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North Carolina, 1982

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

95events recorded59 in 1981
1deaths recorded4 injuries
$930Kproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations361 NFIP claims, $1.1M paid
← 19811983 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind54
Hail28
Tornado13

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1982 was 95 against 59 in 1981.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1982
Wake County9
Buncombe County5
Harnett County5
Moore County5
Wayne County5
Sampson County4
Warren County4
Cabarrus County3
Cumberland County3
Dare County3
Guilford County3
Surry County3
Union County3
Anson County2
Craven County2
Forsyth County2
Granville County2
Henderson County2
Onslow County2
Pitt County2
Rockingham County2
Stanly County2
Stokes County2
Alexander County1
Bladen County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
13 Jun 1982WakeTornadoF1$25,0001—
28 Sep 1982DareTornadoF2$250,000—2
10 Jun 1982MooreTornadoF1$25,000—1
27 Apr 1982StanlyTornadoF2$25,000—1
16 Jun 1982HarnettTornadoF2$250,000——
16 Jun 1982WakeTornadoF2$250,000——
5 Jun 1982DuplinTornadoF1$25,000——
26 Sep 1982PenderTornadoF2$25,000——
26 Sep 1982MartinTornadoF1$25,000——
18 Sep 1982CatawbaTornadoF1$25,000——
16 Jun 1982MooreTornadoF1$2,500——
25 Aug 1982DareTornadoF0$2,500——
3 Jun 1982ForsythTornadoF0$30——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1982

No declaration touching North Carolina was made in 1982.

Flood insurance claims with a 1982 date of loss

361 NFIP claims, 228 of them paid, for $1,111,116.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.