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Coastal Onslow County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2020 and 2026, 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
1
Floods since 1996
23
All events
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Coastal Onslow County from the beginning of June until June twenty-nineth. Severe drought conditions then ended across the county on June thirtieth.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Coastal Onslow County through all of May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Coastal Onslow County through all of April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Coastal Onslow County from March thirty-first to the end of March.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across almost all of coastal Onslow County from March first to March third.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across almost all of coastal Onslow County from February twenty-fourth through the end of the month.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An NWS employee reported snowfall totals of sixteen inches near Hubert, North Carolina, with several additional reports from the public and CoCoRaHS stations reporting between twelve and seventeen inches of snowfall across Onslow County. Snowfall fell between the morning hours on…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An NWS employee reported snowfall totals of sixteen inches near Hubert, North Carolina, with several additional reports from the public, and CoCoRaHS stations reporting between twelve and seventeen inches of snowfall across Onslow County. Snowfall fell between the morning hours o…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices peaked at 110 to 115 degrees during the day.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices peaked in the 110-115 degree range each afternoon.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several Cocorahs reports of three to five inches of snowfall across Coastal Onslow after snow fell.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Multiple CWOP stations reporting heat indices up to 115 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Personal weather station near Sneads Ferry recorded a peak heat index of 111 degrees.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Ice accretion of up to a quarter of an inch was observed across the Swansboro area.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Several reports of roads becoming impassable around the Sneads Ferry area. River Rd. was impassable, with water up past docks and into the lawns of adjacent properties along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Topsail Beach. Fulcher Landing Loop Rd. became impassable near Extreme …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat index values peaked at around 112 degrees.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force wind gusts affected the area during the overnight hours. A peak gust of 69 mph occurred at 1:39 AM EDT at New River Air Station (Jacksonville). Power outages occurred due to downed trees and powerlines.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
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