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North Carolina, 1991
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1991 was 180 against 321 in 1990.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1991 | Lenoir | Tornado | F1 | $2,500,000 | — | 33 |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Columbus | Tornado | F1 | $250,000 | — | 3 |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Moore | Tornado | F1 | $250,000 | — | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Bladen | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 2 |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Scotland | Tornado | F1 | $250,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Bertie | Tornado | F1 | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Onslow | Tornado | F1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Buncombe | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Randolph | Tornado | F2 | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Stanly | Tornado | F1 | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Jones | Tornado | F1 | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Dare | Tornado | F1 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Chatham | Tornado | F2 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 1991 | Cherokee | Tornado | F0 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Halifax | Tornado | F1 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Hertford | Tornado | F1 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Northampton | Tornado | F0 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 5 Oct 1991 | Iredell | Tornado | F0 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Dare | Tornado | F1 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Dare | Tornado | F1 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 20 Aug 1991 | Perquimans | Tornado | F0 | $2,500 | — | — |
| 20 Jun 1991 | Carteret | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Columbus | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 2 Mar 1991 | Camden | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Onslow | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Dare | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Onslow | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Onslow | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Orange | Tornado | F2 | — | — | — |
| 16 Jul 1991 | New Hanover | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Pender | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
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 1991
No declaration touching North Carolina was made in 1991.
Flood insurance claims with a 1991 date of loss
1,081 NFIP claims, 854 of them paid, for $9,589,630.
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.