Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- June 13, 1:42 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 14 mi E of Rocky Mt
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.000, -79.633
Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 13, 2000
An isolated thunderstorm on the afternoon of the 13th downed numerous trees, power lines and power poles, and damaged numerous houses Near Smith Mountain Lake, 14 miles to 15 miles east of Rocky Mt.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
An isolated thunderstorm on the afternoon of the 13th downed numerous trees, power lines and power poles, and damaged numerous houses Near Smith Mountain Lake, 14 miles to 15 miles east of Rocky Mt.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in California, June 13 to 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 13 to 14, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, June 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 13, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, June 13 to 17, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail in Florida, June 13, 2000
- Flood in Florida, June 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 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: 5152011.