A hot and humid air mass sparked numerous severe thunderstorms during the afternoon.  These storms downed a copious amount of trees and power lines across the North Carolina Piedmont.  Surry County suffered the most notable damage.  Lightning also struck a power transformer in Yadkin County.

Lightning in YADKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:16:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOONVILLE
Property damage: 2.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Lightning struck a power transformer in Boonville.

Thunderstorm Wind in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 12:46:00 to 08-AUG-18 12:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRESTONVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Steele Road and a second tree on Tom Shelton Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 13:30:00 to 08-AUG-18 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOULEVARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Rhodes Road and Westerly Park Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASWELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 14:35:00 to 08-AUG-18 14:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: YANCEYVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree and a power line on Lee Street in Yanceyville.

Thunderstorm Wind in YADKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:21:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOONVILLE ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree at the intersection of Moxley Road and North Oak Ridge Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:35:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: SHOAL
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm winds blew down over twenty trees and two power lines near Shoals.  The damage path was about 100 yards wide and between a quarter and a third of a mile long.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:50:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: MAYODAN MAYO ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree that also took down a power line near the intersection of Ayersville Road and Turner Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 13:06:00 to 08-AUG-18 13:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: PILOT MTN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds below down a power line on Barney Venable Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 14:08:00 to 08-AUG-18 14:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: MAYFIELD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Dodson Road near the intersection with Gravel Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 11:40:00 to 08-AUG-18 11:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT AIRY
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down twenty trees and power lines in Mount Airy.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 13:55:00 to 08-AUG-18 13:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WENTWORTH
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree on Camp Dan Valley Road and was blocking one lane of that road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CASWELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 14:48:00 to 08-AUG-18 14:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.20K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm winds blew down one large tree limb south of Milton.

Thunderstorm Wind in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:14:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: DANBURY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down one power line along the 2900 block of Route 8, one tree at the intersection of Seven Island Road and Damascus Road, and another tree along the 3200 block of Moir Farm Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-AUG-18 16:53:00 to 08-AUG-18 16:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: DILLARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees along Route 772 between the intersections of Preston Road and Bethesda Church Road.