List of North Carolina hurricanes (1900–1949) explained

The list of North Carolina hurricanes between 1900 and 1949 encompasses 75 tropical cyclones or their remnants that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during that time period resulted in 53 total fatalities, as well as about $328 million in damage in 2008 USD. Tropical cyclone affected the state in all but nine seasons. In the 1916 season, five storms affected the state, which makes it the season with the most storms impacting the state.

The strongest hurricanes to affect the state during the time period were the 1933 Outer Banks hurricane and the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, which produced winds of Category 3 status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale within the state. The 1933 Outer Banks hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in the state during the time period, which killed 21 people. The remnants of a hurricane in 1940 dropped heavy rainfall in the state, which caused over $150 million in damage (2008 USD) from flooding and landslides. Most storms affected the state in September, though in the first half of the 20th century, cyclones impacted the state between May and December.

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

Deadly storms

The table lists hurricanes by death tolls.

NameYearNumber of deaths
1933
Unnamed 1916
Unnamed 1928
Unnamed 1913
Unnamed 1924
1940
Unnamed 1949
Unnamed 1904
Unnamed 1920
Unnamed 1939
1944

See also

Notes and References

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