# Tornadoes in North Carolina since 1950: 1,533, #20 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> North Carolina has 1,533 tornadoes (2.1% of the US), #20 by count and #26 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in North Carolina since 1950

North Carolina has recorded **1,533 tornadoes since 1950**: 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.

## Key takeaways

* North Carolina has recorded 1,533 tornadoes since 1950, 2.1% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #20 of 51 by count and #26 per person (13.88 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* North Carolina’s busiest year was 2004, with 66 tornadoes; it averages 20.2 a year.
* 7 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#26

national rank (per capita)

1,533

tornadoes

13.88

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. 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)](/downloads/tornadoes/north-carolina.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## North Carolina tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s70

1960s78

1970s179

1980s142

1990s302

2000s306

2010s292

2020s164

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 665 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 607 |
| F2/EF2  | 211 |
| F3/EF3  | 38  |
| F4/EF4  | 7   |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 5   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2004 (66).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in North Carolina, newest first

1998-05-07 · F41989-05-05 · F41989-05-05 · F41988-11-27 · F41984-03-28 · F41984-03-28 · F41957-04-08 · F4

## Cite this

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