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North Carolina, 2007
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 2007 was 1,713 against 1,979 in 2006.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2007 | Wayne | Winter Weather | — | — | 2 | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Henderson | High Wind | 75 mph | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Dec 2007 | Johnston | Winter Weather | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Dec 2007 | Harnett | Winter Weather | — | $15,000 | 1 | — |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Cumberland | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Jan 2007 | Randolph | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 8 |
| 21 Aug 2007 | Wake | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 8 |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Wayne | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $1,000,000 | — | 4 |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Gaston | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | 3 |
| 15 Apr 2007 | Henderson | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | 3 |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Iredell | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2007 | Wake | Heat | — | — | — | 1 |
| 11 Mar 2007 | Swain | Wildfire | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Buncombe | High Wind | 75 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Cumberland | Lightning | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Macon | High Wind | 69 mph | $600,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Cabarrus | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 75 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Catawba | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Mitchell | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Swain | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Madison | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Yancey | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Avery | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Iredell | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Davie | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Alexander | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Cleveland | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Mecklenburg | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Graham | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Lincoln | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Transylvania | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Haywood | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
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 2007
No declaration touching North Carolina was made in 2007.
Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss
100 NFIP claims, 82 of them paid, for $1,046,400.
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.