Morehead City Historical Significant Events (Post 1998)
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2025
January 10 - Trace Sleet
January 21-22 - 4.5" Snow
2024
No significant events recorded.
2023
August 30-31 - Tropical Storm Idalia, G50, 7.08" rain
September 22-23 - Tropical Storm Ophelia, G50, 5.74" rain
2022
January 21-22 - Ice Storm, 0.28" of ice, power outages, tree damage
January 29 - 0.1" Snow
2021
January 28 - Trace of Snow
2020
February 21 - Trace Snow
August 4 - Hurricane Isaias G50, 1.08" rain, limbs down
2019
March 5 - Trace Sleet/Snow
September 6 - Hurricane Dorian G58, 6.32" rain, minor damage
2018
January 4 - 2" Snow, 0.2" Ice
January 18 - 1" Snow/Sleet
March 12 - 0.5" Snow
September 13-14 - Hurricane Florence G64, 21.47" rain, severe flooding/damage
October 11 - Tropical Storm Michael, G50
2017
January 7 - Trace Snow/Sleet
March 12 - Trace Snow
December 31 - Trace Snow
2016
January 4 - Trace Snow
September 2 - Tropical Storm Hermine, 6.64" rain
October 8-9 - Hurricane Matthew, Gusts to 56 mph
2015
February 24 - 1.0" Snow/Sleet
July 23 - Gusts to 60 mph, 3.84" rain
2014
January 21 - Trace of Snow
January 28-29 - 1.5" Sleet/Snow
February 6 - Trace of Snow/Sleet
February 11 - 1.0" Mostly Sleet with some snow
July 3-4 - Hurricane Arthur (Gust 68 mph)
2013
February 16-17 - Trace of Snow
November 13 - Trace of Snow
November 26 - EF-1 tornado hits MoreheadCityWeather.Com
2012
No significant events recorded.
2011
January 10 - 2.1" Snow/Sleet
January 22 - 5.25" Snow
June 20 - Gusts 70 mph, Trees Down
August 23 - Earthquake 5.8 on Richter scale
August 27 - Hurricane Irene, eye passes over Morehead City
2010
January 29 - Sleet
January 30 - Freezing Rain
January 31 - Light Snow
February 6 - Light Snow
February 13 - 6.8" Snow
February 25 - Light Snow
September 3 - Hurricane Earl
September 30 - Major Flooding
December 4 - Sleet
December 26 - 1.1" Snow
2009
January 20 - 2.5" Snow
February 4 - Light Snow
March 2 - Light Snow
2008
July 20 - T.S. Cristobal
September 5 - T.S. Hanna G29
November 18 - Light Snow
November 21 - Light Snow
2007
No significant events recorded.
2006
No significant events recorded.
2005
September 15 - Hurricane Ophelia G82, 2.51" of rain
2004
January 9 - Light Snow
January 25 - Freezing Rain
February 16 - 0.5" Snow
June 25 - Hurricane Alex G49
August 14 - Hurricane Charley G47
December 20 - 1.5" Snow
2003
January 17 - Light Snow
January 23 - 7" Snow
January 27 - Light Snow
August 6 - F0 tornado 1S
September 18 - Hurricane Isabel G80, 4.02" of rain
2002
January 2 - Light Snow
January 3 - Light Snow
January 4 - 3" Snow
September 10 - T.S. Gustav
October 15 - Gust 50 mph
2001
January 25 - Light Snow
April 17 - Small Tornado within 2 blocks
2000
January 14 - Pressure 30.80"
January 18 - 1.8" Snow
January 22 - Light Snow/Freezing Rain
January 25 - Light Snow
December 3 - Light Sleet/Snow
1999
March 7 - Light Snow
March 9 - Light Snow
August 30 - Hurricane Dennis, G80, Trees Down
September 4 - T.S. Dennis hits again
September 16 - Hurricane Floyd G100, trees down
October 16 - Hurricane Irene passes offshore
1998
August 26 - Hurricane Bonnie, 5.61" rain, G80