Tornado History Map

Hyde County, North Carolina tornado history

22 tornadoes recorded in or across Hyde County from 1952 to 2021, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Hyde County

The Storm Prediction Center records 22 tornadoes whose paths touched Hyde County, North Carolina between 1952 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 20 May 1952. The most recent was on 8 July 2021.

  • 22tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 359per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Hyde County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01045%
F1 / EF1836%
F2 / EF2314%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating15%

Hyde County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1980s.1950s21960s11980s61990s62000s32010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1980s6
1990s6
2000s3
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr2May2Jun4Jul2Aug4Sep4Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr2
May2
Jun4
Jul2
Aug4
Sep4
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Hyde County

  • Strongest: North Carolina tornado20 May 1952, F2, 2 injuries, 1.5 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: North Carolina tornado8 July 2021, Unknown rating, 12.5 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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