Thunderstorm Wind, Alleghany
- When
- June 11, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany County, Glade Vly
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.483, -81.050
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 11, 2003
Thunderstorms on the 11th produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Glade Valley, in northern Stokes County, and in Danbury, and 5 miiles north of Danbury.
Where it happened
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- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 on the 11th produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Glade Valley, in northern Stokes County, and in Danbury, and 5 miiles north of Danbury.
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 Jun 11, 6:40 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:40 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 740 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE NRV AND ROANOKE. GROUND SATURATED AND VERY HEAVY RAIN BEING REPORTED WITH CONVECTION APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .RNK... NC...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. SPN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:06 AM EST, 14 hours 59 minutes before
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-111500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 606 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. TIMING AND SEVERITY OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE DEPENDANT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF LARGER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSE VALLEYS. PLEASE MONITOR RADAR AND FORECAST TRENDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A GREATER RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. ALSO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT REPETITIVE RAINFALL. THE WET PATTERN...WHICH IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND...FAVORS THE POSSIBILITY OF SMALL STREAM OR RIVER FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN THURSDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 11, 6:05 PM EST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
705 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0640 PM 3SW NATHALIE VA 0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/03 HALIFAX REPORTED BY SPOTTER.Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:20 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
VAZ007-120015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 720 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS... A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED INTO WESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY. A RESIDENT IN THE CEDAR BLUFF AREA INDICATED WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHAKE A MOBILE HOME WHEN THE STORM CAME THROUGH. RADAR INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF HEAVY RAINS...WITH RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. LIGHTNING IS ALSO ACCOMPANYING THE STORMS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 2 INCHES. MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR WATER COVERED ROADS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. MG
Local storm report, Jun 11, 6:22 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
722 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 PM PEMBROKE VA WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 GILES 2 TREES DOWN. PUBLIC
REPORT.The radar
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Event by event
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Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- June 11, 8:55 PM EST to 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, North Portion
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.483, -80.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- June 11, 8:55 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, 5 mi N of Danbury
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.483, -80.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Stokes
- When
- June 11, 9:05 PM EST
- Where
- Stokes County, Danbury
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -80.217
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, June 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 11 to 12, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, June 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 11 to 12, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 11, 2003
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 11, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 11, 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: 5364452, 5364453, 5364455, 5364454.