Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, November 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, November 22, 1992
Start: 1992-11-22T21:15
End: 1992-11-22T23:55
Location: North Carolina

November 22, 1992 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 13
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cleveland

When: November 22, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Cleveland County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.430, -81.580

Tornado, Catawba

When: November 22, 9:40 PM EST
Where: Catawba County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.700, -81.120

Tornado, Iredell

When: November 22, 9:46 PM EST
Where: Iredell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.770, -81.050

Tornado, Yadkin

When: November 22, 10:20 PM EST
Where: Yadkin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.070, -80.630

Tornado, Forsyth

When: November 22, 10:47 PM EST
Where: Forsyth County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Coordinates: 36.200, -80.420

Tornado, Stokes

When: November 22, 10:57 PM EST
Where: Stokes County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.270, -80.320

Hail, Chatham

When: November 22, 11:12 PM CST
Where: Chatham County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -79.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: November 22, 9:50 PM PST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 35.530, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Davie

When: November 22, 10:15 PM PST
Where: Davie County
Coordinates: 35.980, -80.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: November 22, 10:20 PM PST
Where: Rowan County
Coordinates: 35.550, -80.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When: November 22, 10:50 PM PST
Where: Forsyth County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 36.100, -80.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When: November 22, 11:55 PM PST
Where: Guilford County
Coordinates: 35.970, -79.800

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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, November 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: 10090833, 10090834, 10090835, 10090838, 10090840, 10090842, 10155100, 10090836, 10090837, 10090839, 10090841, 10090843.