Currituck County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Currituck County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF1 (Apr 16, 2011).

10tornadoes since 1950
EF1strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
8.1 milongest path · 2017
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07
(E)F13
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 16, 2011EF12 mi200 yd00
Nov 5, 1988F11.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 15, 1992F10.7 mi70 yd00
May 5, 2017EF08.1 mi75 yd00
Jun 7, 2003F03 mi100 yd20
Apr 25, 2014EF00.8 mi30 yd00
Aug 15, 1992F00.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 24, 2000F00.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 1, 2021EF00.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 22, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 1, 2021EF00.5 mi100 yd00
May 5, 2017EF08.1 mi75 yd00
Apr 25, 2014EF00.8 mi30 yd00
Apr 16, 2011EF12 mi200 yd00
Jun 7, 2003F03 mi100 yd20
Jul 24, 2000F00.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 15, 1992F10.7 mi70 yd00
Aug 15, 1992F00.5 mi30 yd00
Nov 5, 1988F11.5 mi20 yd00
Jul 22, 1979F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Camden County, NC6Pasquotank County, NC20Virginia Beach city, VA16Perquimans County, NC14Chesapeake city, VA13Tyrrell County, NC17Chowan County, NC14Portsmouth city, VA5

Questions

How many tornadoes has Currituck County, North Carolina had?

10 tornadoes touched Currituck County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Currituck County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF1 on Apr 16, 2011, with a 2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Currituck County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (3 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).