damage originated near the interesection of West Logsboro and Battleboro Roads just south of Highway 97, and extended east for about four miles to Highway 33. Snapped trees resulted in damage to roofs along West Logsboro Road and Highway 33 from East Logsboro Road to Fishing Creek Road. At its widest point the damage area was as much as two miles wide.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
48,736
Population (ACS)
$125K
Median home value
27
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 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Severe Storm | TROPICAL STORM ETA | DR |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE ISAIAS | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Edgecombe County, North Carolina?
290 events are on record between 1953 and 2025, causing 8 direct deaths and $71.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Edgecombe County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 155 recorded events — 53.4% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Edgecombe County?
16 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 12 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Edgecombe County?
27 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Edgecombe County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Edgecombe County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Edgecombe County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 76 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Edgecombe 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
- Durham County 512
- Forsyth County 590
- Duplin County 507
- Franklin County 379
- Davie County 242
- Gaston County 498
Cite this page
“Edgecombe County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.