Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- June 10, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, North Wilkesboro
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -81.150
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 10, 1999
Thunderstorms on the 10th produced damaging winds, toppling a tree 3 feet in diameter in North Wilkesboro, and downing power lines in Surry County, leaving 75 businesses and residences with power.
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
- $5,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms on the 10th produced damaging winds, toppling a tree 3 feet in diameter in North Wilkesboro, and downing power lines in Surry County, leaving 75 businesses and residences with power.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- June 10, 8:05 PM EST to 8:20 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -80.680
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
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 10 to 12, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 10, 1999
- Hail in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Iowa, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 10, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 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: 5700432, 5700433.