Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- March 21, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Weddington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -80.770
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 21, 1999
A severe thunderstorm generated damaging winds that blew down fences and injured horses that were loosed from their pasture.
Where it happened
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- 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 severe thunderstorm generated damaging winds that blew down fences and injured horses that were loosed from their pasture.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 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
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 21, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 23, 1999
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, March 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 21 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 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: 5692144.