Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- August 1, 3:21 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Kings Mtn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -81.350
Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, August 1, 1999
Clusters of severe thunderstorms rumbled through the southern piedmont of North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening hours. Straightline winds produced by these storms downed many trees and some power lines.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 GSP wrote it up.
Clusters of severe thunderstorms rumbled through the southern piedmont of North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening hours. Straightline winds produced by these storms downed many trees and some power lines. One house in Mt. Ulla was damaged by a downed tree. A citizen near Pineville reported twin gustnadoes separated by 30 seconds, which spun up along the gust front of one of the severe thunderstorms. The wind from the gustnadoes pinned the man against the outside wall of his home, chewed up tree limbs and downed a few trees, and threw a 40 foot section of a tree over his house. A neighbor measured the wind associated with the first gustnado at 70 mph with a a hand held anemometer. Large hail and straightline winds broke windows in Marshville.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- August 1, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Kings Mtn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -81.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell
- When
- August 1, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Mooresville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -80.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- August 1, 4:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, Mt Ulla
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -80.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 1, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 5 mi S of Monroe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -80.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 1, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Waxhaw
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -80.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 1, 7:26 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 2 mi S of Charlotte
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -80.850
Tornado, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 1, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 3 mi E of Pineville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -80.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- August 1, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Marshville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.370
Hail, Union
- When
- August 1, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Marshville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.370
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Alabama, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 1999
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- Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 1999
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More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 1999Warnings in North Carolina, August 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: 5714146, 5714147, 5714148, 5714149, 5714150, 5714151, 5714152, 5714153, 5714154, 5714155.