North Carolina, 1999Damaging Wind and Waterspout in North Carolina, May 24, 1999
May 24, 1999 · NWS MHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 waterspout, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Waterspout, Washington
- When
- May 24, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 8 mi E of Albemarle Beach
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -76.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout over Albemarle Sound moved on shore and destroyed a shed near the Highway 32 bridge.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- May 24, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Washington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -77.050
911 Center reported trees blown down in Washington.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 24, 19992 injured · $1.2 million · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999$62,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 24, 1999$60,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Colorado, May 24, 19994 injured · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 24, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 24, 1999$26,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, May 24, 1999$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 24, 1999$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 24, 1999$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 24, 1999$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 24, 19991 injured · $15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 24, 19992 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5690412, 5690411.