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North Carolina Hazards
Live weather alerts, flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes in North Carolina, with links to its disaster history.
Collected automatically and may be delayed. Not an official warning. In an emergency, call 911.
Weather alerts by hazard
- Coastal 11
Rivers at or near flood stage
- Forecast: Minor floodingAtlantic Coast at Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW)NCStage 3.02 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:06 PM EDT · forecast crest 5.3 ft around 10/28/2026, 10:00 AM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Forecast: Minor floodingAtlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)NCStage 2.39 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:06 PM EDT · forecast crest 5.6 ft around 10/28/2026, 9:00 AM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Forecast: Minor floodingAtlantic Coast at Johnnie Mercers Pier at Wrightsville Beach (MLLW)NCStage 3.08 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:06 PM EDT · forecast crest 6.6 ft around 10/28/2026, 9:00 AM EDT · NWS office ILM
- Near flood stageForecast: Minor floodingCape Fear River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)NCStage 5.39 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:00 PM EDT · forecast crest 5.8 ft around 10/27/2026, 10:00 AM EDT · NWS office ILM
- Near flood stageAlbemarle Sound at Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)NCStage 1.03 ft at 10/26/2026, 9:25 PM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Near flood stageFar Creek at Engelhard (in MLLW)NCStage 2.37 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:30 PM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Forecast: Near flood stagePamlico Sound at Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NCStage 1.72 ft at 10/26/2026, 11:06 PM EDT · forecast crest 2 ft around 10/27/2026, 9:00 AM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Forecast: Near flood stagePamlico Sound at Ocracoke (in MLLW)NCStage 1.81 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:25 PM EDT · forecast crest 2.8 ft around 10/28/2026, 9:00 AM EDT · NWS office MHX
- Near flood stagePamlico Sound near Hobucken (in MLLW)NCStage 1.63 ft at 10/26/2026, 10:36 PM EDT · NWS office MHX
Active wildfires
- Gum Swamp Road FireColumbus County14 acres100% contained
Drought
Drought statistics for North Carolina are temporarily unavailable.
Earthquakes in the last 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in North Carolina in the last 30 days.
History
NOAA records
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Chantal (2025)
- Helene (2024), Category 4 at peak
- Debby (2024), Category 1 at peak
- Ophelia (2023)
- Nicole (2022), Category 1 at peak
- Ian (2022), Category 5 at peak
Notable storms in the last 10 years
- Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland New Hanover (09/14/2018)
- Flash Flood, Buncombe (09/27/2024), 15 deaths
- Flash Flood, Buncombe (09/27/2024), 9 deaths
- Tornado, Nash (07/19/2023)
- Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Pender (09/14/2018)
- Flash Flood, Watauga (09/27/2024), 2 deaths