Flash Flood, Wilkes
- When
- June 30, 7:50 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, South Portion
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.206, -81.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 30, 1999
Flash flooding to the west and north of Yadkinville flooded 6 roads, including one road that was washed out, and a second road that was undermined. One vehicle stalled in the water and two other vehicles were damaged by the flooding.
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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 during the evening of the 30th, produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Flash flooding to the west and north of Yadkinville flooded 6 roads, including one road that was washed out, and a second road that was undermined. One vehicle stalled in the water and two other vehicles were damaged by the flooding. Heavy rain in southern Wilkes County caused several creeks to flash flood.Thunderstorm winds 2 miles west of Yadkinville uprooted several large trees, with large branches snapped off of other trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Yadkin
- When
- June 30, 9:20 PM EST to 10:50 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, Central Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -80.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- June 30, 9:40 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, 2 mi W of Yadkinville
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -80.700
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Arkansas, June 30, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999
- Hail in Colorado, June 30, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5700438, 5700436, 5700437.