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Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2013 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

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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.

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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.

May 28, 2026 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
This thunderstorm wind gust was measured at Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier.
March 12, 2026 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Johnnie Mercers Pier measured a 43 mph wind gust in a thunderstorm.
July 29, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
Two waterspouts were observed and photographed off Surf City Beaches.
July 27, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
This gust measured by NOAA wind equipment near the end of Mercer Pier at Wrightsville Beach, NC.
June 14, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The station at Crystal Pier measured a 43 mph wind gust.
June 10, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
This was a wind gust measured by the buoy at Johnny Mercer Pier.
May 4, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced a 41 mph wind gust at Johnnie Mercer Pier.
March 31, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust was measured at Johnny Mercer Pier.
March 16, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
This gust was measured at Johnny Mercer Pier.
March 5, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
National Ocean Service station on Johnnie Mercers Pier measured a sustained wind of 56 mph with a peak gust to 71 mph at 50 ft above mean sea level. The gust was caused by a line of thunderstorms.
June 24, 2024 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured gust at Johnny Mercer Pier.
June 24, 2024 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Weather Underground station KNCSURFC48 on North Shore Drive.
May 25, 2024 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Johnnie Mercer Pier measured a gust in a thunderstorm.
April 12, 2024 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Johnny Mercer Pier.
April 3, 2024 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at Johnny Mercer Pier.
July 10, 2023 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was reported offshore from Figure Eight Island.
September 30, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
CORMP buoy 41038 measured a gust to 54 knots.
September 5, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed near Carolina Beach.
May 27, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
NOS gauge at Johnny Mercer Pier measured a gust to 41 mph.
March 12, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
NOS gauge measured a gust to 59 knots.
March 12, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Weatherflow gauge at Federal Point measured a gust to 67 knots.
January 3, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
Johnny Mercer Pier NOS station measured 48 knot gust.
August 20, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 56 mph gust was recorded on Masonboro Island.
August 1, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured 51 mph gust at Johnny Mercer Pier.
July 28, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet on Topsail Beach measured a wind gust of 42 mph.
July 28, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Buoy 41038, 6 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC, measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 51 mph.
June 15, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Buoy 41038 reported a gust of 49 kts.
June 15, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The gust was measured at the UNCW Center for Marine Science facility adjacent to the intercoastal waterway.
September 29, 2020 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 53 mph gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
August 12, 2020 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A lifeguard reported two waterspouts off of Wrightsville Beach, one was large.
June 30, 2020 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 54 mph gust was recorded at the Masonboro Inlet Buoy.
May 22, 2020 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 40 mph gust was measured at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
August 5, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was seen five miles east of Wrightsville Beach.
June 20, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A weather station at Johnny Mercer Pier recorded a gust to 47 mph.
June 20, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Wrightsville Buoy, station 41038, recorded a gust to 58 mph.
April 15, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The NOS gauge at the Johnny Mercer Pier measured a 44 mph gust.
August 12, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 44 mph gust was recorded at Federal Point.
July 26, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A coastal trough produced a waterspout off the coast of Carolina Beach fishing pier.
July 22, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 52 mph gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
July 22, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 45 mph gust was recorded at Federal Point.
June 24, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 45 mph gust was recorded in the Intercoastal Waterway near Hampstead.
June 14, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue reported a waterspout on the north end of Masonboro Island. A few minutes later, they reported a second waterspout near the same vicinity.
June 11, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 49 mph gust was recorded east of Seagate.
January 23, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 47 mph gust was recorded at Federal Point.
January 12, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 44 mph gust was recorded at Federal Point.
October 24, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust was recorded on the Federal Point WeatherFlow sensor. This sensor is 50 feet above the surface.
August 8, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 44 mph gust was recorded on the Federal Point WeatherFlow sensor.
August 8, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 39 mph gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
July 19, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Waterspout Waterspout
A waterspout was observed. This waterspout moved onshore and caused minor damage before dissipating.
July 15, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm, Atlantic South
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A 39 kt gust was recorded at the Johnny Mercer Pier.
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202620
202580
202450
202310
202260
202160
202040
201940
201890
2017130
201680
201520
201450
201320