Hail, Surry
- When
- May 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, 2 mi ENE of Elkin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -80.833
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in southwestern Rockingham County.
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
- 4
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 on the afternoon of the 28th produced hail up to golf ball size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in southwestern Rockingham County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 28, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Southwest Portion
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -79.933
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- May 28, 6:43 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Stoneville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.467, -79.900
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- May 28, 7:01 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Ruffin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -79.550
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5147964, 5147965, 5147966, 5147967.