North Carolina, 1999Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 29, 1999
September 29, 1999 · NWS RAH · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- 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.
Tornado, Stanly
- When
- September 29, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Locust
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -80.430
A tornado touched down briefly and took the entire roof off a brick ranch. No other damage was noted in the area. A spotter was tracking the funnel.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanly
- When
- September 29, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, 3 mi NE of Albemarle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -80.180
The same thunderstorm that spawned a tornado in Locust produced a downburst on the out skirts of Albermarle which damaged three mobile homes.
Tornado, Stanly
- When
- September 29, 6:00 PM EST to 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Stanly County, Albemarle
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $3.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -80.220
A second tornado, spawned by another thunderstorm, dropped a tornado 6 miles west of Albemarle. It destroyed a modular home, then did serious damage to the roof of a church. Several large trees were also taken down in the area. This was near the community of Lambert. The tornado then produced sporadic tree and roof damage on its way to the southern part of Albemarle. Several businesses were then heavily damaged and a lock and store facility was destroyed. The tornado then apparently dissipated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- September 29, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Seagrove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -79.780
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near Seagrove, per the 911 center.
Tornado, Montgomery
- When
- September 29, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Uwharie
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.000
The thunderstorm that produced the damage in Albemarle spawned yet another tornado after it moved into Montgomery county. On Buck Mountain Road, in the Uwharrie Forest, trees and power lines were blown down. The ranger described a distinct path of uprooted and snapped trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chatham
- When
- September 29, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham County, Siler City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -79.470
Strong thunderstorm winds blew trees down south of Siler City, per the 911 center.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 29, 19996 injured · $240,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999$215,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 29, 1999$210,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 29, 1999$325,000 · 0.88 in hail · 12 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 34 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29, 1999$99,000 · 52 kt wind · 28 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999$150,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 29 to 30, 1999$57,000 · 52 kt wind · 13 events
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 29, 19991 injured · $45,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in Montana, September 29, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999$19,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, September 29, 19991 injured · $13,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
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: 5724564, 5724565, 5724566, 5724567, 5724568, 5724412.