Hail, Wilkes
- When
- May 27, 1:29 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 10 mi SW of Wilkesboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -81.300
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees 5 miles south of Wilkesboro.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 27th produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees 5 miles south of Wilkesboro.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- May 27, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, 5 mi S of Wilkesboro
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -81.167
Hail, Yadkin
- When
- May 27, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, Marler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -80.817
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, May 27, 2000
- Heat in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 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: 5146230, 5147962, 5147963.