Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- May 10, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Mt Holly
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -81.017
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 10, 2000
A severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees, with at least 4 falling across houses, in a 4 block area in Mount Holly. Approximately 1000 people were without power.
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
- $50,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm blew down numerous trees, with at least 4 falling across houses, in a 4 block area in Mount Holly. Approximately 1000 people were without power. An airport weather observer and trained spotter in the same area reported quarter size hail at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The hail lasted for some time and winds gusted between 40 and 50 mph, causing some limbs to fall.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:26 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- May 10, 4:33 PM EST to 4:48 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Clt Douglas Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -80.950
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 10 to 11, 2000
- Flooding in New York, May 10 to 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in New York, May 10, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 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: 5145026, 5145027.