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Onslow County, North Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
50
Tornado reports
193
Hail reports
62
Floods since 1996
613
All events
13
Deaths
$674.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Onslow County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 47 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.
Tornado spun up near Tarawa Terrace and quickly increased to EF2 intensity with winds to 125 mph and a damage width of 100 yards. Many residences were damaged severely. The tornado continued to track northeast and crossed Highway 24 and the Holiday City Subdivision at EF2 intensi…
Broadcast media reports that a lightning strike killed one person fishing near the Northeast Creek Park in Jacksonville, NC, on April 11th, during the late evening hours.
Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions. A weather related traffic fatality was reported in Onslow C…
Two marines were struck by lightning while working on aircraft at New River MCAS. One of the marines passed away several days later due to serious injuries sustained from the lightning strike.
One to two inches of snow fell, followed by a period of sleet and light freezing rain lasting from around 11am through mid evening.
Across Onslow County...winds of 50 to 60 mph resulted in numerous tress and power lines down with minor structural damage and extensive power outages. The Highest storm surge was 5.5 feet at North Topsail beach. Other Locations receiving a 2 to 3 foot storm surge were Sneads Ferr…
Widespread snow developed during the morning hours and continued into the early evening. Total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches over most of the county with 2 inches or less closer to the coast. One fatality occurred during the morning in an automobile accident due to…
A 22 year old man was pulled out to sea and drowned off North Top Sail Beach North Carolina.
Tornado touched down near Belgrade and moved east into southern Jones county about 1 mile southeast of Belgrade. The tornado had a path length of around 5 miles and was rated as an EF2. Several homes received moderate to severe damage with 6 minor injuries reported. Several outbu…
A first ever, county wide mandatory evacuation was issued prior to Florence. 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 20' to 30' over the county with a storm t…
Winds of 50 to 60 mph resulted in a storm surge of 5.5 feet at North Topsail beach. Sneads Ferry and Swansboro had a storm surge of 2 to 3 feet.
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Wind gusts moved patio furniture from the household out into the yard and snapped several branches around the area. The report was received via social media. The time was estimated based on radar.
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Progress Energy reported 12 outages due to damage to their equipment. The time was estimated based on radar.
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Multiple cars were damaged by flying debris near the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority building.
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Large tree branches were blown down and fences were blown over in downtown Jacksonville on Laguna Bay Drive.
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A 65 mph wind gust was measured on a personal weather station as thunderstorms were moving through the area.
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KNCA ASOS measured a wind gust of 68 mph as the severe thunderstorms were moving through the area.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief tornado occurred in Jacksonville, NC, that caused a critical failure of the roof and door structure of a large metal building used by the American Legion. The tornado was brief with a length of 0.15 miles and a width of 20 yards. No fatalities or injuries occurred with th…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado touched down near a farm on White Oak River Road in Maysville. The tornado damaged a farm building, causing significant roof damage, the collapse and removal of barn doors, and peeling off siding. Debris was blown downstream into a nearby field. Within the debris field,…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Received mPing reports street flooding in eastern Jackonsville.
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Multiple power outages were reported across Southern Onslow County by Jones Onslow EMC. The reported time of the outages coincided with the wind signature on radar.
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Report of flooded roadways along Marine Blvd in Jacksonville, NC as thunderstorms were moving through the area.
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Report of flooded roadways along Hwy 17 Business S in Jacksonville, NC as thunderstorms were moving through the area.
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Reports of roadways being flooded. Liberty Drive, Village, Bryan Marr and Huff are the roads reported to be flooded. Liberty is blocked off due to flooding.
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A Facebook post showed standing water on Liberty Drive in Jacksonville.
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A Facebook post showed standing water on Huff Drive in Jacksonville.
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Flooding along Daly Street, cars can't pass.
Hail Hail
Richlands Airport police reported hail damage to vehicles and buildings at the airport. The hail was estimated to be half dollar size or larger. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail was reported in the Back Swamp area near the Richlands Airport. The report came in via Facebook.
Hail Hail
Hail of half dollar to ping pong ball size fell. The leaves of trees were stripped by the hail.
Hail Hail
Multiple reports of hail covering the ground to a depth of a couple of inches in and around Sneads Ferry. Hail size ranged from dime size to quarter size. The reports were relayed via social media.
Hail Hail
A report of quarter size hail in Onslow Beach came in via mPING.
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Trees were blown down on powerlines at the intersection of Haw Branch Road and Highway 24. The time was estimated by radar data.
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Onslow county DOT reported minor water across a couple secondary roadways in the county. Time based on radar.
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Jones Onslow EMC reported several outages along Fire Tower Rd. northwest of Jacksonville. The time was based on radar data.
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The peak gust was measured by the N Dyson Street WeatherFlow.
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Power outages were reported by Jones-Onslow Electric Cooperative in West Onslow Beach. The time was estimated based on radar data.
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Over 700 people were without power. The outages started as thunderstorms moved overhead.
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A large camper was shifted by 8 feet from it's original location. Tree damage was noted as well. The time was estimated based on radar.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 22 | 1 |
| 2008 | 52 | 3 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | 3 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 3 |
| 2003 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 2 |
| 1999 | 17 | 3 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 |
| 1996 | 21 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | 5 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | 12 | 3 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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