Pender County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Pender County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 13, 2004). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 31 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

3killed · 31 injured

54.6 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F117

(E)F26

(E)F30

(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
Aug 13, 2004	F2	5 mi	500 yd	29	3
Oct 4, 1964	F2	54.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2024	EF2	4.7 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 26, 1982	F2	1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1969	F2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	7.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 2019	EF1	5.4 mi	60 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 2006	F1	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	3.1 mi	60 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 2025	EF1	3.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 16, 2025	EF1	3.1 mi	200 yd
Aug 7, 2024	EF2	4.7 mi	40 yd
Aug 7, 2024	EF0	1.8 mi	35 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	7.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.8 mi	30 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	30 yd
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	7.1 mi	40 yd
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Sep 5, 2019	EF1	5.4 mi	60 yd
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	4.4 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Aug 13, 2004, F2, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

New Hanover County, NC33 Onslow County, NC49 Duplin County, NC42 Bladen County, NC30 Brunswick County, NC44 Sampson County, NC25 Columbus County, NC33 Jones County, NC23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pender County, North Carolina had?

48 tornadoes touched Pender 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 Pender County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 13, 2004, with a 5-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pender County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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