North Carolina, 1999

Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 11, 1999

April 11, 1999 · NWS AKQ · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$77,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Gates

When
April 11, 1:05 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
Where
Gates County, Gatesville to 4 mi of Gatesville
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.400, -76.820

Glass blown out of bank sign. Several 12-15 inch diameter pines blown down. Porch and roof of a trailer blown away.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gates

When
April 11, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Gates County, Sunbury
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.430, -76.620

Several trees down on Route 158.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perquimans

When
April 11, 1:15 PM EST to 1:17 PM EST
Where
Perquimans County, New Hope to Winfall
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.150, -76.320

Seed bin and hut destroyed. Roof ripped off mobile home. Few trees down.

Tornado, Pasquotank

When
April 11, 1:20 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank County, Symonds Creek to Weeksville
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.200, -76.230

Tornado destroyed a five bay garage and a couple of sheds. Roof was torn off a mobile home. A tractor shed was damaged and trees were downed. Barn was destroyed.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5699256, 5699257, 5699259, 5699258.