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Northern Outer Banks 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.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
28
All events
2
Deaths
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Property damage
Year by year
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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 body of a Greenville man was found in the ocean near Kitty Hawk after he vanished overnight while swimming with a friend. Police and rescuers were called to the 5300 Block of North Virginia Dare Trail for a possible drowning around 3:15 a.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers dis…
The fatality occurred at the Pelican Way beach access in the town of Duck.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of the Northern Outer Banks 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 the Northern Outer Banks through all of May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of the Northern Outer Banks through all of April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were noted across all of the Northern Outer Banks from March thirty-first to the end of March.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports from the public, trained spotters, and CoCoRaHs data showed between two and eleven inches of snowfall fell across the Northern Outer Banks. Snowfall amounts above three inches fell mainly north of Roanoke Island and Whalebone NC. Snowfall fell between …
High Wind High Wind
Gusts of 60-65 mph were common on the northern Outer Banks.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports from the public, trained spotters, and CoCoRaHs data showed between two and eleven inches of snowfall fell across the Northern Outer Banks. Snowfall amounts above three inches fell mainly north of Roanoke Island and Whalebone NC. Snowfall fell between …
High Wind High Wind
Gusts of 60-65 mph were common on the northern Outer Banks.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph were common during the morning hours. The peak gust was 55 mph at Jeanettes Pier Weatherflow just after 0800 EDT.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat indices peaked in the 110-112 degree range each afternoon, with little relief overnight as lows were in the 80s.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall reports of 2 to 4 inches of snowfall across the area. Reports came from Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several reports confirmed final snow totals between five and nine inches of snow fell across the northern Outer Banks. Snowfall fell between the evening of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.
High Wind High Wind
The gust was measured at the Oregon Inlet Weatherflow.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Dare County Sheriffs Office reported water coming across the roads near Billy's Seafood in Colington.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds were measured on a WxFlow station near Oregon Inlet in the Northern Outer Banks. Winds reached tropical storm force criteria Friday afternoon and persisted into Friday evening with a max wind speed of 36 knots, while the highest recorded wind gust was 4…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds were briefly experienced during the morning hours.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Winds picked up during the morning hours with the passage of an arctic cold front. Peak wind gusts of 50-60 mph were observed during the late morning to early afternoon hours, though remained high through the remainder of the afternoon. Flooding issues began in the mid to late mo…
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Oregon Inlet Marina NOS measured a 41 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
The wind gust occurred at the Oregon Inlet Weatherflow site. Strong non thunderstorm wind gusts were observed on the Outer Banks behind a rapidly strengthening low pressure system that moved across the area.
High Wind High Wind
Measured at the Oregon Inlet Weatherflow.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
The tide gauge at Duck shows that major flood stage (6.5 feet MLLW) was exceeded through multiple high tide cycles. High water levels combined with breaking waves and wave run up on the beaches, breached dunes along Highway 12 north of Rodanthe causing Highway 12 to be closed for…
High Wind High Wind
The Jennettes Pier Weatherflow site measured the gust.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Tropical storm force winds affected the northern Outer Banks during the early morning hours. A peak gust of 68 mph was registered at the Manteo AWOS at 5:35 AM EDT.
High Wind High Wind
The gust was reported at the Oregon Inlet CG Wxflow site.
Rip Current Rip Current
The man died near the 8300 block of S Old Oregon Inlet Rd in Nags Head.
Hurricane (Typhoon) Hurricane (Typhoon)
Hurricane Dorian produced minor storm surge flooding, category 2 hurricane force wind gusts, and heavy rainfall during the morning hours into early afternoon. A peak wind gust of 98 mph was measured at the Jennettes Pier WxFlow site at 12:23 PM EDT.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
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