Tornado History

New Hanover Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on New Hanover, North Carolina. The records below identify 33 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F1 (Moderate damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.4M, with 0 deaths and 8 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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33recorded tornadoes
F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating
$2.4Mminimum property damage
July 6, 2025latest tornado
4.45 milongest listed path
100 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF1 May 5, 20162016EF1 September 5, 20192019EF1 September 15, 20182018F1 June 23, 19541954F1 January 8, 19981998F1 June 19, 19981998EF1 December 24, 20142014F1 May 23, 19981998EF1 September 15, 20182018F1 May 7, 19981998F1 June 12, 19581958F1 October 15, 19591959F1 May 13, 19781978EF1 September 15, 20182018EF1 August 30, 2023EF0 September 15, 2018EF0 September 5, 2019EF0 December 20, 2018EF0 September 5, 2019EF0 July 6, 2025EF0 September 16, 2018EF0 September 5, 2019EF0 September 17, 2020EF0 August 18, 2011F0 May 13, 1978F0 August 1, 1972F0 July 16, 1991F0 October 8, 1996F0 September 15, 1999F0 September 15, 1999EF0 May 11, 2008EF0 September 15, 2018EF0 September 15, 2018© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)7
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)12

Most Active Years

  • 20188
  • 19984
  • 20194
  • 19782
  • 19992
  • 19541
  • 19581
  • 19591

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 5, 2016EF1New Hanover, North Carolina1.8 mi75 yd01$500K
September 5, 2019EF1New Hanover, North Carolina2.86 mi100 yd01$500K
September 15, 2018EF1New Hanover, North Carolina0.6 mi50 yd00$300K
June 23, 1954F1New Hanover, North Carolina2 mi27 yd00$250K
January 8, 1998F1New Hanover, North Carolina0.2 mi10 yd03$175K
June 19, 1998F1New Hanover, North Carolina2 mi20 yd00$150K
December 24, 2014EF1New Hanover, North Carolina0.2 mi25 yd01$60K
May 23, 1998F1New Hanover, North Carolina1.5 mi40 yd01$50K
September 15, 2018EF1New Hanover, North Carolina2.92 mi50 yd00$50K
May 7, 1998F1New Hanover, North Carolina2 mi40 yd00$40K
June 12, 1958F1New Hanover, North Carolina1 mi100 yd00$25K
October 15, 1959F1New Hanover, North Carolina0.3 mi27 yd01$25K

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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.