Pamlico County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Pamlico County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 17, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 90 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 90 injured

41.3 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F14

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

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
Sep 15, 1999	F2	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 29, 1963	F2	6.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 28, 1988	F1	30 mi	100 yd	5	0
Aug 3, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 13, 2018	EF1	1.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1988	F1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 15, 1999	F0	2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Sep 15, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 15, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 1983	F0	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 3, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	40 yd
Sep 13, 2018	EF1	1.3 mi	250 yd
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Oct 13, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Oct 13, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 23, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Sep 15, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Sep 15, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Sep 15, 1999	F2	10 mi	50 yd
Sep 15, 1999	F0	2 mi	20 yd
Aug 26, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd

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

Nearby counties

Carteret County, NC81 Craven County, NC40 Beaufort County, NC40 Hyde County, NC21 Jones County, NC23 Washington County, NC13 Pitt County, NC33 Onslow County, NC49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pamlico County, North Carolina had?

17 tornadoes touched Pamlico County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (7 of 17). 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).