NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nakina, 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
108 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Nakina, North Carolina since 1851, 28 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Chantal in 2025. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 28
- Tropical storms
- 80
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Nakina
The strongest storm to pass near Nakina was Helene in 1958, a Category 4 hurricane with 138 mph winds when its centre passed 54 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Hazel in 1954, whose centre came within 5 miles. The record near Nakina begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Chantal in 2025, a tropical storm 29 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2010s, with 10 systems, 3 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 108 systems, 24 have come since 2000. Nakina has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 86% of the 475 North Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 15, 2021, came within 15 miles. Of the 71, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on August 6, 2024. Nakina has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 475 North Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 34 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 475 North Carolina cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nakina.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Nakina
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ChantalJul 6 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 31 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | IanSep 30 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 2 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 21 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 13 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | DorianSep 5 | 66 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 14 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 35 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 3 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2015 | AnaMay 10 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2014 | ArthurJul 3 | 67 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 1 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | OpheliaSep 14 | 68 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | GastonAug 29 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 16 | 43 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1998 | BonnieAug 27 | 55 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 29 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 12 | 42 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | ArthurJun 19 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 13 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 19 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 20 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1972 | Unnamed 1972 stormJul 12 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | GingerOct 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1970 | Unnamed 1970 stormAug 17 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1967 | Unnamed 1967 stormJun 18 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 14 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 54 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1958 | HeleneSep 27 | 54 mi | Category 4 (138 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 17 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 5 mi | Category 3 (129 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 13 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJul 6 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 18 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormJun 25 | 65 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 2 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 23 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormSep 6 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 10 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormSep 3 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 20 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormAug 28 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 66 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 17 | 64 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 4 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 42 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 19 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 75 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 18 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 9 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 11 | 11 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 12 | 54 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 9 | 32 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 9 | 50 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 17 | 56 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 12 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 20 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 24 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 7 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 27 | 66 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1857 | Unnamed 1857 stormSep 12 | 40 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 37 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 Nakina: 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 Nakina
By decade
- 2020s13(1 EF3+)
- 2010s19
- 2000s9
- 1990s10
- 1980s4
- 1970s5
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2021 | EF3 | 15 mi | 21.9 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Aug 17, 1965 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Oct 9, 1950 | F3 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | EF2 | 11 mi | 9.31 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 2009 | EF2 | 23 mi | 1.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 122 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | F2 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1985 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F2 | 10 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 7, 1983 | F2 | 21 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1982 | F2 | 25 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Sep 4, 1979 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nakina
The Storm Prediction Center has 34 hail reports within 10 miles of Nakina since 1966, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on August 5, 1997. The most recent report is from July 11, 2016. April has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nakina
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Longwood, NC, 10 miles southeast of Nakina at 40 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. September is the wettest at 7.5 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 57.2 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 61% of the year's precipitation (34.8 of 57.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 108 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (42); a normal September there has highs of 82°F and 7.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 55 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 57.2 inches is more than at 115 of the 140 North Carolina stations used on this site (82%). Whiteville, 14 miles north, has its own station (Whiteville 7 NW, NC): 50.8 inches a year, 6.4 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 59 | 36 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 65 | 42 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73 | 50 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 59 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 68 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 72 | 5.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 71 | 7.4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 65 | 7.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 53 | 5.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 43 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 59 | 37 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 73 | 52 | 57.2 | 80 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Longwood, NC (40 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 Nakina
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nakina: 40 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods, 8 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $728,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on March 9, 1998. Of the 472 North Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 81 have had fewer than Nakina.
September 15, 2018: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Nakina — 2 killed, $10,000 damage.
October 8, 2016: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Nakina — $500,000 damage.
April 26, 1996: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Nakina — $100,000 damage.
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 Nakina's ZIP code 28455 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $326,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1999, with 10. 77% 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, 94 have fewer than Nakina.
Columbus County, which includes Nakina, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Isaias, on October 14, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Columbus County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind; Relatively High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $42.1 million a year, the 30th highest of 100 North Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.1 million (53%), is from hurricanes.
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).
Nakina in the notable storm records: Hurricane Floyd (1999)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Nakina
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- Calabash, NC15 mi
- Little River, SC16 mi
- Lake Waccamaw, NC17 mi
- Chadbourn, NC17 mi
- Sunset Beach, NC18 mi
- Green Sea, SC18 mi
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