NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bunnlevel, NC
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
69 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bunnlevel, North Carolina since 1851, 6 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ian in 2022. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 63
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Bunnlevel
The strongest storm to pass near Bunnlevel was Hazel in 1954, a Category 2 hurricane with 106 mph winds when its centre passed 24 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1899, whose centre came within 9 miles. The record near Bunnlevel begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Ian in 2022, a tropical storm 47 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 69 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Bunnlevel has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 475 North Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 16, 2011, came within 19 miles. Of the 71, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. March and May have had the most tornadoes, 10 each. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2025. Bunnlevel has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 475 North Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1984, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Bunnlevel has more hail reports within 10 miles than 52% of the 475 North Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bunnlevel
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IanOct 1 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 21 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 1 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 23 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | DennisSep 5 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 72 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 14 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | GingerOct 1 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | CindyJul 10 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 24 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 25 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 18 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 2 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 6 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 23 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormSep 6 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormSep 3 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 9 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 30 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 15 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 2 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 12 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 11 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 9 | 71 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 23 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 17 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bunnlevel: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bunnlevel
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s9(2 EF3+)
- 2000s21
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2011 | EF3 | 19 mi | 65.23 mi | 6 / 103 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | EF3 | 6 mi | 52.86 mi | 2 / 176 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F3 | 12 mi | 85.7 mi | 2 / 60 |
| Nov 23, 1992 | F3 | 13 mi | 160 mi | 0 / 44 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F3 | 25 mi | 77.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | 22 mi | 85.8 mi | 3 / 12 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F2 | 18 mi | 12.4 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1996 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1986 | F2 | 22 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 16, 1982 | F2 | 15 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 5, 1971 | F2 | 7 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 2, 1966 | F2 | 14 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 9 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bunnlevel
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Bunnlevel since 1984, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 24, 2009. The most recent report is from May 29, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bunnlevel
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dunn 4 NW, NC, 8 miles east of Bunnlevel at 200 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 32°F. July is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and February and October the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 50.2 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (28.7 of 50.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 69 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (28); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 5.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 49 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 67 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 50.2 inches is more than at 69 of the 140 North Carolina stations used on this site (49%). Spring Lake, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Fayetteville (Pwc), NC): 47.9 inches a year, 2.3 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 32 | 3.6 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 58 | 34 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 66 | 40 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 75 | 49 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 58 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 5.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 69 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 51 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 40 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 58 | 35 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Year | 74 | 51 | 50.2 | 75 | 2.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dunn 4 NW, NC (200 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bunnlevel
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 119 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bunnlevel: 109 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $347,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on May 2, 2004. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 472 North Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 59 have had fewer than Bunnlevel.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Harnett County, which includes Bunnlevel, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 25, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Harnett County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.3 million a year, the 35th highest of 100 North Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.7 million (45%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Bunnlevel
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- Linden, NC6 mi
- Erwin, NC8 mi
- Coats, NC11 mi
- Spring Lake, NC11 mi
- Dunn, NC13 mi
- Wade, NC13 mi
- Angier, NC14 mi
- Broadway, NC14 mi
- Godwin, NC15 mi
- Fort Bragg, NC16 mi
- Benson, NC17 mi
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