North Carolina, 1993

Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 1, 1993

September 1, 1993 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$105,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Granville

When
September 1, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Granville County, Oxford
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house sustained structural damage and trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood

When
September 1, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Haywood County, Canton
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A narrowly channeled wind gust estimated at 50 mph knocked over a 71,500 pound empty railroad boxcar. The boxcar was facing upwind between two large buildings with a wide open freight door when the wind knocked it over.

Tornado, Bertie

When
September 1, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Bertie County, Windsor
Rating
F1
Path length
1.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A narrow path of twisted trees and downed power lines and minor structural damage to a house roof were left from just south of Buena Vista on U.S. Route 13 to just south of Askewville.

What these are

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

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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: 10338272, 10338696, 10338564.