Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 5, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Rdu Airport
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Public reported several trees snapped.
Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, August 5, 1994
11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- August 5, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, N Portion
- Coordinates
- 35.311, -79.481 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
County sheriff reported trees down near route 27.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 5, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's office reported tree and power lines down.
Hail, Pasquotank
- When
- August 5, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Pasquotank County, Elizabeth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Camden
- When
- August 5, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Belcross
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Pitt
- When
- August 5, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Greenville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 5, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Wenona
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -76.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- August 5, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, La Grange
- Coordinates
- 35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's office reported power lines down near the town of La Grange.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- August 5, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Greenville
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees reported down in town of Greenville.
Hail, Pender
- When
- August 5, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pender County, S Portion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pender
- When
- August 5, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pender County, Burgaw
- Coordinates
- 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six-inch diameter trees blown down near US Highway 117.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- August 5, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Martin County, Beargrass
- Coordinates
- 35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and numerous large tree branches were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pamlico
- When
- August 5, 4:47 PM EST
- Where
- Pamlico County, Near Bayboro
- Coordinates
- 35.152, -76.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees blown down.
Hail, Tyrrell
- When
- August 5, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Tyrrell County, Columbia
- Measured
- 0.8 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -76.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- August 5, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Aurora
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -76.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tyrrell
- When
- August 5, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Tyrrell County, Gum Neck
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -76.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several large trees were blown down.
Tornado, Rowan
- When
- August 5, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, Salisbury
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Outbuilding demolished and mobile home damaged.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 5, 1994
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- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 5, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 5, 1994
- Tornado in Texas, August 5, 1994
- Hail in Delaware, August 5, 1994
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 5, 1994
- Hail in Colorado, August 5, 1994
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: 10337556, 10338452, 10337557, 10337531, 10338847, 10337662, 10337615, 10338368, 10337663, 10337537, 10337577, 10338400, 10337528, 10337035, 10338553, 10337036, 10337855.