Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- May 20, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Clemmons
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -80.383
Trees reported down.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 20, 2000
16 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- May 20, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, 4 mi NW of Lexington
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -80.317
Trees blown down along Highway 150.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- May 20, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, Thomasville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.883, -80.083
A steeple was blown off a church and fell into some powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- May 20, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Winston Salem
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -80.250
Trees blown down along Thomasville Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- May 20, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, 3 mi SW of Archdale
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.883, -80.000
Treed blown down near I-85.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 20, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, High Pt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -80.000
A 16 inch diameter tree fell on a house at the intersection of Stanley and Hilltop roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 20, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Gibsonville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -79.550
Trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 20, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Hillsborough
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -79.117
Hundreds of people without power as many trees fell into power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 20, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Burlington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.433
Numerous trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 20, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -79.100
Trees down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- May 20, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -78.583
Numerous trees down and power outages reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- May 20, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.917
Trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- May 20, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.917
Numerous trees and a few power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 20, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Louisburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -78.300
Trees down and power outages countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- May 20, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Purnell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.567
Trees blown down across a road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgecombe
- When
- May 20, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Tarboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -77.533
A barn was destroyed and a mobile home overturned.
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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More
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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: 5147716, 5147706, 5147705, 5148006, 5147707, 5147708, 5148007, 5147710, 5147709, 5148008, 5147713, 5148009, 5147711, 5147714, 5147715, 5147712.