Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell
- When
- June 28, 6:34 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell County, 7 mi SW of Lenoir
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -81.630
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 28, 1999
A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One tree fell on a house in Hickory and a metal building was moved 50 feet in Caldwell county.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One tree fell on a house in Hickory and a metal building was moved 50 feet in Caldwell county.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba
- When
- June 28, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba County, Hickory
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -81.320
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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- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 28, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, June 28, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5704052, 5704053.