Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- September 14, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Belews Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -80.067
Trees and power lines down.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14 to 15, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 5
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
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- September 14, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Stokesdale
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.233, -79.983
Numerous trees reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- September 14, 10:54 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Greensboro Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -79.950
ASOS at GSO recorded a 52kt wind gust.
Flash Flood, Guilford
- When
- September 14, 11:10 PM EST to September 15, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, Oak Ridge
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads flooded on the west side of Greensboro, with a half foot of water flowing across some roads.
Flash Flood, Forsyth
- When
- September 14, 11:30 PM EST to September 15, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Kernersville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hwy. 158 was flooded along with several secondary roads.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, September 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 14, 2000
- Dust Storm in Arizona, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 14, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 14, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 14, 2000
- Hail in Pennsylvania, September 14, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 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: 5156880, 5156881, 5156884, 5156882, 5156883.