Tornado History Map

Martin County, North Carolina tornado history

26 tornadoes recorded in or across Martin County from 1955 to 2025, 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 Martin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 26 tornadoes whose paths touched Martin County, North Carolina between 1955 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 23 November 1992. The most recent was on 5 May 2025.

  • 26tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 58injuries
  • 570per 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 Martin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0935%
F1 / EF1935%
F2 / EF2519%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating14%

Martin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s21960s31970s21980s31990s22000s72010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s3
1970s2
1980s3
1990s2
2000s7
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan0Feb2Mar1Apr3May6Jun4Jul1Aug2Sep2Oct1Nov4Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr3
May6
Jun4
Jul1
Aug2
Sep2
Oct1
Nov4
Dec0

Records for Martin County

  • Strongest and Longest path: North Carolina tornado23 November 1992, F3, 44 injuries, 160 miles long
  • Most recent: North Carolina tornado5 May 2025, Unknown rating, 0.3 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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