North Carolina, 1992

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 15, 1992

August 15, 1992 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bladen

When
August 15, 1:59 AM PST
Where
Bladen County
Coordinates
34.630, -78.580

Tornado, Currituck

When
August 15, 6:10 AM EST
Where
Currituck County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
70 yd
Coordinates
36.400, -75.950

Tornado, Currituck

When
August 15, 6:20 AM EST
Where
Currituck County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
36.550, -75.900

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10090804, 10090805, 10090806.