Coastal locations
North Carolina forecasts and tides
3 coastal locations in North Carolina, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.
North Carolina tropical history
Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a North Carolina coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.
- Storms on record
- 334
- Arrived at hurricane strength
- 103
- Major hurricanes, last 50 years
- 2 of 14 all time
- Direct hits
- 78 centre within 25 mi
- Last major hurricane
- Fran (1996)
Most recent storms
| Storm | Year | Closest approach | Strength at closest | Peak strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter | 2025 | 123 mi | Depression | Category 1 |
| Chantal | 2025 | 70 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Debby | 2024 | 123 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 1 |
| Ophelia Direct hit | 2023 | 21 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Idalia | 2023 | 65 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 4 |
| Ian | 2022 | 78 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 5 |
| Colin | 2022 | 62 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Wanda | 2021 | 122 mi | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm |
| Odette | 2021 | 96 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Elsa | 2021 | 106 mi | Tropical Storm | Category 1 |
Hardest-hit stretches of the coast
Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.
- Outer Banks 285 storms · 83 hurricanes · 26 direct hits, last in 2016
- Morehead City 280 storms · 73 hurricanes · 37 direct hits, last in 2023
- Wilmington 259 storms · 62 hurricanes · 27 direct hits, last in 2018