Hail, Orange
- When
- August 3, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Hillsborough
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 3, 1993
10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Durham
- When
- August 3, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- August 3, 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Gastonia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 3, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Huntersville
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 3, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Mint Hill
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- August 3, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 3, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Cary
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree was blown atop a house in Apex damaging the roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 3, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Apex
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree was blown atop a house in Apex damaging the roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 3, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Cary
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree was blown atop a house in Apex damaging the roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- August 3, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Central
- Coordinates
- 36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Columbus
- When
- August 3, 6:52 PM EST
- Where
- Columbus County, Tabor City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- August 3, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Smithfield
- Coordinates
- 35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- August 3, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Pender County, C and E Portions
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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: 10337465, 10338215, 10338247, 10338418, 10338419, 10338216, 10337548, 10337549, 10337550, 10337466, 10339078, 10338334, 10337535.