North Carolina, 1993Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 6, 1993
August 6, 1993 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Tornado, Wayne
- When
- August 6, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Grantham
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -78.170
Damage occurred to six houses, the roof of a school, four hangars at a local airport, several barns, and numerous trees.
Tornado, Hyde
- When
- August 6, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hyde County, Ponzer
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.410, -76.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damage occurred to house roofs and outbuildings, totaling $35,000.
Tornado, Hyde
- When
- August 6, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hyde County, Swanquarter
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.75 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -76.330
One home was destroyed and another damaged, totaling $60,000.
Tornado, Hyde
- When
- August 6, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hyde County, Engelhard
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.25 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -76.000
A house roof and satellite dish antenna were damaged, totaling $3,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- August 6, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Terra Ceia
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -76.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One house sustained extensive damage.
Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- August 6, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County to Pantego
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -76.670
A two-car garage and home were damaged and a tobacco barn destroyed, totaling $15,000.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 6, 19934 deaths · 256 injured · $72 million · F4 · 20 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 19931 injured · $500,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 6, 1993$555,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Nebraska, August 6, 1993$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 6, 1993$100,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 6, 1993$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 6, 1993$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Michigan, August 6, 19930.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 1993$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 6, 1993$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 6, 199352 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10337693, 10338301, 10338302, 10338303, 10338551, 10338552.