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Wind in Pasquotank County, North Carolina
112 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.
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, has 112 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 46 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 24 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 51 events against 46 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 49.4 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
24 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 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 | Pasquotank County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 112 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 49.4 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 27.4 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
4Mar
9Apr
11May
13Jun
24Jul
24Aug
11Sep
0Oct
5Nov
2Dec
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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
All 112 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 2007 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2003 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | High Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 1996 | High Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Pasquotank County had?
112 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 Pasquotank County?
23 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 Pasquotank County?
The thunderstorm wind of 14 Jun 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $400K.
How does Pasquotank County compare with North Carolina for wind?
49.4 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 112 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.