Lightning strikes in North Carolina by county

The detection network has located 59,323 lightning strikes in North Carolina since the archive began, including 26,157 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 107 strikes fell inside North Carolina but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.

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1Pender County3,3171,2145.6%
2Columbus County2,8368764.8%
3Brunswick County2,5342,0334.3%
4Rutherford County1,9237843.2%
5Jones County1,734452.9%
6Dare County1,5951,1382.7%
7Beaufort County1,551662.6%
8Cherokee County1,4544242.5%
9Burke County1,3647822.3%
10Onslow County1,3063472.2%
11Randolph County1,2921,0382.2%
12Bladen County1,2003992.0%
13Guilford County1,0839781.8%
14Graham County1,0683061.8%
15Union County1,0592561.8%
16Pamlico County1,0288751.7%
17Cleveland County9655061.6%
18Montgomery County9447691.6%
19Washington County865191.5%
20Transylvania County8646481.5%
21McDowell County8385641.4%
22Polk County8332241.4%
23Duplin County780581.3%
24Scotland County7521111.3%
25Hyde County742271.3%
26Cabarrus County7325911.2%
27Martin County728161.2%
28Craven County7183421.2%
29Harnett County7111921.2%
30Johnston County7102801.2%
31Rowan County7094551.2%
32Stanly County6734631.1%
33Buncombe County6572201.1%
34Iredell County6523651.1%
35Granville County6241891.1%
36Caldwell County6204151.0%
37Gaston County6071711.0%
38Macon County6022431.0%
39Haywood County5894161.0%
40Wilkes County5823771.0%
41Swain County5823291.0%
42Sampson County5824071.0%
43Catawba County5773891.0%
44Henderson County5642731.0%
45Lincoln County5552320.9%
46Cumberland County4851860.8%
47Durham County4761350.8%
48Madison County4672040.8%
49Jackson County4502110.8%
50Bertie County41010.7%
51Anson County383680.6%
52Clay County3801610.6%
53Chatham County3761000.6%
54Robeson County3521750.6%
55Mecklenburg County3481580.6%
56Davidson County3383020.6%
57Caswell County3361060.6%
58Camden County3222180.5%
59Currituck County319730.5%
60Moore County3181290.5%
61Hoke County3141780.5%
62Pitt County299940.5%
63Pasquotank County2751010.5%
64Alamance County2641760.4%
65Davie County2642250.4%
66Vance County2631890.4%
67Ashe County2601180.4%
68Tyrrell County25470.4%
69Orange County2441020.4%
70Watauga County2361380.4%
71Alleghany County2341100.4%
72Lenoir County213330.4%
73Stokes County21040.4%
74Surry County205920.3%
75Person County1951470.3%
76Mitchell County190780.3%
77Yancey County188750.3%
78Wake County184180.3%
79Hertford County178170.3%
80Greene County17680.3%
81Carteret County1751350.3%
82Northampton County166840.3%
83Yadkin County165890.3%
84Edgecombe County15250.3%
85Alexander County1461270.2%
86New Hanover County146920.2%
87Avery County143900.2%
88Forsyth County1411020.2%
89Rockingham County131550.2%
90Richmond County126850.2%
91Wayne County124760.2%
92Wilson County122320.2%
93Perquimans County110510.2%
94Warren County76680.1%
95Halifax County54100.1%
96Gates County46190.1%
97Franklin County3670.1%
98Chowan County1910.0%
99Nash County1740.0%
100Lee County14130.0%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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