Hail, Wilkes
- When
- May 13, 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Roaring River
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.217, -81.000
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 13, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Wentworth, downed trees 7 miles southwest of Lawsonville, and downed trees 1 1/2 miles northwest of Pilot Mtn.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 afternoon of the 13th produced damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size.Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Wentworth, downed trees 7 miles southwest of Lawsonville, and downed trees 1 1/2 miles northwest of Pilot Mtn.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Surry
- When
- May 13, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Level Cross
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -80.633
Hail, Wilkes
- When
- May 13, 4:22 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 7 mi NE of Roaring River
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.283, -80.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- May 13, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, 2 mi NW of Pilot Mtn
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -80.483
Hail, Yadkin
- When
- May 13, 4:58 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, 3 mi SE of Jonesville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -80.817
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- May 13, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, 7 mi SW of Lawsonville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -80.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 13, 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Wentworth
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -79.767
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Tornado and Wildfire in Virginia, May 13 to 14, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 13, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, May 13 to 15, 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: 5145945, 5145947, 5145946, 5145951, 5145950, 5145949, 5145948.