Tornado History

Cape Carteret Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Cape Carteret, North Carolina as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 1998 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is September 16, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $70K.

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6recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$70Kminimum property damage

September 16, 2024latest tornado

13 milongest listed path

200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F0 (Light damage)3
EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

19981
20001
20011
20181
20191
20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
September 5, 2019	EF2	Carteret, North Carolina	13 mi	200 yd	N/A
September 3, 1998	F0	Carteret, North Carolina	2 mi	50 yd	$50K
April 15, 2000	F0	Carteret, North Carolina	0.2 mi	50 yd	$20K
April 1, 2001	F0	Carteret, North Carolina	0.2 mi	50 yd	N/A
November 24, 2018	EF0	Carteret, North Carolina	0.35 mi	70 yd	N/A
September 16, 2024	EF0	Carteret, North Carolina	0.35 mi	60 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.