Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- March 3, 3:26 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Fayetteville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -78.900
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
A line of thunderstorms produce straight-line wind damage across several counties between 1525 and 1555 EST. The Fayetteville ASOS reported a 55 knot wind gust at 1526.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 thunderstorms produce straight-line wind damage across several counties between 1525 and 1555 EST. The Fayetteville ASOS reported a 55 knot wind gust at 1526. Several trees were blown down and uprooted in from near Fayetteville to Lillington. A mobile home was overturned near Johnsonville. Trees were also downed north of Clinton.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:26 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harnett
- When
- March 3, 3:30 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Lillington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -78.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- March 3, 3:40 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Newton Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -78.350
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
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- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
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- 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: 5691032, 5691033, 5691034.