Warren County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Warren County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Oct 29, 2020Strong Wind, Warren$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Warren County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Warren County as a result of the strong winds.

2. Feb 25, 2015Winter Storm, Warren$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snowfall/sleet amounts of 7 to 9 inches fell across the county. The heavy wet snow caused extensive power outages from falling trees and power lines.

3. Sep 18, 2003Hurricane (Typhoon), Warren$270,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the Outer Banks just north of Cape Lookout around 1 pm on September 18, 2003. The eye of the storm tracked northeast passing over eastern Halifax County. Winds gusts to near Hurricane force were recorded over Halifax county. Many locations across the Coastal Plain and even back into the Triangle received wind gusts between 50 to 70 mph late in the afternoon until early evening. Many trees were uprooted falling on vehicles and homes all across the area. One person was killed in Franklin county when their vehicle struck a downed tree. Up to 6 inches of rain fell across Edgecombe, Halifax and Wilson counties resulting in flooding of several roads.

4. Oct 8, 2016Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rainfall of 5 to 7 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county, causing numerous creeks to overflow their banks. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding, with multiple water rescues from people trapped in vehicles.

5. Mar 6, 2014Ice Storm, Warren$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   One quarter of an inch of ice from freezing rain resulted in widespread downed trees and power-lines.

6. Aug 4, 2020Tropical Storm, Warren$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph resulted in scattered trees and power lines down across Warren County, including some on structures. This resulted in some power outages in Warren County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

7. Oct 11, 2018Tropical Storm, Warren$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical storm wind gusts downed numerous trees, caused widespread power outages and produced a variety of damage to homes throughout the county.

8. Feb 12, 2021Winter Storm, Warren$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   One-quarter to one-half of an inch of ice from freezing rain downed numerous trees across the county, causing numerous power outages.

9. Oct 8, 2016Strong Wind, Warren$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Warren County, including on homes, cars, and power lines. Numerous customers lost power in Warren County as a result of the strong winds.

10. May 11, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Six large trees were blown down in Littleton, which is located on the Warren and Halifax county line. Trees fell on 3 homes and power lines were downed on HWY 58. 6500 CP&L customers lost power.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

108°FAug 10, 2007

All-time low

−5°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

83°FJul 25, 2010

Coldest day

12°FJan 17, 1972

Wettest day

5.91 inJul 6, 2006

Snowiest day

13.0 inJan 27, 1966

Hottest year

2024mean 62.6°F

Coldest year

1969mean 55.6°F

Wettest year

202062.10 in

Driest year

196525.59 in

Station John H Kerr Dam (USC00444414), 250 ft elevation, 16.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 23, 2026; 94.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00444414.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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