North Carolina, 2000Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 8, 2000
April 8, 2000 · NWS RAH · 15 events in 14 counties and zones
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- April 8, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.917
Strong wind gusts knocked down a tree that crashed into a mobile home and ripped a roof off a building.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- April 8, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Creedmoor
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -78.683
Trees blown down at Northside Road and Fleming Road.
Lightning, Person
- When
- April 8, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Person County, Roxboro
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.390, -78.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning set a barn on fire .
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- April 8, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Raleigh
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.667
Trees and power lines down across the Raleigh area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 8, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Franklinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.450
Numerous trees down in Franklinton area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- April 8, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Henderson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.333, -78.400
Trees and powerlines down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- April 8, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Warrenton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -78.167
Trees down throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nash
- When
- April 8, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, Middlesex
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -78.217
Numerous trees blown down in the southern part of county near Middlesex.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- April 8, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Roanoke Rapids
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.467, -77.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston
- When
- April 8, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Micro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -78.200
Several trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- April 8, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Tarboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -77.533
Several trees down in the area of Woodland Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- April 8, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wilson County, Wilson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.733, -77.917
Trees down at I-95 and Highway 264. Power outages reported countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Halifax
- When
- April 8, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Ringwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.217, -77.850
Roof was blown off farm buildings and hit a nearby trailer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sampson
- When
- April 8, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Clinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -78.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 8, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Goldsboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.383, -77.983
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Avalanche in Alaska, April 8 to 9, 20001 death · $2,000 · 1 event
- Strong Wind in Georgia, April 8, 200013 injured · $12,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 8, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, April 8, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Virginia, April 8 to 9, 2000$31,000 · 10 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 8, 2000$30,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 8 to 9, 200021 events
- High Wind in New Jersey, April 8, 200020 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 8, 200060 kt wind · 18 events
- Strong Wind in Maine, April 8 to 9, 200017 events
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: 5149937, 5148835, 5149933, 5149935, 5149936, 5149938, 5148831, 5148832, 5148837, 5148833, 5148836, 5148834, 5149934, 5148838, 5148839.