Strong Wind, Mitchell
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in North Carolina, November 9 to 10, 2000
Gusty winds, between 30 and 40 mph at times, caused scattered trees to fall through the day. Winds were generally below advisory criteria, but many rotted trees and limbs fell because of the overall windy and rainy conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 29
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 GSP wrote it up.
Gusty winds, between 30 and 40 mph at times, caused scattered trees to fall through the day. Winds were generally below advisory criteria, but many rotted trees and limbs fell because of the overall windy and rainy conditions. The most concentrated area of downed trees was in Henderson county where 13 trees fell between 7 pm and 745 pm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
29 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Alexander
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Avery
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Buncombe
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Burke
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong Wind, Cabarrus
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Caldwell
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong Wind, Catawba
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Cleveland
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Davie
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Gaston
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Graham
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Haywood
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Henderson
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Iredell
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Macon
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Madison
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, McDowell
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Jackson
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Polk
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong Wind, Rowan
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Rutherford
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Strong Wind, Southern Jackson
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Swain
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Transylvania
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Union
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Yancey
- When
- November 9, 12:00 PM EST to November 10, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 9, 2000
- High Wind in Kentucky, November 9, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, November 9, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, November 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: 5159063, 5160427, 5160428, 5160429, 5160430, 5160431, 5160432, 5160433, 5160434, 5160435, 5160511, 5160512, 5160513, 5160514, 5160515, 5160516, 5160517, 5160518, 5160519, 5160520, 5166378, 5166379, 5166380, 5166381, 5166382, 5166383, 5166384, 5166385, 5166386.