List of North Carolina Hurricanes (pre-1900) - Deadly Storms

Deadly Storms

The table lists hurricanes by death tolls; hurricanes that caused an unknown number of deaths are excluded.

Name Year Number of deaths
Unnamed 1857 424
Independence Hurricane 1775 163
Racer's Storm 1837 90
Unnamed 1883 53
Unnamed 1772 50
San Ciriaco 1899 20+
Unnamed 1842 8
Expedition Hurricane 1861 7
Unnamed 1815 4
Unnamed 1878 4
Unnamed 1827 2
Unnamed 1876 2
Unnamed 1899 1

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