Thunderstorm Wind, Brunswick
- When
- March 3, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, White Plains
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.650, -77.950
Utility shed blown over with doors ripped off.
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 3, 1999
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 17
- Property damage
- $176,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Emporia
- When
- March 3, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Emporia County, Emporia
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -77.530
Flashing of building roof torn off of sheriff's office.
Tornado, Dinwiddie
- When
- March 3, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie County, 1 mi SE of Jack
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 125 yd
- Injuries
- 17 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -77.480
Initial damage, mainly to trees, began in the Fort Fisher area. The tornado then proceded north-northeast into the Chaparral Steel Construction site, where it destroyed 3 construction trailers/mobile homes and damaged 10 to 12 others. In addition, 2 vehicles were overturned, with several others damaged by debris. An empty grain bin was lifted off its foundation and tossed 100 feet into an adjacent pond, about one-quarter mile from the major trailer damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- March 3, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chester
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -77.450
Large tree limbs down near Interstate 95.
Thunderstorm Wind, Petersburg (C)
- When
- March 3, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Petersburg (C) County, Petersburg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -77.420
Large tree limb (15" diameter by 18') broken off by winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Portsmouth (C)
- When
- March 3, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Portsmouth (C) County, Portsmouth
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -76.330
Wind gust to 61 mph reported at WAVY TV 10.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)
- When
- March 3, 6:41 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County, Hampton
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -76.350
Wind gust to 59 mph reported by spotter.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henrico
- When
- March 3, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico County, Short Pump
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -77.620
Several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton (C)
- When
- March 3, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton (C) County, Hampton
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -76.350
Several windows were blown in at a few houses in the Grandview section.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamsburg (C)
- When
- March 3, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg (C) County, Williamsburg
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -76.720
Few large trees down. Also, large tree limb blown into windshield of car at Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center.
Thunderstorm Wind, King and Queen
- When
- March 3, 6:53 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen County, Mascot
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -76.720
Several trees down on Route 603.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mathews
- When
- March 3, 6:54 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews County, Mathews
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -76.330
Few trees down across Route 198.
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- March 3, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Saluda
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -76.600
Few trees down on Route 33.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- March 3, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Glenns
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.570, -76.620
Large tree limbs down on Route 33 near Rappahannock Community College.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- March 3, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, Lancaster
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -76.470
Several trees blown onto power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond
- When
- March 3, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond County, Singerly
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -76.900
Several trees down on Route 638.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westmoreland
- When
- March 3, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland County, Montross
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -76.830
Several large tree limbs down.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, 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: 5692407, 5692408, 5692409, 5692509, 5692410, 5692510, 5692511, 5692512, 5692513, 5692514, 5692515, 5692516, 5692517, 5692518, 5692519, 5693264, 5693265.