Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- August 18, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, 1 mi S of Walnut Cove
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.283, -80.150
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
Thunderstorm winds on the afternoon of the 18th downed trees and tree limbs 1 mile south of Walnut Cove.
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.
Thunderstorm winds on the afternoon of the 18th downed trees and tree limbs 1 mile south of Walnut Cove.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:36 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
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 18, 2000
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 18, 2000
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: 5171499.