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Extreme

hurricane Hurricane Risk in North Carolina

Overall State Risk Score: 9/10

North Carolina faces extreme hurricane risk. 23 of 100 counties (23%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: August-October

Highest-Risk Cities in North Carolina

1
Charlotte, NC
High · 22 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 6
2
Raleigh, NC
High · 32 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 7

Notable Hurricane Events

Hurricane Debby

August 2, 2024 — Category 1 · 130 km/h

Charlotte, NC

Impact data not available

Other Hazards in North Carolina

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 3/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 7/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 7/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 9/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 7/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 5/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 5/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

North Carolina hurricane risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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