Duplin County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Duplin County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 28, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 224 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 224 injured

64 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F116

(E)F213

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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 28, 1984	F4	21 mi	1,407 yd	149	3
Apr 18, 1969	F3	25.8 mi	300 yd	1	0
Apr 8, 1957	F3	8 mi	150 yd	29	0
Mar 14, 1975	F2	32.6 mi	100 yd	20	0
Apr 15, 1999	F2	30 mi	900 yd	19	0
Apr 19, 1978	F2	11.6 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1996	F2	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1961	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1996	F2	1 mi	75 yd	3	0
Apr 15, 1996	F2	1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1996	F2	0.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1976	F2	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 22, 2023	EF1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 2, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 24, 2016	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 24, 2016	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 8, 2014	EF2	0.1 mi	100 yd	1
Jul 3, 2014	EF1	0.8 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.6 mi	150 yd	0
May 5, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 17, 2007	EF0	—	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1984, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Sampson County, NC25 Lenoir County, NC30 Onslow County, NC49 Pender County, NC48 Wayne County, NC30 Jones County, NC23 Greene County, NC20 Bladen County, NC30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Duplin County, North Carolina had?

42 tornadoes touched Duplin County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Duplin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 28, 1984, with a 21-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Duplin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (14 of 42). 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).