Perquimans County, North Carolina
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 37143 · population 13,000 · 247 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 223 records for Perquimans County, North Carolina from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 180 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (58 records). The deadliest single record is the March 28, 1984 tornado: 1 death and 1 injury. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1968, 22 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
- 223on 180 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 29 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $35Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 14strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 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 Perquimans County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 58 since 1974. 43% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1974 fell in May and June. 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 | 58 | 54 | 1974-2025 | 1 | 0 | $233K | 68 of 100 |
| Winter storms | 42 | 42 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $1K | 39 of 100 |
| Heavy rain | 29 | 23 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 of 100 |
| Hail | 23 | 16 | 1979-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 94 of 100 |
| Floods | 17 | 14 | 1999-2024 | 0 | 0 | $246K | 62 of 100 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 17 | 17 | 1996-2023 | 0 | 0 | $30M | 10 of 100 |
| Tornadoes | 14 | 12 | 1955-2025 | 1 | 9 | $4.5M | 14 of 100 |
| High wind and dust storms | 8 | 7 | 1997-2025 | 0 | 0 | $127K | 64 of 100 |
| Heat | 5 | 5 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 of 100 |
| Lightning | 5 | 5 | 1996-2018 | 0 | 0 | $152K | 31 of 100 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 4 | 1996-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 of 100 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2022-2022 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 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 Perquimans County had?
NOAA records 14 tornadoes in Perquimans County from 1955 to 2025, the strongest rated EF2, with 1 death and 9 injuries recorded in the county. That is 14th 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 14 tornadoes whose track touched Perquimans County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 14, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people, 1 of them in Perquimans County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-25 17:37, as SPC files it | Edenton | EF2 | 35.48 mi | 1 |
| 1984-03-28 21:15, as SPC files it | Edenton | F2 | 6 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in North Carolina.
Every tornado record filed for Perquimans County (14)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Woodsville, Perquimans County | EF1 0.91 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 8 | $185K |
| 2023-09-23 | Hickory Xrds, Perquimans County | EF0 0.48 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-09-05 | Belvidere, Perquimans County | EF0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 2019-09-05 | Parkville, Perquimans County | EF0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 2014-04-25 | Bethel, Perquimans County | EF2 14.35 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2014-04-25 | Yeopim, Perquimans County | EF2 14.29 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2006-01-14 | Hertford, Perquimans County | F1 0.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $37K |
| 2000-06-22 | Belvidere, Perquimans County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999-09-15 | Durants Neck, Perquimans County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $221K |
| 1991-08-20 | Perquimans County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1984-03-28 | Perquimans County | F2 2 mi x 177 yd | 1 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1967-07-16 | Perquimans County | F2 0.3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1955-06-25 | Perquimans County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1955-05-05 | Perquimans County | F1 | 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 Perquimans County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 17, 2025 tornado (8 injuries and $185,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that a tornado touched down just southwest of Longview Estates near Woodville Road in Woodville, North Carolina around 302 AM EDT. The tornado quickly moved northeast, rolling and destroying 3 mobile homes in Longview Estates, and damaging several others. Eight injuries occurred in Longview Estates, and the strongest wind speeds of up to 110 mph were in this area. After exiting Longview Estates, the tornado then moved across the Little River and continued into Pasquotank County.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1247978)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Heavy SnowPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-12 | Strong WindPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 39 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-27 | Excessive HeatPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-06-23 | Excessive HeatPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-03-17 | TornadoWoodsville, Perquimans County | EF1 0.91 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 8 | $185K |
| 2025-03-05 | Thunderstorm WindHertford, Perquimans County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2025-02-19 | Heavy SnowPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | $1K | |
| 2025-02-16 | High WindPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-01-21 | Heavy SnowPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2023-09-23 | TornadoHickory Xrds, Perquimans County | EF0 0.48 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-08-04 | Tropical StormPerquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | $570K | |
| 2019-09-05 | TornadoBelvidere, Perquimans County | EF0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-03-28 | TornadoPerquimans County | F2 2 mi x 177 yd | 1 | 1 | $250K step |
| 2005-04-02 | Thunderstorm WindBelvidere, Perquimans County Large tree blown down onto Belvidere Road. The large tree fell and smashed a Ford Explorer. The force of the falling tree knocked the Ford Explorer into a light pole, killing the woman driver. | 50 kt wind | 1 | 0 | $8K |
| 2025-03-17 | TornadoWoodsville, Perquimans County A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that a tornado touched down just southwest of Longview Estates near Woodville Road in Woodville, North Carolina around 302 AM EDT. The tornado quickly moved northeast, rolling and destroying 3 mobile homes in Longview Estates, and damaging several others. Eight ... | EF1 0.91 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 8 | $185K |
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.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-15 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Perquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | $21M | |
| 1998-08-26 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Perquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | $3.6M | |
| 2003-09-18 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Perquimans County · forecast zone Perquimans | 0 | 0 | $2.4M | |
| 2014-04-25 | TornadoYeopim, Perquimans County | EF2 14.29 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 1999-09-15 | TornadoDurants Neck, Perquimans County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $221K |
| 2025-03-17 | TornadoWoodsville, Perquimans County | EF1 0.91 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 8 | $185K |
| 2006-01-14 | TornadoHertford, Perquimans County | F1 0.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $37K |
| 2019-09-05 | TornadoParkville, Perquimans County | EF0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: March 28, 1984 (tornado, Perquimans County, 1 killed).
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 Perquimans 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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
| Heavy rain | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
43% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1974 fell in May and June. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 24 · Feb 18 · Mar 11 · Apr 19 · May 16 · Jun 28 · Jul 32 · Aug 22 · Sep 30 · Oct 10 · Nov 8 · Dec 5 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Perquimans County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Perquimans County: 10 major disasters, 14 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (16) 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 |
| 2020-08-02 | 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 |
| 2018-09-10 | 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 |
| 2010-09-01 | EM-3314 | Hurricane | Hurricane Earl |
| 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 |
| 1998-08-27 | DR-1240 | Hurricane | Hurricane Bonnie |
| 1984-03-30 | DR-699 | Tornado | Severe Storms & Tornadoes |
| 1968-02-10 | DR-234 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm |
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 Perquimans County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 17 flood or flash flood records for Perquimans County from 1999 to 2024, on 14 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Perquimans County ranks 1054th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Isaias | 2020-08-04 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Irene | 2011-08-27 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Isabel | 2003-09-18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Floyd | 1999-09-15 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Bonnie | 1998-08-26 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $976,000 on 160 claims filed in Perquimans County; the most in one year was 82 in 2003. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1993: 3 · 1996: 5 · 1998: 2 · 1999: 17 · 2003: 82 · 2006: 3 · 2009: 2 · 2010: 6 · 2011: 13 · 2012: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 16 · 2018: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2024: 2; 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 Perquimans County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Perquimans County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $9.4 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 Moderate | $5.7M | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $80K | 2.8 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $601K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $348K | 7.1 modeled event-days a year |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Low | $135K | 3.2 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $80K | 1.1 modeled event-days a year |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $543K | once in about 6 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $106K | 46 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Perquimans 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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