Thunderstorm Wind, Yadkin
- When
- June 10, 6:02 PM EST
- Where
- Yadkin County, 3 mi NNE of Brooks Xrds
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.160, -80.759
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 10, 2009
Isolated severe thunderstorms with heavy rains developed over Yadkin County and southeast Rockingham County on June 10th. These storms developed in advance of an area of low pressure aloft tracking out of the Ohio Valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms with heavy rains developed over Yadkin County and southeast Rockingham County on June 10th. These storms developed in advance of an area of low pressure aloft tracking out of the Ohio Valley. The Rockingham storm produced winds gusting up to 60 mph and damage in several locations in Reidsville. In addition, 1 to 2.5 inches of rain in a short period in and around Reidsville, caused some flooding along small streams including Little Troublesome Creek.
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 10, 2:44 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:44 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 344 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BECOME A COLD FRONT AS IT CROSSES WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO THE APPALACHIANS AND BLUE RIDGE. THE BOUNDARY SLOWS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA BORDER ON SATURDAY...BEFORE MOVING SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... SCATTERED STORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT IN THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...BUT ARE LIMITED BY A DOME OF CIRRUS. MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND STORMS CONNECTED TO AN UPPER WAVE MOVING THROUGH TN/KY WILL PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT. MORE SCATTERED STORMS AHEAD OF THIS CLUSTER WILL HAVE THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF BECOMING SEVERE. ALSO...STORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE PIEDMONT...WITH MORE FAVORABLE LOLL SHEAR ARRIVING WITH OUTFLOW FROM BLUE RIDGE STORMS. HVR RAIN OBSERVED OVER KY...WILL TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK INTO THE CWA...AND WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS AREA FOR POTENTIAL WATER PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG NW NC...WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS. IF SHOWERS AND STORMS HOLD TOGETHER INTO THE PIEDMONT OF VA/NC...THIS DRENCHED AREA WOULD BE THE MOST FLOOD PRONE. BOTH THE NAM/GFS SHOW ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THERE LATE TONIGHT...AND IF THIS PANS OUT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THOSE COUNTIES WITH THE EVENING UPDATE. WITH THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY SINKING EVER SO SLIGHTLY SOUTH...MUCH OF THE COVERAGE ACROSS KY TODAY IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ALONG SW VA ON THURSDAY. AFTER TONIGHTS RAINFALL...AND MORE ON THE WAY A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE WETTER PORTIONS OF THE CWA...ESPECIALLY WITH TRAINING STORMS LIKELY CONSIDERING BUFKIT MBE VELOCITIES. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... ZONAL FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH MID LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW. A STRONG WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH THREAT OF SHRA/TSRA. ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON PENDING RECHARGE OF ATMOSPHERE BEHIND THURSDAY NIGHTS WAVE. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH HIGHEST POPS NORTHERN CWA CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MODERATE SHEAR WILL EXIST FROM STRONG MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE...THIS SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR SVR WEATHER...HAIL AND WIND. IN ADDITION... POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL EXIST WITH PWATS PROJECTED BE 1.5-2 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS BRING FRONT OVERTOP OF US FRIDAY NIGHT...AND JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY. PROXIMITY OF FRONT SUGGESTS CHC POPS AGAIN SATURDAY BUT MAINLY SOUTHERN CWA. FOR TEMPS...AIRMASS WILL REMAIN WARM AND MUGGY UNTIL FRONT COMES THROUGH. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... QUESTION REMAINS AS TO AMOUNT OF AMPLIFICATION IN THE UPPER FLOW GOING INTO NEXT WEEK. BASED ON CURRENT MODEL TRENDS...UPPER FLOW IS FORECAST TO AMPLIFY JUST ENOUGH TO NUDGE SURFACE FRONT TO OUR SOUTH. THE QUESTION IS HOW FAR SOUTH. BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF TAKE THE FRONT DOWN TO ABOUT ATLANTA...BUT NEITHER MODEL COMPLETELY RID CWA OF CLOUD COVER OR PRECIP THREAT. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CHC SHRA/TSRA...BUT MAINLY DIURNAL IN NATURE. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... INCLUDED TEMPO GROUP THIS AFTERNOON AS STORMS WILL COME CLOSE TO LWB...POSSIBLY PRODUCING TEMPO IFR. VCTS/CB INCLUDED AT OTHER TAF SITES FOR HIT OR MISS STORMS. IF RAIN AND STORMS OVER KY MAKE IT OVER THE APPS TODAY...THEN PREDOMINATE SHWS WILL NEED TO BE ADDED INTO TERMINALS FARTHER EAST. MODELS INDICATING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEAR KDAN NEAR OR AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO DID AT LEAST INCLUDE A TEMPO GROUP...ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE SOLUTION. NONETHELESS...IFR CONDS MAY DEVELOP WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVIER MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL APPROACH LWB/BLF NEAR THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. CLDS AND WIND SHOULD PREVENT LWB FROM VLIFR TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH ANY CLD BREAKS WILL ALLOF FOG TO FORM QUICKLY THERE. WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT AND MOISTURE CONTINUING TO INCREASE...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...AND PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR COULD OCCUR IN PASSING SHOWERS/STORMS. SOME LOW CLDS AND VIS IS POSSIBLE THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEKEND AS A NORTHERLY COMPONENT DEVELOPS BEHIND A SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY OVER THE VA/NC BORDER. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KM/PH NEAR TERM...KM SHORT TERM...PM LONG TERM...PM AVIATION...PH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:02 PM EST, 3 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-112015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 402 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...TRAINING OF THE STORMS MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AND A FEW MAY BE SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AGAIN...TRAINING OF THE STORMS MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:43 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
