Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 3, 4:15 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.270
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
A line of severe thunderstorms produced straight-line wind damage downing numerous trees and powerlines throughout these counties. A trained spotter clocked a 50 knot wind gust at Youngsville in Franklin county and the Rocky Mount/Wilson (RWI) airport ASOS reported a 65 knot wind gust.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 6
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 RAH wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced straight-line wind damage downing numerous trees and powerlines throughout these counties. A trained spotter clocked a 50 knot wind gust at Youngsville in Franklin county and the Rocky Mount/Wilson (RWI) airport ASOS reported a 65 knot wind gust. In the city of Wilson, a building wall was blown in with no injuries reported. In Halifax county, a tobacco barn was blown and scattered across a rural road.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- March 3, 4:20 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -78.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- March 3, 4:20 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -78.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- March 3, 4:30 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -77.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- March 3, 4:40 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Wilson County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -77.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- March 3, 4:50 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -77.670
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- 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
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5691036, 5691039, 5691040, 5691037, 5691041, 5691038.