Hurricane Statistics

Please note: This tool is no longer updated with storms after 2019

Select a state or U.S. Territory: North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

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The following table breaks down the types of tropical cyclone events that affect North Carolina. Direct landfalling storms are only those that directly strike the state or territories coast. Cyclones affecting North Carolina include all that have had an impact on the state but did not make direct landfall.

North Carolina Tropical Cyclone Statistics (1851 - 2019)					Direct Landfalling Storms in NC Storms That Have Affected NC
Statistic	Direct Landfalling Storms in NC	Non-landfalling Storms Affecting NC Within 150 Miles	Total Storms Affecting NC
Number of Storms	84	303	387
Percentage of Storms	4.24%	15.28%	19.52%
Average Years Between Storms	2.01	0.56	0.44
Average Storms Per Year	0.50	1.79	2.29

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The graph above shows the total number of days that North Carolina has been impacted by tropical cyclones on a weekly basis.