North Carolina, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 28, 1994

January 28, 1994 · 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; 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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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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, Columbus

When
January 28, 9:40 AM EST
Where
Columbus County, Pireway
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Over 40 pine trees were blown down and a large oak tree blown atop a house.

Tornado, Orange

When
January 28, 9:55 AM EST
Where
Orange County to Cedar Grove
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
36.170, -79.170

A funnel cloud sighted by a airplane pilot and a person at the ground touched down briefly knocking one large tree down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
January 28, 9:55 AM EST
Where
Wayne County, Seymour-Johnson Air F
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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: 10338123, 10337515, 10337694.