North Carolina, 1999

Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, April 11, 1999

April 11, 1999 · NWS MHX · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Pitt

When
April 11, 2:38 PM EST
Where
Pitt County, Farmville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
35.600, -77.600

Tornado, Pitt

When
April 11, 3:08 PM EST
Where
Pitt County, 8 mi SE of Farmville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
5 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.520, -77.500

Tornado, Craven

When
April 11, 3:38 PM EST
Where
Craven County, Dover
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
5 yd
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
35.220, -77.450

Tornado, Craven

When
April 11, 4:18 PM EST
Where
Craven County, 4 mi NE of Tuscarora
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
5 yd
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
35.200, -77.170

Hail, Duplin

When
April 11, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Duplin County, Calypso
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.150, -78.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin

When
April 11, 7:33 PM EST
Where
Duplin County, Faison
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
35.120, -78.130

Trees blown down in Faison.

Hail, Lenoir

When
April 11, 7:56 PM EST
Where
Lenoir County, Kinston
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.270, -77.580

Nickel size hail reported near Kinston.

What these are

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 1999Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5686909, 5686910, 5686911, 5686912, 5686913, 5687285, 5687286.