Hail, Lenoir
- When
- March 3, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, La Grange
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -77.800
Dime size hail in La Grange
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 3, 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
- None recorded
- 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), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:35 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- March 3, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Deep Run
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -77.720
Structural damage to roofs and mobil home in Deep Run.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- March 3, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Hugo
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -77.550
Severe roof damage to house in Hugo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Duplin
- When
- March 3, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Faison
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -78.130
Fallen trees in Faison.
Thunderstorm Wind, Onslow
- When
- March 3, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Haw
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -77.550
Large limbs blown off trees near Haw and Padgett.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- March 3, 4:40 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Jason to Lizzie
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -77.780
Roofs blown off and trees blown down in Jason. Roof blown off trailer in Lizzie.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- March 3, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Kinston
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -77.580
Tractor trailor flipped over in Kinston.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pitt
- When
- March 3, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Greenville
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -77.380
63 mph thunderstorm gust in Greenville. One foot wide tree fell on house in Greenville. Large tree limb through car windshield at ECU.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carteret
- When
- March 3, 4:48 PM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Newport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -76.850
12 trailers lost skirting on Nine Mile road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- March 3, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Wise Fork
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -77.520
Pack house roof blown off in Wyse Fork.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- March 3, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Martin County, Gold Pt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -77.230
Large limbs broke off trees in Gold Point.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- March 3, 5:15 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Craven County, New Bern
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -77.050
Trees down on power lines in New Bern.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- March 3, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Bath
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -76.820
Trees on power lines in Bath and Aurora.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde
- When
- March 3, 6:56 PM EST
- Where
- Hyde County, Ocracoke
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -75.980
58 mph wind gust at Ocracoke.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dare
- When
- March 3, 7:07 PM EST to 7:14 PM EST
- Where
- Dare County, Hatteras to Kill Devil Hills
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -75.700
57 kt gusts at inlet sensor at Hatteras and 52 kt thunderstorm gust at Kill Devil Hills.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683196, 5683298, 5683678, 5683679, 5683768, 5683769, 5683681, 5683770, 5683772, 5683680, 5683774, 5683771, 5683773, 5683776, 5683775.