Thunderstorm Wind, Hoke
- When
- March 3, 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Hoke County, Raeford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -79.220
Several trees were downed and a funnel cloud was spotted in the north part of Raeford.
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 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.
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:45 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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 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
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5691046.