North Carolina, 1994Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 17, 1994
August 17, 1994 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $550,000
- 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.
Tornado, Iredell
- When
- August 17, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Statesville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six mobile homes were damaged. A wall was blown down at a home under construction. Trees and power lines were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 17, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Holly Springs
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A home anemometer of a spotter in Holly Springs recorded a wind gust of 56 knots. Two large oak trees were blown down.
Tornado, Harnett
- When
- August 17, 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Buies Creek
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Harnett county officials reported a tornado touched down near Buies Creek. The Emergency Management Team at the sight reported numerous trees down along with several mobile homes damaged to the point that people were trapped inside.
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 199410 injured · $50 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, August 17, 19943 injured · $7.3 million · F1 · 83 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 17, 1994$1.3 million · F2 · 40 events
- Tornadoes in West Virginia, August 17, 1994$501,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 17, 1994$435,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 17, 19945 injured · $500 · F0 · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 17, 1994F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 17, 1994$500 · 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: 10338315, 10337558, 10338617.