List of North Carolina Hurricanes (1900–1949) - 1930s

1930s

  • September 12, 1930 – The coastline receives minor damage from an offshore hurricane.
  • September 16, 1932 – A tropical storm brushes the Outer Banks.
  • October 16, 1932 – The remnants of a tropical storm bring moderate rainfall to the western portion of the state.
  • August 23, 1933 – The Chesapeake Potomac Hurricane makes landfall along the northeastern portion of the state, causing locally heavy damage and high tides; damage is estimated at $250,000 (1933 USD, $4 million 2008 USD).
  • September 15, 1933 – The Outer Banks hurricane produces heavy rainfall, strong winds, and high tides. Several homes are destroyed, leaving about 1,000 people homeless, and damage amounts to $4.5 million (1933 USD, $74.6 million 2008 USD). A total of 21 people are killed in the state.
  • May 29, 1934 – A tropical storm moves ashore along South Carolina, and produces light wind damage in the Piedmont Triad area.
  • July 21, 1934 – A developing tropical cyclone brushes the coastline while tracking southwestward.
  • September 8, 1934 – The Outer Banks are affected by a hurricane transitioning into an extratropical cyclone, with heavy rainfall and gusty winds reported.
  • September 6, 1935 – The remnants of the Great Labor Day Hurricane cross through the state with little impact.
  • September 18, 1936 – Hatteras is struck by a hurricane, where it is described as one of the most severe on record. Strong winds destroy crops near the coastline, while high tides result in beach erosion; no deaths are reported.
  • July 31, 1937 – A tropical storm brushes the coastline.
  • August 6, 1937 – A tropical storm passes east of the Outer Banks.
  • September 21, 1938 – The New England Hurricane of 1938 passes a short distance east of the Outer Banks, causing heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
  • October 24, 1938 – A former tropical storm crosses the eastern portion of the state.
  • August 18, 1939 – A tornado spawned by a weakening tropical depression kills a person in the state.

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