Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- September 14, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, Sandy Ridge
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -80.117
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14, 2000
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Madison and in Sandy Ridge. A second round of thunderstorms downed trees across Stokes 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
- 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 evening of the 14th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Madison and in Sandy Ridge. A second round of thunderstorms downed trees across Stokes County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- September 14, 8:30 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.433, -80.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- September 14, 8:50 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Madison
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -79.967
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.
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
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, September 14 to 15, 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: 5174555, 5174554, 5174553.