Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- January 3, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -80.570
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 3, 1999
A fast moving low-topped thunderstorm moved through Union county North Carolina along a boundary separating remnants of an arctic airmass and warm moist air from the Atlantic Ocean. The storm became severe, producing a southwest to northeast path of damage across central Union county.
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
- 1
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.
A fast moving low-topped thunderstorm moved through Union county North Carolina along a boundary separating remnants of an arctic airmass and warm moist air from the Atlantic Ocean. The storm became severe, producing a southwest to northeast path of damage across central Union county. Trees were downed and there was damage to a home and picnic table.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:14 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 3, 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680918.