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Tornadoes in North Carolina

North Carolina has 1,533 tornadoes: 2.1% of the US total of 73,424. That ranks #20 by count and #26 per person (13.88 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#26

national rank (per capita)

1,533

tornadoes

13.88

per 100k residents

The data

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025, Through 2025. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

North Carolina: 1,533 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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