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North Carolina, 2013

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

1,230events recorded1,909 in 2012
5deaths recorded14 injuries
$48Mproperty damage (estimates)$38K crop damage
3disaster declarations549 NFIP claims, $11M paid
← 20122014 →

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

Wind517
Winter302
Flood217
Hail121
Other32
Tropical21
Tornado10
Lightning10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 1,230 against 1,909 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
Burke County34
Watauga County33
Robeson County31
Bladen County29
Henderson County29
Buncombe County27
Catawba County27
Mecklenburg County27
Mitchell County27
Avery County26
Ashe County24
Transylvania County24
Guilford County23
Iredell County23
Haywood County22
Wake County22
Caldwell County21
Rockingham County21
Swain County20
Yancey County20
Madison County19
Johnston County17
Macon County17
Wilkes County17
Cabarrus County16

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
1 Aug 2013RutherfordThunderstorm Wind58 mph$15,00011
13 Jun 2013WilkesThunderstorm Wind63 mph$75,0001—
6 May 2013McDowellDebris Flow—$20,0001—
13 Jun 2013OrangeThunderstorm Wind70 mph$3,0001—
13 Jun 2013WilkesThunderstorm Wind58 mph$5001—
13 Jun 2013StanlyThunderstorm Wind75 mph$2,500,000—3
26 Nov 2013CarteretTornadoEF2$2,500,000—2
13 Jun 2013RowanThunderstorm Wind58 mph$50,000—2
2 Sep 2013PenderLightning———2
13 Jun 2013GuilfordThunderstorm Wind58 mph$200,000—1
20 Aug 2013BrunswickLightning—$2,000—1
30 Jan 2013CumberlandStrong Wind46 mph$2,000—1
13 Jun 2013HaywoodTornadoEF1——1
16 Jan 2013SwainDebris Flow—$5,000,000——
26 Nov 2013CarteretTornadoEF1$4,000,000——
30 Jun 2013OrangeFlash Flood—$3,600,000——
15 Jan 2013SwainFlood—$3,500,000——
3 Jul 2013MadisonFlash Flood—$2,500,000——
4 Jul 2013BuncombeFlash Flood—$2,500,000——
6 May 2013CatawbaFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Jun 2013MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind70 mph$2,000,000——
27 Jul 2013CatawbaFlash Flood—$1,500,000——
27 Jul 2013LincolnFlash Flood—$1,200,000——
27 Jul 2013CatawbaFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
13 Jun 2013WakeThunderstorm Wind70 mph$1,000,000——
27 Jul 2013CatawbaFlash Flood—$900,000——
13 Jun 2013CaswellThunderstorm Wind69 mph$750,000——
3 Jul 2013MitchellFlash Flood—$600,000——
30 Jun 2013AlleghanyFlash Flood—$500,000——
7 May 2013RutherfordDebris Flow—$500,000——
13 Jun 2013RockinghamThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
30 Jun 2013OrangeFlash Flood—$500,000——
13 Jun 2013ForsythThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
13 Jul 2013PolkFlash Flood—$400,000——
4 Jul 2013CaldwellFlash Flood—$300,000——
13 Jun 2013JohnstonThunderstorm Wind60 mph$300,000——
13 Jun 2013CatawbaThunderstorm Wind75 mph$250,000——
5 May 2013McDowellFlood—$250,000——
28 Jun 2013MecklenburgFlash Flood—$250,000——
13 Jun 2013DurhamThunderstorm Wind70 mph$250,000——

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 2013

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Oct 2013DR-4153Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides6
25 Sep 2013DR-4146Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides13
1 Mar 2013DR-4103Major disasterMud/LandslideSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides0

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

549 NFIP claims, 403 of them paid, for $10,925,913.

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.