Tornadoes in North Carolina, November 23, 1992

Name: Tornadoes in North Carolina, November 23, 1992
Start: 1992-11-23T01:20
End: 1992-11-23T06:10
Location: North Carolina

November 23, 1992 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

10 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.

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

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 54
Property damage: $6.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

10 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Orange

When: November 23, 1:20 AM EST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5.5 mi
Path width: 1,200 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.080, -79.180

Tornado, Harnett

When: November 23, 3:10 AM EST
Where: Harnett County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 35.470, -78.680

Tornado, Johnston

When: November 23, 3:15 AM EST
Where: Johnston County
Rating: F3
Path length: 31 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.470, -78.580

Tornado, Wilson

When: November 23, 3:53 AM EST
Where: Wilson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 25 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.630, -78.080

Tornado, Edgecombe

When: November 23, 4:23 AM EST
Where: Edgecombe County
Rating: F3
Path length: 24 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.820, -77.720

Tornado, Martin

When: November 23, 4:52 AM EST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F3
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.970, -77.280

Tornado, Bertie

When: November 23, 5:05 AM EST
Where: Bertie County
Rating: F3
Path length: 31 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.020, -77.200

Tornado, Bertie

When: November 23, 5:43 AM EST
Where: Bertie County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 36.200, -76.680

Tornado, Chowan

When: November 23, 5:54 AM EST
Where: Chowan County
Rating: F3
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 36.220, -76.580

Tornado, Pasquotank

When: November 23, 6:10 AM EST
Where: Pasquotank County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 21 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.300, -76.350

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.

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: 10090844, 10090845, 10090846, 10090847, 10090848, 10090849, 10089439, 10089440, 10089653, 10089654.