North Carolina, 2000

Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 7, 2000

August 7, 2000 · NWS RAH · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Forsyth

When
August 7, 2:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, Clemmons
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding on I-40 at Silas Creek Parkway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
August 7, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, Winston Salem
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.100, -80.250

About 50 trees were blown down, some on houses on the west side of Winston-Salem.

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.

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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: 5173567, 5173568.