Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- August 9, 11:40 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -80.683
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 9 to 10, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees across Rockingham, Stokes, Caswell, and Surry Counties. In addition, a downed tree in Mount Airy damaged a house roof.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $36,000
- 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 during the late evening of the 9th and early morning of the 10th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees across Rockingham, Stokes, Caswell, and Surry Counties. In addition, a downed tree in Mount Airy damaged a house roof. In all locations there were numerous reports of other minor property damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- August 9, 11:45 PM EST to August 10, 12:10 AM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.433, -80.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Caswell
- When
- August 9, 11:50 PM EST to August 10, 12:05 AM EST
- Where
- Caswell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -79.317
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- August 9, 11:55 PM EST to August 10, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -79.783
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 9 to 10, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 9, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 9 to 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, August 9, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, August 9, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Ohio, August 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Ohio, August 9, 2000
- Tornado in Maine, August 9, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 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: 5171496, 5171495, 5171497, 5171494.