Pender County, North Carolina
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 37141 · population 60,195 · 871 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 548 records for Pender County, North Carolina from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 354 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (152 records). NOAA records 93 flood or flash floods there since 1996, with 1 death; its 5,889 flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA) rank 84th of 2,942 U.S. counties; the deadliest named storm on its flood record is Hurricane Fran (1996). The deadliest single record is the August 13, 2004 tornado: 3 deaths, 29 injuries and $2.0 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 31 declarations naming the county since 1984, 29 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on January 24, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 548on 354 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 1555 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $914Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 47strongest F2
- FEMA declarations
- 31latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Pender County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 152 since 1967. The rank column places the county among North Carolina's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 152 | 110 | 1967-2026 | 0 | 7 | $4.3M | 94 of 100 |
| Hail | 126 | 85 | 1966-2025 | 0 | 0 | $153K | 78 of 100 |
| Floods | 93 | 53 | 1996-2024 | 1 | 0 | $7.7M | 58 of 100 |
| Tornadoes | 47 | 35 | 1951-2025 | 3 | 31 | $8.5M | 24 of 100 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 31 | 22 | 1996-2023 | 2 | 0 | $890M | 29 of 100 |
| Winter storms | 28 | 20 | 2000-2026 | 2 | 6 | $2.4M | 98 of 100 |
| Lightning | 14 | 14 | 1999-2025 | 2 | 10 | $640K | 39 of 100 |
| Drought | 11 | 9 | 2001-2011 | 0 | 0 | – | 57 of 100 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 9 | 9 | 1997-2025 | 5 | 1 | – | 5 of 100 |
| High wind and dust storms | 9 | 8 | 1997-2024 | 0 | 0 | $17K | 90 of 100 |
| Heavy rain | 8 | 7 | 2004-2013 | 0 | 0 | $151K | 50 of 100 |
| Heat | 7 | 4 | 2011-2015 | 0 | 0 | – | 60 of 100 |
| Wildfires | 6 | 6 | 1998-2014 | 0 | 0 | $59K | 2 of 100 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 4 | 2001-2017 | 0 | 0 | – | 66 of 100 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 3 | 3 | 1997-2011 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 of 100 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Pender County had?
NOAA records 47 tornadoes in Pender County from 1951 to 2025, the strongest rated F2, with 3 deaths and 31 injuries recorded in the county. That is 24th of 100 North Carolina counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 48 tornadoes whose track touched Pender County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 47: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 3 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-13 01:55, as SPC files it | Rocky Point | F2 | 5 mi | 3 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in North Carolina.
Every tornado record filed for Pender County (47)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-16 | Malpass Corner, Pender County | EF1 3.14 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $30K |
| 2024-08-07 | Penderlea, Pender County | EF0 0.07 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-08-07 | Shelter Neck, Pender County | EF0 1.79 mi x 35 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-09-17 | Vista, Pender County | EF0 0.09 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $34K |
| 2020-04-13 | White Stocking, Pender County | EF0 1.49 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2020-04-13 | Walkers Store, Pender County | EF1 2.84 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 2020-04-13 | Bells Xrds, Pender County | EF1 2.82 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $114K |
| 2020-04-13 | Montague, Pender County | EF1 7.82 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $171K |
| 2019-09-05 | Walkers Store, Pender County | EF0 7.13 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2019-09-05 | White Stocking, Pender County | EF0 4.4 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2019-09-05 | Clarks Lndg, Pender County | EF1 5.43 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2019-09-05 | Scotts Hill, Pender County | EF0 0.53 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $115K |
| 2019-08-07 | Scotts Hill, Pender County | EF0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-08-05 | Surf City, Pender County | EF0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2018-09-15 | Hampstead, Pender County | EF0 0.49 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $235K |
| 2018-09-15 | Atkinson, Pender County | EF1 0.39 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $176K |
| 2017-07-19 | Surf City, Pender County | EF0 0.15 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2011-04-28 | Willard, Pender County | EF0 0.24 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $16K |
| 2011-04-28 | Piney Wood, Pender County | EF1 3.08 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $138K |
| 2011-04-28 | Atkinson, Pender County | EF0 6.29 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $43K |
| 2011-04-28 | Atkinson, Pender County | EF1 0.31 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $87K |
| 2008-08-27 | Surf City, Pender County | EF0 0.02 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-03-15 | Hampstead, Pender County | EF1 1.99 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.7M |
| 2006-11-16 | Point Caswell, Pender County | F1 5.14 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $102K |
| 2004-08-13 | Rocky Pt, Pender County | F2 5 mi x 500 yd | 3 | 29 | $2.0M |
| 2003-05-27 | Watha, Pender County | F0 7.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $56K |
| 2001-04-01 | Maple Hill, Pender County | F0 0.3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $167K |
