Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 27, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Dugspur
- Coordinates
- 36.820, -80.620
Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 27, 1996
Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs in Dugspur.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours on the 27th produced damaging winds and hail up to dime size.Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs in Dugspur.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 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
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- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 27, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, May 27 to 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 1996
- Tornado in Iowa, May 27, 1996
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: 5555178.