01 / ANNUAL TRACE
North Carolina Tornado reports by year
NOAA recorded 330 North Carolina Tornado reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.
NC EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025
NORTH CAROLINA
Tornado reports
NOAA recorded 330 county-coded Tornado reports across 87 North Carolina reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 90 reported injuries and 9 reported fatalities in the official archive.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports330county-coded rows
County areas87represented
Injuries90direct + indirect
Fatalities9direct + indirect
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN
All North Carolina records →Local North Carolina Tornado analyses
The directory lists 87 North Carolina reporting areas represented in this statewide Tornado record.
Brunswick21 reportsExplore →Carteret18 reportsExplore →Pender17 reportsExplore →New Hanover16 reportsExplore →Cleveland9 reportsExplore →Columbus8 reportsExplore →Craven7 reportsExplore →Iredell7 reportsExplore →Wilkes6 reportsExplore →Bertie6 reportsExplore →Bladen6 reportsExplore →Beaufort6 reportsExplore →Robeson6 reportsExplore →Gaston6 reportsExplore →Edgecombe6 reportsExplore →Sampson6 reportsExplore →Alexander5 reportsExplore →Alamance5 reportsExplore →Catawba5 reportsExplore →Jones5 reportsExplore →Nash5 reportsExplore →Mecklenburg5 reportsExplore →Wake5 reportsExplore →