Carteret County tornado history

81 tornadoes touched Carteret County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Sep 5, 2019).

81tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

0killed · 11 injured

17 milongest path · 1998

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F043

(E)F130

(E)F28

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 5, 2019	EF2	13 mi	200 yd	0
May 27, 1974	F2	2.8 mi	350 yd	0
Nov 24, 2018	EF2	2.8 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 15, 1999	F2	2 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 15, 1990	F2	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Nov 26, 2013	EF2	0.4 mi	200 yd	2
Mar 20, 1989	F2	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 3, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	27 yd	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF1	9.3 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF1	8.2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 15, 1999	F1	8 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF1	4.5 mi	300 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 16, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	60 yd
Jan 10, 2024	EF0	0.1 mi	60 yd
Jan 10, 2024	EF1	0.2 mi	75 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF1	0.1 mi	25 yd
Oct 31, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	60 yd
Sep 5, 2019	EF2	13 mi	200 yd
Nov 24, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	70 yd
Nov 24, 2018	EF2	2.8 mi	75 yd
Nov 24, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Nov 13, 2018	EF1	2 mi	150 yd
Sep 14, 2018	EF1	2.7 mi	150 yd
Sep 14, 2018	EF1	9.3 mi	150 yd

How many tornadoes has Carteret County, North Carolina had?

81 tornadoes touched Carteret County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Carteret County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Sep 5, 2019, with a 13-mile path.

When is tornado season in Carteret County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (20 of 81). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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