Pitt County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Pitt County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 28, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 164 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

16killed · 164 injured

64.1 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F112

(E)F23

(E)F31

(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	28 mi	1,223 yd	153	16
May 15, 1972	F3	8.5 mi	120 yd	4	0
Jun 11, 1955	F2	19.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1953	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	1.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 18, 2008	EF1	9.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2002	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 1964	F1	5.7 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	3.3 mi	75 yd	5	0
May 12, 1950	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1956	F1	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1959	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 5, 2017	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Apr 25, 2014	EF2	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	3.3 mi	75 yd	5
May 5, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 27, 2009	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 25, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 12, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Feb 18, 2008	EF1	9.8 mi	150 yd	0
May 14, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 14, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 11, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 1984, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Greene County, NC20 Martin County, NC21 Edgecombe County, NC16 Lenoir County, NC30 Beaufort County, NC40 Wilson County, NC20 Craven County, NC40 Jones County, NC23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pitt County, North Carolina had?

33 tornadoes touched Pitt County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pitt County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 28, 1984, with a 28-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pitt County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 33). 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).