Tornadoes in North Carolina
North Carolina has recorded 1,551 tornadoes since 1950, 20th among the states; 53 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
- 1,551tornadoes since 1950
- 53rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 148deaths along their paths
- 2004most in one year, 67
2025
- Tornadoes on record, by year
Over time
The strongest tornadoes
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | Lenoir, Greene | 16 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | Scotland | 7 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | Scotland, Robeson | 4 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | Cherokee | 4 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | Scotland, Robeson | 4 |
| Nov 27, 1988 | F4 | Northampton, Wake | 4 |
| May 5, 1989 | F4 | Cleveland, Lincoln | 4 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | Sampson, Duplin | 3 |
| May 5, 1989 | F4 | Rutherford | 2 |
| May 5, 1989 | F4 | Union | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | Robeson | 0 |
| May 7, 1998 | F4 | Caldwell | 0 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F3 | Bladen, Cumberland | 12 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | EF3 | Bertie, Hertford | 12 |
| Nov 16, 2006 | F3 | Columbus | 8 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F3 | Bertie | 6 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | EF3 | Moore, Lee | 6 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.