Strong Wind, Henderson
- When
- March 3, 10:40 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
Gusty winds of around 40 mph caused a 95 foot pine tree to fall on a moving vehicle, 7 miles northwest of Hendersonville, killing the occupant.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Gusty winds of around 40 mph caused a 95 foot pine tree to fall on a moving vehicle, 7 miles northwest of Hendersonville, killing the occupant.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, Henderson | 1999-03-03 | 45 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 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: 5692315.