Hail, Surry
- When
- April 17, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Dobson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -80.717
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 17, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Dobson.
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
- 4
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 afternoon of the 17th produced hail up to one inch in diameter and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Dobson.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- April 17, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Dobson
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -80.717
Hail, Caswell
- When
- April 17, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Caswell County, Yanceyville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -79.333
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- April 17, 7:23 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Reidsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -79.667
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Rip Current in California, April 17, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, April 17 to 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Tornado in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in California, April 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 17, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Virginia, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 17, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 2000
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: 5142054, 5140631, 5142055, 5140630.