| 2000-04-28 | Burgaw, Pender County | F0 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $86K |
| 2000-04-25 | Currie, Pender County | F0 0.5 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $26K |
| 2000-03-16 | Rocky Pt, Pender County | F0 2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 1999-09-15 | Burgaw, Pender County | F0 0.3 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-06-13 | Atkinson, Pender County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997-10-26 | Penderlea, Pender County | F0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 1 | $184K |
| 1996-04-15 | Wards Corner, Pender County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996-04-15 | Malpass Corner, Pender County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1991-08-18 | Pender County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1982-09-26 | Pender County | F2 1 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1977-04-20 | Pender County | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1975-07-11 | Pender County | F1 0.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-06-13 | Pender County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1973-04-26 | Pender County | F1 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1969-08-05 | Pender County | F2 0.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1961-02-25 | Pender County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1955-08-10 | Pender County | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1954-11-02 | Pender County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1953-04-30 | Pender County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1951-06-13 | Pender County | F1 1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Pender County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 12, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Thunderstorm WindRocky Pt, Pender County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-12 | Thunderstorm WindRocky Pt, Pender County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-02-01 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-01 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Inland Pender | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-31 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-31 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Inland Pender | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-08-18 | Rip CurrentPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-06-29 | LightningScotts Hill, Pender County | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-06-08 | HailWalkers Store, Pender County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-06-07 | Thunderstorm WindVan Eden, Pender County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-03-16 | TornadoMalpass Corner, Pender County | EF1 3.14 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $30K |
| 2025-01-21 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-13 | TornadoRocky Pt, Pender County The remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie produced a tornado that touched down just south of Rocky Point and moved northeast, causing F0-F2 damage. Damage (F0) was first observed near West Strawberry Lane, with roof damage to a couple of structures. The tornado crossed I-40, just southeast of Rocky Point. It then tracked ... | F2 5 mi x 500 yd | 3 | 29 | $2.0M |
| 1996-09-05 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Pender Hurricane Fran's eye moved across Pender County. On Topsail Island, a 12 ft storm surge caused 40 feet of beach erosion and wiped out dunes as overwash destroyed most of the first row of beach houses and heavily damaged the rest. Damage to Surfside Beach and Topsail Beach was $112 million. The rest of the county had ... | 2 | 0 | $425M | |
| 2014-02-11 | Winter StormPender County · forecast zone Inland Pender A mixture of snow, freezing rain and sleet began falling the morning of February 11th, with over an inch of frozen precipitation reported at Watha. Driving was treacherous, with 3700 residents without power. Some residents stayed overnight at emergency shelters. One man was killed when an ice-laden tree branch fell on ... | 1 | 6 | – | |
| 2008-07-07 | LightningTopsail, Pender County During a thunderstorm, four people took refuge under a house on Lea Island. A boy was struck by lightning and was killed. Three others were indirectly struck by lightning and were transported to the hospital. They reportedly were not seriously injured. | 1 | 4 | – | |
| 2025-06-29 | LightningScotts Hill, Pender County A man who was struck by lightning on June 29 while boating on the Intracoastal Waterway succumbed to his injuries and died on July 10. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-08-17 | Rip CurrentPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender A 41 year old male drowned in a rip current in Surf City during the afternoon of the 17th attempting to rescue two children caught in a strong current caused by swells from Hurricane Ernesto. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2023-06-17 | Rip CurrentPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender A 38 year old male drowned in a rip current on Lea Island, NC Saturday afternoon. Two other people caught in the rip were rescued. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2020-05-29 | Rip CurrentPender County · forecast zone Coastal Pender There were three people caught in a rip current. Two made it back to the beach and one person did not. | 1 | 0 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-05 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Pender | 2 | 0 | $425M | |
| 2018-09-14 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Inland Pender | 0 | 0 | $353M | |
| 1999-09-15 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Pender | 0 | 0 | $46M | |
| 1998-08-26 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Pender | 0 | 0 | $31M | |
| 2018-09-15 | Flash FloodScotts Hill, Pender County | 1 | 0 | $5.9M | |
