List of North Carolina hurricanes (2000–present)

Tropical cyclones—storms characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain—regularly affect the state.

According to statistical hurricane research between 1886 and 1996 by the North Carolina State Climatology Office, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about once every four years.

An estimated 17.5% of all North Atlantic tropical cyclones have affected the state.

[1] This list documents 79 tropical cyclones known to have affected the state between 2000 and the present.

In terms of impacts, Hurricane Helene in 2024 was the most destructive and the deadliest.