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Northern Craven 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
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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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 northern Jones 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 ab…
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Northern Craven County through all of May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Northern Craven County through all of April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Northern Craven County from March thirty-first to the end of March.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across almost all of northern Craven County from March first through March third.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mix of public, CoCoRaHS, and trained spotter reports of twelve to eighteen inches of snow was reported across northern Craven County. Snowfall fell between the early afternoon on January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were initially noted across about half of northern Craven County, eventually expanding to almost all of northern Craven County by about mid February through the end of the month.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mix of public, CoCoRaHS, and trained spotter reports of twelve to eighteen inches of snow was reported across northern Craven County. Snowfall fell between the early afternoon on January thirty-first and the morning of February first.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across over half of Northern Craven 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.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices peaked in the 110-115 degree range each afternoon.
Drought Drought
Severe drought plagued Northern Craven County through the first week of May, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several freezing rain reports of 0.20 to 0.30 inches across the area stretching from New Bern northwards to Vanceboro. Due to the ice accretion, this led to several downed trees and over 2900 power outages per Duke Energy.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread reports of three to five inches of snow fell across northern Craven County between the evening of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Several CWOP stations reported heat indices up to 111 degrees.
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
The peak gust was measured at New Bern Airport, though gusts above 50 knots were common around New Bern were common for several hours.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Personal weather station near Ernul recorded a peak heat index of 114 degrees.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Duke Energy reports power outages around the county due to trees that fell on power lines. Wind gusts were measured up to 55 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak. Before the change to all snow, sleet covered the ground in many spots prior to the transition. Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4 inche…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat index values peaked at around 110 degrees.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force wind gusts afflicted the area during the overnight hours. Sporadic power outages occurred due to downed trees and powerlines. Trees were reportedly blown down along Highway 17 north of Vanceboro.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Rain changed to snow during the evening of February 20th and ended during the early morning hours of February 21st. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were reported across the county.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
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