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North Carolina, 2018
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 2018 was 1,824 against 1,211 in 2017.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2018 | Cumberland | Tropical Storm | — | $1,500,000 | 2 | — |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Sampson | Tropical Storm | — | $1,000,000 | 2 | — |
| 30 May 2018 | Watauga | Debris Flow | — | $550,000 | 2 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Moore | Winter Storm | — | $10,000 | 2 | — |
| 28 May 2018 | Polk | Heavy Rain | — | — | 2 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Scotland | Flash Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Guilford | Tornado | EF2 | $65,000,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2018 | Caldwell | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5,000 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Jul 2018 | Wake | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $1,000,000,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Pender | Flash Flood | — | $5,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Wayne | Tropical Storm | — | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 18 May 2018 | Polk | Debris Flow | — | $500,000 | 1 | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Union | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Robeson | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Gaston | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Robeson | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Union | Flood | — | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Washington | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Beaufort | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Onslow | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Wake | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Anson | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Dec 2018 | Yadkin | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Sep 2018 | Guilford | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Sep 2018 | Craven | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Lenoir | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Lenoir | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $300,000,000 | — | — |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Carteret | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $102,800,000 | — | — |
| 13 Sep 2018 | Duplin | Tropical Storm | — | $98,300,000 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Rockingham | Tornado | EF1 | $2,200,000 | — | 7 |
| 17 Sep 2018 | Cumberland | Flood | — | $35,310,000 | — | — |
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 2018
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2018 | DR-4393 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | 52 |
| 10 Sep 2018 | EM-3401 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | 100 |
| 8 May 2018 | DR-4364 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Tornado And Severe Storms | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2018 date of loss
16,520 NFIP claims, 14,020 of them paid, for $653,063,094.
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.