NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Grimesland, 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
110 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Grimesland, North Carolina since 1851, 23 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ophelia in 2023. Since 1950, 100 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 23
- Tropical storms
- 87
- Tornadoes
- 100
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
16 deaths in all
What the records show for Grimesland
The strongest storm to pass near Grimesland was an unnamed storm in 1879, a Category 3 hurricane with 112 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1876, whose centre came within 10 miles. The record near Grimesland begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Ophelia in 2023, a tropical storm 2 miles away. Of the 110 systems, 20 have come since 2000. Grimesland has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 82% of the 475 North Carolina cities on this site. The strongest of the 100 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 28, 1984; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 16 people. Of the 100, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on May 5, 2025. Grimesland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 91% of the 475 North Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 92 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Grimesland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 475 North Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Grimesland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | OpheliaSep 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 21 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 3 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2014 | ArthurJul 4 | 63 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2011 | IreneAug 27 | 49 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2007 | GabrielleSep 9 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 1 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2003 | IsabelSep 18 | 21 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | KyleOct 12 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 23 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | FloydSep 16 | 15 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1999 | DennisSep 5 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1998 | BonnieAug 27 | 32 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 24 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | ArthurJun 20 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1986 | CharleyAug 17 | 56 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 14 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 20 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | GingerOct 1 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 27 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | Unnamed 1970 stormAug 17 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1967 | DoriaSep 17 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoSep 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1962 | Unnamed 1962 stormJun 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 14 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 40 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | CindyJul 10 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 18 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 27 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | IoneSep 19 | 32 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 12 | 43 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 65 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1953 | BarbaraAug 14 | 63 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 25 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJul 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormJun 26 | 63 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 2 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormOct 12 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 3 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 24 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 2 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 24 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormSep 6 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormSep 3 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 20 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormSep 1 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 56 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 11 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 13 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 18 | 69 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | overhead | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 28 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 74 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 20 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 2 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 26 | 40 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 12 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 23 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 10 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 9 | 41 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 18 | 48 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 10 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 17 | 10 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 25 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 18 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 2 | 56 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 27 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1857 | Unnamed 1857 stormSep 13 | 32 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 19 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 10 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 11 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 8 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 Grimesland: 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 Grimesland
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s14(2 EF3+)
- 2000s36
- 1990s13
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s9(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 8 mi | 28 mi | 16 / 153 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | EF3 | 5 mi | 20.99 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Apr 16, 2011 | EF3 | 24 mi | 20.42 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F3 | 16 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1972 | F3 | 11 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 46.9 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | EF2 | 5 mi | 1.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 18, 2008 | EF2 | 21 mi | 1.47 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F2 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1975 | F2 | 8 mi | 32.6 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 13, 1971 | F2 | 21 mi | 44.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 100, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Grimesland
The Storm Prediction Center has 92 hail reports within 10 miles of Grimesland since 1975, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 5, 1993. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. May has the most reports, 42.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Grimesland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Washington Wwtp 4W, NC, 8 miles east of Grimesland at 10 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 34°F. September is the wettest at 6.6 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 53.1 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (29.7 of 53.1 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 110 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (40); a normal September there has highs of 82°F and 6.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 47 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 53.1 inches is more than at 96 of the 140 North Carolina stations used on this site (69%). Greenville, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Greenville, NC): 53.5 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 34 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 56 | 35 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 63 | 41 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 72 | 50 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 60 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 67 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 72 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 70 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 65 | 6.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 54 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 42 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Year | 72 | 52 | 53.1 | 77 | 1.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Washington Wwtp 4W, NC (10 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 Grimesland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 114 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Grimesland: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 7 floods and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 42, and the NWS estimated $55.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on June 22, 2016. September has had the most flash floods, 7 of 19. Of the 472 North Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 270 have had fewer than Grimesland.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Grimesland — 1 killed.
NWS: “Beaufort County law enforcement reported a shed fell on a man, killing him, while he was trying to put his all-terrain vehicle in storage.”
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Grimesland — 40 injured.
July 28, 2006: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Grimesland — 2 injured, $30,000 damage.
NWS: “Large trees fell on residences with two minor injuries, and a top of a mobile home was torn off.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Grimesland's ZIP code 27837 have filed 44 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Floyd in 1999: 31 claims (70% of all) and $934,000. 89% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 263 North Carolina cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 128 have fewer than Grimesland.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Floyd1999 | 31 | $934,000 |
Pitt County, which includes Grimesland, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 2 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Isaias, on October 14, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pitt County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes and tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $81.1 million a year, the 15th highest of 100 North Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $31.1 million (38%), 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 Grimesland
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- Greenville, NC10 mi
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- Ayden, NC13 mi
- Vanceboro, NC16 mi
- Grifton, NC17 mi
- Robersonville, NC20 mi
- Bethel, NC21 mi
- Pinetown, NC21 mi
- Williamston, NC21 mi
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