01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in New Hanover reports by year
NOAA recorded 8 Lightning in New Hanover reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 37129MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
NEW HANOVER · NC
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 8 county-coded Lightning reports in New Hanover, NC, from 2016 through 2025, with 1 reported injuries, 3 reported fatalities, and $53K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports8NOAA county-coded rows
Population context3.4per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 235,229
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities3direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
8 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.8-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in New Hanover
The Lightning in New Hanover records contain 1 injuries, 3 fatalities, $53K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$53Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in New Hanover source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in New Hanover source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-16 | NOAA 1,236,907 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $5K |
| 2025-03-16 | NOAA 1,236,906 | Broadcast Media | — | $5K |
| 2024-08-11 | NOAA 1,211,876 | NWS Employee | — | $10K |
| 2023-03-26 | NOAA 1,082,717 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $10K |
| 2022-07-03 | NOAA 1,040,195 | Emergency Manager | — | $0 |
| 2020-08-05 | NOAA 922,401 | Broadcast Media | — | $2K |
| 2018-07-12 | NOAA 776,166 | Broadcast Media | — | $20K |
| 2016-07-14 | NOAA 651,171 | Newspaper | — | $1K |