Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, March 19, 1992

Name: Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, March 19, 1992
Start: 1992-03-19T09:40
End: 1992-03-19T18:25
Location: North Carolina

March 19, 1992 · NWS HAT · 43 events in 27 counties and zones

22 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

22 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherokee

When: March 19, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -84.030

Hail, Macon

When: March 19, 10:47 AM CST
Where: Macon County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.170, -83.430

Hail, Catawba

When: March 19, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Catawba County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -81.220

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: March 19, 1:12 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -80.730

Tornado, Davidson

When: March 19, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Davidson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.580, -80.120

Hail, Rowan

When: March 19, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Rowan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -80.530

Hail, Sampson

When: March 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sampson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -78.520

Hail, Davidson

When: March 19, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Davidson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -80.270

Hail, Gaston

When: March 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Gaston County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -81.280

Hail, Richmond

When: March 19, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Richmond County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.170, -79.730

Hail, Moore

When: March 19, 2:36 PM CST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.250, -79.570

Hail, Duplin

When: March 19, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Duplin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -77.950

Hail, Mecklenburg

When: March 19, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Mecklenburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -80.750

Hail, Robeson

When: March 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -79.070

Hail, Chatham

When: March 19, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Chatham County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -79.450

Hail, Duplin

When: March 19, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Duplin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -77.770

Hail, Robeson

When: March 19, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Robeson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -78.950

Hail, Pitt

When: March 19, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -77.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabarrus

When: March 19, 1:45 PM PST
Where: Cabarrus County
Coordinates: 35.450, -80.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: March 19, 1:50 PM PST
Where: Rowan County
Coordinates: 35.550, -80.420

Hail, Person

When: March 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Person County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -79.030

Hail, Lenoir

When: March 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lenoir County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -77.620

Hail, Edgecombe

When: March 19, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Edgecombe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -77.680

Hail, Pitt

When: March 19, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.720, -77.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: March 19, 2:30 PM PST
Where: Gaston County
Coordinates: 35.250, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: March 19, 2:40 PM PST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 35.570, -79.670

Hail, Pitt

When: March 19, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Pitt County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -77.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: March 19, 2:47 PM PST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.880, -80.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: March 19, 2:50 PM PST
Where: Gaston County
Coordinates: 35.300, -81.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: March 19, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.980, -80.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: March 19, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Moore County
Coordinates: 35.200, -79.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When: March 19, 3:05 PM PST
Where: Moore County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.350, -79.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: March 19, 3:12 PM PST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 35.520, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When: March 19, 3:32 PM PST
Where: Harnett County
Coordinates: 35.420, -78.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett

When: March 19, 3:35 PM PST
Where: Harnett County
Coordinates: 35.550, -78.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When: March 19, 3:45 PM PST
Where: Nash County
Coordinates: 36.030, -77.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Nash

When: March 19, 4:00 PM PST
Where: Nash County
Coordinates: 36.080, -77.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: March 19, 4:10 PM PST
Where: Johnston County
Coordinates: 35.400, -78.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe

When: March 19, 4:15 PM PST
Where: Edgecombe County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.130, -77.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Perquimans

When: March 19, 4:25 PM PST
Where: Perquimans County
Coordinates: 36.230, -76.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasquotank

When: March 19, 4:38 PM PST
Where: Pasquotank County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 36.230, -76.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: March 19, 5:10 PM PST
Where: Dare County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 35.880, -75.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Dare

When: March 19, 6:25 PM PST
Where: Dare County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.200, -75.700

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for North Carolina, 1992 Warnings in North Carolina, March 1992

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: 10158833, 10158834, 10158856, 10158860, 10087193, 10158861, 10159727, 10159728, 10159729, 10159730, 10159731, 10159733, 10159734, 10159735, 10159948, 10159949, 10159950, 10159951, 10087191, 10087192, 10159955, 10159956, 10159957, 10159958, 10087194, 10087195, 10159959, 10087196, 10087197, 10087198, 10087199, 10087200, 10087201, 10087202, 10087203, 10087204, 10087205, 10087206, 10087207, 10087208, and more.