Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- August 14, 12:40 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Elon College to Union Ridge
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.500
Large trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 14, 1999
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:41 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- August 14, 1:20 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, Denton to Southmont
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -80.120
Large trees and limbs down on highway 47 between Denton and Southmont
Thunderstorm Wind, Anson
- When
- August 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anson County, Wadesboro
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -80.100
Trees down on powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- August 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Rockingham
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -79.780
Several large trees down.
Hail, Durham
- When
- August 14, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -78.920
Dime hail north of town.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- August 14, 2:27 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Liberty
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -79.570
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 14, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Wake Forest
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -78.520
Several roads were blocked by fallen trees, causing widespread power outages. Also, many roads were flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 14, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.270
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- August 14, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, Broadway
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -79.070
Trees down on roads in Broadway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- August 14, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Raleigh
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.670
Trees down on powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- August 14, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Moore County, Pinebluff
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -79.480
Trees down on manufactured home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- August 14, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -78.100
Trees down southern half of county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- August 14, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Clayton
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -78.470
Tress down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- August 14, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Stedman
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -78.700
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- August 14, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -77.670
Trees down on power lines across the county.
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.
- 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.
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More
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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: 5718279, 5716536, 5716537, 5716538, 5716540, 5716539, 5716544, 5716543, 5716545, 5716541, 5716546, 5716547, 5716549, 5716548, 5716542.