North Carolina, 1993

Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, April 16, 1993

April 16, 1993 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
0
Property damage
$555,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

Hail, Union

When
April 16, 1:40 AM EST
Where
Union County, Houston
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rowan

When
April 16, 1:50 AM EST
Where
Rowan County, Mount to Pleasant
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down across Highway 52.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When
April 16, 2:25 AM EST
Where
Rowan County, Salisbury
Coordinates
35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down across Highway 52.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
April 16, 2:35 AM EST
Where
Davidson County, Lexington
Coordinates
35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When
April 16, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Rockingham County, Reidsville
Coordinates
36.396, -79.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Anson

When
April 16, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Anson County, Wadesboro
Coordinates
34.974, -80.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
April 16, 3:40 AM EST
Where
Randolph County, Randleman
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.710, -79.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown down atop an apartment building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Person

When
April 16, 6:05 AM EST
Where
Person County to Roxboro
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.390, -78.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down and a shed destroyed.

Tornado, Vance

When
April 16, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Vance County, Henderson
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small narrow tornado extensively damaged three mobile homes.

What these are

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.
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

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 1993Warnings in North Carolina, April 1993

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: 10337041, 10337791, 10337792, 10338194, 10337730, 10338121, 10338810, 10337599, 10337478.