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North Carolina, 1996
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 1996 was 1,720 against 583 in 1995.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1996 | Wake | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 3 | — |
| 4 Sep 1996 | Onslow | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $500,000,000 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Pender | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $180,000,000 | 2 | — |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Beaufort | Winter Storm | — | $45,000 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Columbus | High Wind | 74 mph | $200,000 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Lenoir | Winter Storm | — | $40,000 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Martin | Winter Storm | — | $40,000 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 Sep 1996 | Duplin | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $50,000,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Greene | Winter Storm | — | $20,000 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Bladen | High Wind | 81 mph | $20,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 4 Sep 1996 | Pitt | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $500,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Johnston | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Wayne | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 12 Feb 1996 | Avery | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 1996 | Mecklenburg | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Surry | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 1996 | Rowan | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Stokes | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Transylvania | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Henderson | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Durham | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Franklin | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Alamance | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Pitt | Winter Storm | — | $75,000 | — | 86 |
| 3 Feb 1996 | Onslow | Winter Storm | — | $45,000 | — | 35 |
| 15 Apr 1996 | Wake | Tornado | F1 | $3,000,000 | — | 26 |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Onslow | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $73,000,000 | — | 10 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | New Hanover | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | — | — |
| 4 Sep 1996 | Carteret | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Henderson | Lightning | — | — | — | 18 |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Robeson | High Wind | 72 mph | $24,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Carteret | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 1996 | Franklin | Tornado | F2 | $1,000,000 | — | 5 |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Avery | Ice Storm | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Columbus | High Wind | 86 mph | $18,000,000 | — | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1996 | Carteret | Winter Storm | — | $15,000 | — | 4 |
| 13 Sep 1996 | Lenoir | Flood | — | $9,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 1996 | Duplin | Tornado | F2 | $70,000 | — | 3 |
| 12 Jul 1996 | Craven | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $12,000,000 | — | — |
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 1996
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1996 | DR-1134 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Fran | 58 |
| 18 Jul 1996 | DR-1127 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Bertha | 17 |
| 23 Feb 1996 | DR-1103 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Winter Storm | 34 |
| 13 Jan 1996 | DR-1087 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Blizzard Of 96 | 70 |
Flood insurance claims with a 1996 date of loss
12,878 NFIP claims, 9,544 of them paid, for $189,175,430.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.