NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
NC EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

NORTH CAROLINA

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 109 county-coded Lightning reports across 49 North Carolina reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 35 reported injuries and 11 reported fatalities in the official archive.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports109county-coded rows
County areas49represented
Injuries35direct + indirect
Fatalities11direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

North Carolina Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 109 North Carolina Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

201614
201710
201815
201913
20205
20217
202210
202322
20242
202511
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local North Carolina Lightning analyses

The directory lists 49 North Carolina reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

All North Carolina records →
New Hanover8 reportsExplore →Wake8 reportsExplore →Johnston7 reportsExplore →Wilkes7 reportsExplore →Brunswick6 reportsExplore →
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.