Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- May 19, 6:16 PM EST to 6:22 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, 5 mi N of Elkin
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -80.850
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 2000
A thunderstorm during the afternoon of the 19th produced sporadic damaging winds from 4 1/2 miles north of Elkin to 3 1/2 miles northeast of Elkin. Numerous trees were downed, a mobile home was destroyed with 2 minor injuries, a chicken house was destroyed, and several garages were damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $75,000
- 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.
A thunderstorm during the afternoon of the 19th produced sporadic damaging winds from 4 1/2 miles north of Elkin to 3 1/2 miles northeast of Elkin. Numerous trees were downed, a mobile home was destroyed with 2 minor injuries, a chicken house was destroyed, and several garages were damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 2000
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 2000
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 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: 5147968.