North Carolina, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 18, 1994

September 18, 1994 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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

Tornado, Brunswick

When
September 18, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Brunswick County, Longwood
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado took roof off a mobile home in the Longwood area. Tornado then moved east across the road and damaged some playground equipment by a school, shifted a mobile home off its footings, jumped over a house and then destroyed another mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When
September 18, 4:55 PM EST
Where
Brunswick County, Near Holden Beach
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down on homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick

When
September 18, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Brunswick County, Near Long Beach
Coordinates
34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, New Hanover

When
September 18, 6:15 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, Near Seabreeze
Coordinates
34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees blown down.

What these are

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.

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: 10338707, 10338708, 10338709, 10338475.