Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- August 23, 4:50 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, Lake Lure
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -82.200
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 23, 1999
Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon in the foothills of North Carolina. One became severe, producing damaging wind which downed trees and power lines from the Lake Lure area to just north of Rutherfordton.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon in the foothills of North Carolina. One became severe, producing damaging wind which downed trees and power lines from the Lake Lure area to just north of Rutherfordton. Some fires were started due to the downed power lines. Brown Mountain Beach Campground reported damaging winds and large hail, and trees and power lines were downed near Valmead.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- August 23, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, 1 mi NW of Rutherfordton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -81.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- August 23, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 2 mi NW of Collettsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.720
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- August 23, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 2 mi NW of Collettsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- August 23, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, Valmead
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -81.550
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Maine, August 23, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 23, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5714237, 5714238, 5714239, 5714240, 5714241.