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tornado Tornado Risk in North Carolina

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

North Carolina faces very high tornado risk. 11 of 100 counties (11%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: April-June

Highest-Risk Cities in North Carolina

1
Charlotte, NC
Very High · 731 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
2
Raleigh, NC
Very High · 837 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10

Other Hazards in North Carolina

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 3/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 9/10
flood
Flood 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 tornado 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.

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