List of North Carolina Hurricanes - Deadly Storms

Deadly Storms

The table lists hurricanes by death tolls of over 20 fatalities. Direct deaths are those that are directly caused by the storm passage, such as drownings or deaths from being struck by windblown objects. Indirect deaths, which are included in the toll of Hurricane Floyd, are those that are related to the storm, but not directly from its storm effects. Due to lack of data, many early hurricanes have overall death tolls that do not specify indirect or direct.

Total deaths
Name Year Number of deaths
"San Ciriaco" 1899 20+
"Outer Banks Hurricane" 1933 21
Unnamed 1772 50
Hurricane Floyd 1999 51
Unnamed 1883 53
"Racer's Storm" 1837 90
"Independence Hurricane" 1775 163
Unnamed 1857 424

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