543 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E VINTON 37.27N 79.83W
06/10/2009 BEDFORD VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
&&
WERTSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 4:58 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
558 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
NCZ019-020-102300-
WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
558 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 558 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BOOMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WINDY GAP AROUND 700 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3607 8129 3625 8090 3605 8080 3605 8100
3602 8105 3601 8108 3602 8111 3601 8126
EXPERIMENTAL
KKSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 5:08 PM EST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 608 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 VAZ033-043-044-102315- FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 608 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CITY OF DANVILLE...FRANKLIN... HENRY AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES... AT 608 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CALLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SANDY RIVER AROUND 615 PM...CALLANDS AROUND 620 PM...SWANSONVILLE AROUND 625 PM...CLIMAX AROUND 640 PM...DRY FORK AROUND 655 PM AND BLAIRS AROUND 705 PM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LAT...LON 3681 7916 3656 7923 3670 7980 3694 7969 EXPERIMENTAL KK
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:29 PM EST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
629 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
NCZ002>004-VAZ016-032-102330-
ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL VA-PATRICK VA-STOKES NC-SURRY NC-
629 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY...CARROLL...PATRICK...
STOKES AND SURRY COUNTIES...
AT 628 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
ENNICE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR LAMBSBURG...AND MOUNTAIN PARK AROUND 640
PM...BOTTOM...AND LAMBSBURG AROUND 645 PM...PINE RIDGE AROUND 650
PM...CANA...AND DOBSON AROUND 655 PM...FAIRVIEW...AND FAIRVIEW AROUND
700 PM AND WESTFIELD AROUND 705 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3642 8104 3657 8092 3657 8084 3661 8088
3663 8086 3655 8027 3625 8041
EXPERIMENTAL
KKSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 5:55 PM EST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
655 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
NCZ006-VAZ044-058-110000-
CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
655 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CASWELL...CITY OF DANVILLE...
HALIFAX AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 655 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
CALLANDS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR DRY FORK AROUND 710 PM...BLAIRS...AND
WESTOVER HILLS AROUND 720 PM...DANVILLE CITY AROUND 725 PM...KEELING
AROUND 730 PM...RINGGOLD...AND DANVILLE AIRPORT AROUND 740 PM AND
BLANCH AROUND 755 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3666 7968 3683 7959 3667 7900 3654 7907
3654 7914 3644 7914 3643 7915
EXPERIMENTAL
KKSpecial weather statement, Jun 10, 5:58 PM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
658 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
NCZ019-020-110000-
WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
658 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 657 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
ELKIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BROOKS CROSSROADS AROUND 710 PM...BOONVILLE
AROUND 715 PM...LONE HICKORY AROUND 720 PM...YADKINVILLE...NEBO...AND
NEBO AROUND 725 PM...COURTNEY AROUND 730 PM AND SHACKTOWN AROUND 735
PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3604 8076 3606 8102 3627 8094 3626 8087
3623 8087 3625 8077 3622 8044 3612 8044
3609 8050 3605 8049 3604 8050
EXPERIMENTAL
KKThe radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Reidsville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -79.670
A number of large trees were down and power outages reported across Reidsville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Reidsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -79.670
Thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 6 mi SSE of Reidsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.290, -79.629
Thunderstorm winds brought a tree down on Flat Rock Road and US Route 29.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 7:57 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 1 mi S of Reidsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.355, -79.670
One large tree down was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Flash Flood, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 8:27 PM EST to 10:55 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.43 mi W of Foushee to 0.2 mi SSW of Foushee
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.279, -79.658
Little Troublesome Creek flooded, closing US Business 29 at Elm Grove Church Road.
Flash Flood, Rockingham
- When
- June 10, 8:40 PM EST to 9:40 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 2.45 mi W of Reidsville Arpt to 2.22 mi S of Reidsville
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.333, -79.674
Little Troublesome Creek flooded the Jaycee Park.
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
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 10, 2009
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 10 to 11, 2009
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 10, 2009
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: 184816, 184265, 184266, 184267, 184268, 184273, 184271.