NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Supply, 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
113 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Supply, North Carolina since 1851, 36 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Chantal in 2025. Since 1950, 61 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 36
- Tropical storms
- 77
- Tornadoes
- 61
- 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 Supply
The strongest storm to pass near Supply was Helene in 1958, a Category 4 hurricane with 138 mph winds when its centre passed 33 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Diana in 1984, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Supply begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Chantal in 2025, a tropical storm 45 miles away. The 1990s and the 2010s were the busiest decades, with 9 systems each. Of the 113 systems, 22 have come since 2000. Supply has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 92% of the 475 North Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 61 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 15, 2021, came within 7 miles. Of the 61, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on September 15, 2024. Supply has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 475 North Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1984, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 475 North Carolina cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Supply.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Supply
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ChantalJul 6 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2023 | OpheliaSep 23 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 31 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | IanSep 30 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 2 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 9 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | DorianSep 6 | 45 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 14 | 3 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 21 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 3 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2015 | AnaMay 10 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2014 | ArthurJul 3 | 45 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | CristobalJul 20 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 1 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | OpheliaSep 14 | 46 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | overhead | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 17 | 64 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 16 | 21 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1998 | BonnieAug 26 | 34 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 14 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 12 | 20 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | ArthurJun 19 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 13 | 2 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 19 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 20 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | HallieOct 26 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1975 | AmyJun 28 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1972 | Unnamed 1972 stormJul 12 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | GingerOct 1 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 27 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | Unnamed 1970 stormAug 17 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | GladysOct 20 | 56 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1967 | Unnamed 1967 stormJun 18 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 11 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 14 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 31 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1958 | HeleneSep 27 | 33 mi | Category 4 (138 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 17 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 16 mi | Category 4 (130 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 13 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJul 6 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormJun 25 | 43 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 1 | 9 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 2 | 61 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 23 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormSep 6 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 20 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormAug 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormJul 31 | 45 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 17 | 64 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 4 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 60 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 13 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 40 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 6 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 22 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 40 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormJun 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 10 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 11 | 10 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 12 | 35 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 22 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 9 | 12 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 9 | 29 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 18 | 59 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 61 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 17 | 35 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 34 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 20 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 24 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 7 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 5 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 23 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 18 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 2 | 73 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 27 | 45 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1857 | Unnamed 1857 stormSep 12 | 18 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 56 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 Supply: 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 Supply
By decade
- 2020s16(1 EF3+)
- 2010s16
- 2000s5
- 1990s11
- 1980s1
- 1970s5
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2021 | EF3 | 7 mi | 21.9 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Aug 17, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Oct 9, 1950 | F3 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | EF2 | 15 mi | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | EF2 | 12 mi | 9.31 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 4, 1979 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | EF1 | 21 mi | 5.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | EF1 | 10 mi | 0.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | EF1 | 7 mi | 2.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 61, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Supply
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Supply since 1984, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 5, 2017. The most recent report is from April 20, 2024. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Supply
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shallotte Ag, NC, 6 miles southwest of Supply at 20 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 36°F. September is the wettest at 9.7 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 56.7 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 60% of the year's precipitation (34.1 of 56.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 113 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (41); a normal September there has highs of 82°F and 9.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 24 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 56.7 inches is more than at 113 of the 140 North Carolina stations used on this site (81%). Bolivia, 7 miles east, has its own station (Southport 5 N, NC): 54.6 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 36 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Feb | 58 | 39 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 65 | 44 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 72 | 53 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 78 | 62 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 84 | 69 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 87 | 73 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 86 | 72 | 6.9 | 8 |
| Sep | 82 | 67 | 9.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 74 | 56 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 59 | 39 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Year | 72 | 55 | 56.7 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shallotte Ag, NC (20 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 Supply
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 65 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Supply: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods, 8 floods, 5 heavy rain events and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 19, 1998. September has had the most flash floods, 14 of 22. Of the 472 North Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 307 have had fewer than Supply.
September 16, 2024: flood 4 miles from the centre of Supply — 1 killed.
NWS: “An 80 year old male drove around police barricades and drowned on flooded section of roadway near the Lockwood Folly bridge near Highway 211 and Stone Chimney Road.”
June 15, 2014: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Supply — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Supply — 1 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds created some flying debris. This debris did cause lacerations to one person.”
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 Supply's ZIP code 28462 have filed 2,408 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $15.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Floyd in 1999: 468 claims (19% of all) and $2.8 million, then Hurricane Hugo in 1989 with 467 and Hurricane Charley in 2004 with 152. 79% 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, 250 have fewer than Supply.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Floyd1999 | 468 | $2.8 million |
| Hurricane Hugo1989 | 467 | $4.3 million |
| Hurricane Charley2004 | 152 | $0 |
| Hurricane Fran1996 | 146 | $517,000 |
| Hurricane Bonnie1998 | 136 | $41,000 |
| Hurricane Isaias2020 | 136 | $1.7 million |
Brunswick County, which includes Supply, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1984, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 25 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, on October 19, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Brunswick County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes; Relatively High for coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $153.3 million a year, the 5th highest of 100 North Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $110.6 million (72%), 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).
Supply in the notable storm records: Hurricane Floyd (1999)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.