Thunderstorm Wind, Surry
- When
- August 30, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Dobson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -80.717
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 30, 2003
In North Wilkesboro, strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees, with one landing on a vehicle. A portion of a facade was torn off a business and several power poles were knocked down.
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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Severe thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 30th produced damaging winds.In North Wilkesboro, strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees, with one landing on a vehicle. A portion of a facade was torn off a business and several power poles were knocked down. Another storm downed trees and powerlines around Dobson.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 30, 9:50 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 9:50 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 1050 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2003 NO CHANGES PLANNED TO GOING FCST. WILL UPDATE ZFP TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING...BUT AFTN THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA LOOKS GOOD. SFC FRONT THIS MORNING WAS TO OUR NW ALONG AN AOO-PKB-EVV LINE. MAIN LIFT FROM THIS FEATURE WILL BE TO OUR NORTH POTENTIALLY EFFECTING OUR NRN COUNTIES. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA...THE LEE TROF WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER WITH CONVERGENCE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE RESULTING IN DEEP CONVECTIVE INITIATION THERE. SIMILAR TO FRIDAY...CANT RULE OUT A FEW PULSE SEVERE STORMS...BUT THE GREATER THREAT FOR ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION SHOULD REMAIN CLOSER TO THE SFC FRONT ACROSS NRN VA. FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...SFC FRONT TRIES TO CREEP SOUTH... POTENTIALLY BACKDOORING INTO PARTS OF THE NERN CWA SUNDAY MORNING. THE ETA PROGS NERLY SFC WINDS AS FAR SOUTH AS LYH BY 15 UTC...SUGGESTING PARTS OF THE CWA MAY START OFF WITH LOW LEVEL CLOUD COVER TO START THE DAY SUNDAY. THE FLOW TURNS AGAIN MONDAY...FRONT RETREATING NORTH. THE CWA IS FCST TO REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .RNK... NC...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. 11
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 4:05 AM EST, 9 hours 10 minutes before
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-301100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 505 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. AMS
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:16 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkes
- When
- August 30, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, North Wilkesboro
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.183, -81.150
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
- Flash Flood in Kansas, August 30 to 31, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, August 30, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, August 30, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, August 30, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 30, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 30, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 30, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, August 30 to 31, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 30, 2003
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 30, 2003
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 30, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 30, 2003
More
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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: 5332846, 5332847.