171
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
12
Direct injuries
$701K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Dare County, North Carolina: 171 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #1,300 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Dare County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Dare County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 171 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 Dare County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.5% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,300 for this hazard and #53 within North Carolina, putting it in the 58.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Dare County with 30 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1999 | MANTEO ARPT | 90 | 0 | 8 | $230K |
| Jul 17, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jul 24, 1997 | DUCK | 50 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Aug 19, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | AVON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | HAT BLLY MTCHLL ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | AVON | 82 | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | HAT BLLY MTCHLL ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | AVON | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | HAT BLLY MTCHLL ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | SALVO | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | WANCHESE | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | MANTEO | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | NAGS HEAD | 53 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dare County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Ten by 20 foot section of the Pamlico Station roof blown off in Rodanthe. Windows blown out of a parked car and and truck. Winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph. Twelve inch oak tree broken at the ground in Frisco. Winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph.
Ten by 20 foot section of the Pamlico Station roof blown off in Rodanthe. Windows blown out of a parked car and and truck. Winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph. Twelve inch oak tree broken at the ground in Frisco. Winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph.
Severe thunderstorms swept across eastern North Carolina during the early morning hours. Trees were down on one mobile home and two houses in Grifton and a mobile home in Black Jack. Mobile homes were overturned in Ayden. Sixty mph winds were reported by spotters in Washington. Marble-size and golf ball-size hail occurred in Belhaven and Bath. Soft ball-size hail in Swan Quarter punched holes in the roofs of metal buildings.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Dare County, North Carolina?
171 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Dare County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dare County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Dare County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Dare 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Dare County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/dare-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.