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Beaufort County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
38
Tornado reports
137
Hail reports
32
Floods since 1996
507
All events
11
Deaths
$94.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Beaufort County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 38 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
The tornado touched down approximately 1.5 miles west of Chocowinity along Taylor Road causing EF0 damage to trees and mobile homes. The tornado then strengthened to a strong EF2 as it impacted many homes and businesses from the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and North Carolina …
Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 5 to 7 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions. One man died in a weather related vehicle accident. His veh…
Law enforcement reported a tree fell on a golf cart killing two people inside.
Across Beaufort County...winds gusted to 90 mph resulting in numerous trees and power-lines down with major power outages...and structural damage due to a 7 to 11 foot surge along the Pamlico sound and Pamlico river. Numerous homes sustained major damage and were swept away in th…
Beaufort County emergency manager reported over 40 treated for storm related injuries across Beaufort County.
Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the morning of September 13th through the morning of September 16th. Rainfall was generally 4' to 8' over the county with a storm total of 6.95' in Belhaven. The heaviest totals fell across the extreme southern…
Winds gusting to 90 mph resulted in major structural damage, primarily due to a 7 to 11 foot surge along the Pamlico Sound and Pamlico River. Numerous homes sustained major damage and were swept away in the Jarvis landing residential and Aurora Ferry landing areas.
An F2 tornado touched down near Pantego in the Swamp Road area. The tornado destroyed one house, a mobile home as well as a hog farm. Most of the dollar damage occurred to the farm with the destruction of hog houses and heavy equipment.
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Trees were blown down onto the road.
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Tideland EMC reports many power outages in the Blounts Creek area due to trees and powerlines down damaging equipment.
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Tideland EMC reports many outages near Aurora due to trees and powerlines down damaging equipment.
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Tideland EMC reports many outages in the South Creek area due to trees and powerlines damaging equipment.
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Tideland EMC reports power outages in the Belhaven area due to trees and powerlines down damaging equipment.
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Trees and wires were blown down in town.
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Large limbs were blown down throughout the yard.
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A 60 foot vessel was blown onto shore near Haystack Point along the Pungo River.
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Several pine trees were snapped in half. Aluminum trim siding was blown off a house. A nearby public weather station was reported to have measured a 74 mph wind gust, although this measurement has not been confirmed.
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Trees and wires were blown down in town.
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A tree was blown down on a house. Also a tree fell on a car and lines were blown down along Long Ridge Road.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Beaufort County through mid June with Extreme Drought conditions noted across far western portions of the county from June sixteenth onwards to the end of June. The size of the area of severe to extreme drought shrunk to about a …
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Beaufort County through all of May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Beaufort County through all of April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Beaufort County from March thirty-first to the end of March.
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Tideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines. The time was based on radar.
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Power outages caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment reported by the power company. The time was estimated by radar.
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Three inch limbs were blown down along with reports of a power outage.
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A large tree was blown down blocking two lanes of HWY 264 east of Washington, NC. The time was based on radar.
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A large tree was blown down on John Small Ave/US Highway 264.
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Images of a tree blown down across Pamlico Beach Road were sent in. The time was based on radar.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across almost all of Beaufort County from March first to March third.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports from the public, trained spotters, and Fire Departments showed between eleven and seventeen inches of snowfall fell across Beaufort County between the morning of January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were initially noted across about half of Beaufort County, eventually expanding to almost all of Beaufort County by about mid February through the end of the month.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports from the public, trained spotters, and Fire Departments showed between eleven and seventeen inches of snowfall fell across Beaufort County between the morning of January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across about half of Beaufort County from January thirteenth through the end of the month.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices peaked at 110 to 115 degrees during the day.
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Heat indices peaked in the 110-115 degree range each afternoon.
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Trees were blown down, with large pine tree branches snapped off in the area.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Asbury Church Road and Magnolia School Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Hail Hail
The hail fell approximately 2 miles northwest of Washington.
Hail Hail
The hail fell several miles east of Blounts Creek.
Hail Hail
The hail lasted for 10 to 12 minutes, with the ground being covered.
Drought Drought
Severe drought plagued Beaufort County through the first week of May, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 4 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 38 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 3 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 3 |
| 2008 | 24 | 4 |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 2 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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