Craven County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Craven County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 17, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 93 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 93 injured

44.4 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 17, 1965	F3	41.3 mi	100 yd	85	2
May 13, 1971	F2	44.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF2	4.1 mi	200 yd	7	0
Apr 19, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 27, 1977	F1	11.4 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2024	EF1	5 mi	125 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2000	F1	0.8 mi	100 yd	1	0
Oct 8, 1996	F1	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 13, 2018	EF1	0.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1994	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 1996	F1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 10, 2024	EF1	5 mi	125 yd	0
May 16, 2022	EF1	0.1 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 22, 2019	EF0	—	40 yd	0
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	5.7 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 13, 2018	EF1	0.6 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 29, 2014	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF2	4.1 mi	200 yd	7
May 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 17, 1965, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jones County, NC23 Pamlico County, NC17 Beaufort County, NC40 Lenoir County, NC30 Onslow County, NC49 Carteret County, NC81 Pitt County, NC33 Greene County, NC20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Craven County, North Carolina had?

40 tornadoes touched Craven County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Craven County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 17, 1965, with a 41.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Craven County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (13 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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