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North Carolina, 2006
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 2006 was 1,979 against 1,147 in 2005.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2006 | Columbus | Tornado | F3 | $500,000 | 8 | 20 |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Iredell | Tornado | F1 | $110,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Orange | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Franklin | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Craven | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Aug 2006 | Moore | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Polk | Lightning | — | — | — | 6 |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Rockingham | Lightning | — | $500,000 | — | 5 |
| 14 Jul 2006 | Buncombe | Lightning | — | — | — | 4 |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Stanly | Lightning | — | — | — | 3 |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Pitt | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30,000 | — | 2 |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Johnston | Lightning | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Duplin | Tropical Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Onslow | Tropical Storm | — | $500,000 | — | 1 |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Mecklenburg | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 Jun 2006 | Harnett | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 27 Jul 2006 | Cumberland | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22 Nov 2006 | Stanly | Heavy Rain | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Wayne | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Jones | Tropical Storm | — | $125,000 | — | — |
| 22 Nov 2006 | Forecast zone | Coastal Flood | — | $2,100,000 | — | — |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Lenoir | Tropical Storm | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Rockingham | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $900,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Greene | Tornado | F1 | $750,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Yadkin | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 13 May 2006 | Lincoln | Lightning | — | $400,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jun 2006 | Rutherford | Flash Flood | — | $400,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jan 2006 | Gaston | Tornado | F1 | $350,000 | — | — |
| 20 May 2006 | Iredell | Lightning | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Wilkes | High Wind | 64 mph | $300,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Greene | Tornado | F1 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 18 May 2006 | Gaston | Lightning | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Lincoln | Lightning | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Granville | Lightning | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 25 Apr 2006 | Iredell | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jun 2006 | Henderson | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Surry | Lightning | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Watauga | High Wind | 58 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Cleveland | Lightning | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Mecklenburg | Lightning | — | $150,000 | — | — |
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 2006
No declaration touching North Carolina was made in 2006.
Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss
1,393 NFIP claims, 1,191 of them paid, for $22,878,140.
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.