Flood in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Flood in Brunswick County, North Carolina: 40 recorded events between 1997 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #333 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Brunswick County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 40 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Brunswick County archive, flood makes up 7.5% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #333 for this hazard and #3 within North Carolina, putting it in the 88.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Oct is the peak month for flood in Brunswick County with 7 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 148
• Hail 139
• Flash Flood 96
• Tornado 45

How many flood events are on record in Brunswick County, North Carolina?

40 flood events are recorded in Brunswick County between 1997 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Brunswick County?

The strongest flood on record in Brunswick County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Brunswick County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.