Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- May 25, 8:43 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Walkertown
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -80.167
A tree was blown down onto a mobile home, completely destroying it.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 25, 2000
13 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
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 25, 8:46 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Greensboro Arpt
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.950
A fast moving thunderstorm produced wind damage from Winston-Salem to Raleigh on the morning of the 25th.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, High Pt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -80.000
25 to 30 trees blown down in High Point.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- May 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Greensboro
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.067, -79.800
A bank in downtown Greensboro had its windows blown out by strong winds. A total of around 50 homes and buisness in Guilford County suffered major damage with 88 receiving minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 25, 9:14 AM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Burlington
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.433
Trees down on the west side of Burlington.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- May 25, 9:16 AM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, Haw River
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.367
Extensive damage to homes from downed trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 25, 9:48 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Efland
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.067, -79.167
Numerous trees blown down. About 170 homes in the county were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- May 25, 9:50 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Chapel Hill
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.917, -79.067
A Piper Cherokee crashed while trying to land at the Horance Williams Airport due to strong winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- May 25, 9:55 AM EST
- Where
- Durham County, Durham
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -78.917
1 shed was smashed and 3 homes had moderate to extensive damage from fallen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- May 25, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Raleigh
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -78.667
Large trees down on Durant Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Granville
- When
- May 25, 10:05 AM EST
- Where
- Granville County, Creedmoor
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -78.683
Small trees down and several power outages reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vance
- When
- May 25, 10:35 AM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Henderson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.333, -78.400
Several homes sustained wind damage. Several roofs were peeled back on homes under construction.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 25, 10:40 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Centerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -78.100
Trees blown down.
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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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: 5148030, 5148029, 5148031, 5148117, 5148119, 5148111, 5148112, 5148118, 5148113, 5148114, 5148116, 5148115, 5148120.