Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- April 11, 2:15 PM EST to 2:22 PM EST
- Where
- Dare County, Manteo Arpt to Wanchese
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $230,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -75.700
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 11, 1999
A down-burst wind stuck Manteo airport, near the Dare County Border at 14:13 EST. The wind gust was measured by the AWOS at 59 knots.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $230,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
A down-burst wind stuck Manteo airport, near the Dare County Border at 14:13 EST. The wind gust was measured by the AWOS at 59 knots. This destroyed four private planes and damaged a hangar. The straight line winds also produced damage in Wanchese at 14:20 EST. A circus tent was blown over injuring eight circus workers. The same radar signature then moved over Oregon Inlet at 14:22 EST where 104 mph winds were recorded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Guam, April 11, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 11, 1999
- Hail in North Carolina, April 11, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, April 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Michigan, April 11, 1999
- Funnel Clouds in North Carolina, April 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, April 11 to 12, 1999
- Hail in Pennsylvania, April 11, 1999
- Flooding in California, April 11, 1999
- Hail in Tennessee, April 11, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, April 11, 1999
- Hail in New York, April 11, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5686908.