| 2005-09-14 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pender County · forecast zone Pender | 0 | 0 | $3.6M | |
| 2008-03-15 | Thunderstorm WindAshton, Pender County | 83 kt wind | 0 | 7 | $2.7M |
| 2008-03-15 | TornadoHampstead, Pender County | EF1 1.99 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.7M |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: August 10, 1955 (tornado, Pender County); June 13, 1951 (tornado, Pender County); April 30, 1953 (tornado, Pender County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Pender County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 41 | 20 |
| Hail | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 10 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 57 | 12 |
| Tornadoes | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 0 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Pender County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 32 · Feb 27 · Mar 30 · Apr 55 · May 72 · Jun 71 · Jul 76 · Aug 76 · Sep 60 · Oct 23 · Nov 20 · Dec 6 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Pender County
FEMA's register lists 31 declarations that include Pender County: 15 major disasters, 16 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (23) and tropical storm (2).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3637 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3617 | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Helene |
| 2024-08-06 | EM-3608 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| 2022-10-01 | EM-3586 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| 2020-10-14 | DR-4568 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| 2020-08-02 | EM-3534 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| 2020-05-08 | DR-4543 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2020-03-25 | DR-4487 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3471 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-10-04 | DR-4465 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| 2019-09-03 | EM-3423 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| 2018-09-14 | DR-4393 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| 2018-09-10 | EM-3401 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence |
| 2016-10-10 | DR-4285 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| 2016-10-07 | EM-3380 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| 2011-08-31 | DR-4019 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2011-08-25 | EM-3327 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2010-10-14 | DR-1942 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2010-09-01 | EM-3314 | Hurricane | Hurricane Earl |
| 2005-10-07 | DR-1608 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ophelia |
| 2005-09-14 | EM-3254 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ophelia |
| 2005-09-05 | EM-3222 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2003-09-18 | DR-1490 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel |
| 1999-09-16 | DR-1292 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations |
| 1999-09-15 | EM-3146 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations |
| 1999-09-01 | EM-3141 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| 1998-08-27 | DR-1240 | Hurricane | Hurricane Bonnie |
| 1996-09-06 | DR-1134 | Hurricane | Hurricane Fran |
| 1996-07-18 | DR-1127 | Hurricane | Hurricane Bertha |
| 1993-03-17 | EM-3110 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall & Winter Storm |
| 1984-09-21 | DR-724 | Hurricane | Hurricane Diana |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Pender County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 93 flood or flash flood records for Pender County from 1996 to 2024, on 53 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Pender County ranks 84th of 2,942 U.S. counties. The 100 counties with the most claims
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Fran | 1996-09-05 | 1 | 2 |
| Tropical Storm Debby | 2024-08-17 | 1 | 1 |
| Hurricane Florence | 2018-09-14 | 2 | 1 |
| Hurricane Matthew | 2016-10-08 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Irene | 2011-08-26 | 2 | 0 |
| Hurricane Ophelia | 2005-09-14 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Floyd | 1999-09-15 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Bonnie | 1998-08-26 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Bertha | 1996-07-12 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $118 million on 5,889 claims filed in Pender County; the most in one year was 2,067 in 1996. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 3 · 1979: 9 · 1980: 1 · 1981: 16 · 1983: 27 · 1984: 10 · 1985: 39 · 1986: 82 · 1987: 83 · 1988: 3 · 1989: 17 · 1990: 1 · 1992: 8 · 1993: 152 · 1994: 1 · 1995: 9 · 1996: 2,067 · 1998: 371 · 1999: 1,213 · 2000: 3 · 2001: 4 · 2002: 1 · 2003: 13 · 2004: 20 · 2005: 72 · 2006: 46 · 2007: 1 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 3 · 2010: 38 · 2011: 10 · 2012: 2 · 2014: 7 · 2015: 36 · 2016: 139 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 1,330 · 2019: 4 · 2020: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 13 · 2023: 3 · 2024: 15 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Pender County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pender County Relatively Moderate overall, with an expected annual loss of $66.9 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | $43M | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | $359K | 2.2 a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively High | $1.0M | 57 a year (modeled) |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $2.7M | 3.5 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | $284K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $2.7M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $625K | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | $897K | once in about 583 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Pender County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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