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Wind in Burke County, North Carolina
293 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Burke County, North Carolina, has 293 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 46 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 87 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 188 events against 83 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 57.9 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
48 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with North Carolina
| Measure | Burke County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 293 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 57.9 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 33.4 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
5Mar
12Apr
20May
31Jun
67Jul
87Aug
36Sep
18Oct
4Nov
7Dec
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Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 182 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 293. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2005 | High Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2002 | Strong Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 1998 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1997 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Burke County had?
293 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Burke County?
27 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Burke County?
The thunderstorm wind of 10 Jun 2014, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Burke County compare with North Carolina for wind?
57.9 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 293 of the state's 22,958 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.