High Wind in North Carolina, May 29, 2000

Name: High Wind in North Carolina, May 29, 2000
Start: 2000-05-29T09:00
End: 2000-05-29T17:00
Location: North Carolina

May 29, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Eastern Currituck

When: May 29, 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Currituck forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A powerful storm system off the Virginia and North Carolina coast produced high winds and heavy rain. Winds at Duck, NC were measured up to 70 knots, and winds were estimated at 55 to 60 knots across the outer banks portion of Currituck County.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5151562.