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East Carteret County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2019 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
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Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
26
All events
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Deaths
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Property damage
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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.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Eastern Carteret 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 East Carteret County through all of May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Eastern Carteret County through all of April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of East Carteret County from March thirty-first to the end of March.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports between the public, trained spotters, and CoCoRaHs data showed between eight and a half to fifteen inches of snowfall fell across East Carteret County between the morning of January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports between the public, trained spotters, and CoCoRaHs data showed between eight and a half to fifteen inches of snowfall fell across East Carteret County between the morning of January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
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.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports of three to six inches. Snow fell between the evening of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Winds gusted to tropical storm force, with a peak gust nearing 50 mph recorded at the Beaufort Airport. The winds peaked during the mid to late morning hours.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Several CWOP stations reported heat indices up to 112 degrees.
High Wind High Wind
Several gusts above 50 knots occurred at the Beaufort ASOS.
High Wind High Wind
The Weatherflow in Atlantic, NC measured a 67 mph peak wind gust at 6:01 pm EST. Widespread wind gusts of 60-65 mph were common around Eastern Carteret County.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds were measured at Piney Island ASOS station in Eastern Carteret County. Winds briefly reached tropical storm force with a max wind speed of 37 knots while the highest recorded wind gust was 52 knots.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds were briefly experienced during the morning hours.
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
NCDOT verified high water covering some roadways in Downeast Carteret County. Highway 12 and Morris Mariana Rd had water covering them, and became impassable to some vehicles.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Beaufort recorded a peak heat index of 111 degrees.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Carteret-Craven reports power outages around the county due to trees that fell on power lines. Winds were measured around 55 mph.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Piney Island measured a 53 MPH gust.
High Wind High Wind
Measured at the Weatherflow.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Many reports of high water making roads impassable around the area of Sealevel. Some other areas that had high water on them, making them impassable include Front St. in Beaufort and Old Ferry Dock Rd. in Harkers Island. Some flooding was also reported in Marshallburg, Davis, Glo…
High Wind High Wind
The Cedar Island NWS site measured the gust.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat index values peaked at around 112 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The heat index peaked at around 111 degrees in the afternoon.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Sustained tropical storm force winds struck the region through the overnight hours. A peak hurricane wind gust occurred at Cedar Island 2:21 AM EDT, with a reading of 78 mph, which was also the highest gust in Eastern NC associated with Isaias. Many power outages occurred due to …
Hurricane (Typhoon) Hurricane (Typhoon)
Dorian brought with it storm surge flooding, flash flooding, and category 2 strength hurricane force wind gusts as it moved through during the early morning hours. Storm surge values of 4 to 6 feet above ground level were recorded on Cedar Island. Radar rainfall estimates of arou…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
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