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Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc, Atlantic South
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2007 and 2013, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
46
All events
1
Deaths
$2K
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Large waves from a strong thunderstorm capsized a 24 foot boat. Three men went into the water and held on to the wreckage. While waiting for help to arrive, one man had a heart attack and died. The other two were rescued by passing boats. They sustained minor injuries.
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A hotel in Carolina Beach sustained damage to the awnings on the third floor.
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A 47 mph gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
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A 41 mph wind gust was recorded at the West Beach mesonet site on Bald Head Island.
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A 43 mph gust was recorded at the Ocean Crest Pier.
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A trained spotter estimated sustained winds of 55 mph.
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A 41 kt gust was recorded with a home weather station at Bald Head Island.
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A 40 kt gust was recorded with a home weather station at Bald Head Island.
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A 44 knot gust was measured near Bald Head Island.
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A 41 mph gust was recorded at the Cape Fear Pilots Station.
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A 40 mph gust was recorded.
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A 40 mph gust was recorded.
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A 51 mph gust was recorded at Topsail Beach, Marker 3.
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A 45 knot gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
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A 41 knot gust was recorded.
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A 59 knot gust was recorded.
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A 46 mph wind gust was recorded at Bald Head Island.
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A 43 mph gust was recorded at Bald Head Island.
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A 46 mph gust was recorded at Bald Head Island.
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A measured gust of 40 kts was recorded at the Ocean Crest pier.
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The Ocean Crest pier recorded a 44 mph gust.
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was reported south of the Oak Island Pier.
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A 44 mph gust was recorded at Bald Head Island.
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Penny size hail was reported at Surf City Beach.
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Golfball size hail was reported at Wrightsville Beach.
Waterspout Waterspout
Several waterspouts were spotted heading north.
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was spotted by the public.
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Wind gust measured at the Cape Fear power station.
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A 35 kt gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
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A measured gust was recorded at the Ocean Crest Pier Station.
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A 64 mph wind gust was measured with a hand held anemometer.
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A 54 knot wind gust was recorded at Johnnie Mercer Pier. A 47 knot gust was recorded at buoy number 41038, five miles southeast of Wrightsville Beach.
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A 50 kt wind was recorded.
Waterspout Waterspout
The public reported several waterspouts off the coast near ocean Isle Beach and Long Beach.
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Strong thunderstorms capsized a 23 foot boat. Three people went into the water and were rescued without injury.
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A strong thunderstorm produced a 47 kt wind gust at the Frying Pan Shoals buoy.
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A 36 kt wind gust was recorded at the Frying Pan Shoals buoy.
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A 43 mph wind gust was recorded at the Frying Pan Shoals Buoy.
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A 47 mph wind gust was recorded at the Frying Pan Shoals Buoy.
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A 40 kt wind gust was measured at the Frying Pan Shoals buoy.
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A spotter reported a measured 50 mph wind gust at Ocean Isle Beach. A street sign was blown down.
Waterspout Waterspout
Police received several reports of a waterspout south of Oak Island.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
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