North Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 2001

April 1, 2001 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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 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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 1, 10:18 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:18 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
1018 AM EST SUN APR 1 2001

14Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NC/SC FOOTHILLS WITH
AN ASSOC NARROW LINE OF CONVECTION. ALSO INTERESTING TO NOTE THE
BACKDOOR FEATURE WHICH DROPPED DOWN THE NC COAST OVERNIGHT AND HAS
HUNG UP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HANOVER COUNTY WEST TO DILLON COUNTY SC.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY MESONET HAS TEMPS IN THE LWR-MID 50S N OF THE
FRONT...WITH 59 AT SOUTHPORT (EXTRM S PART OF COUNTY.) VSBY SAT
SHOWS FRONT BEGINNING TO WASH OUT AND RETREAT N...SO SKY CVR/TEMPS
SHOULD WORK OUT FINE IN THE ZFP.

NOT PLANNING AN UPDATE ATTM. 40/50 POPS N AND 30 POPS S STILL LOOK
GOOD. 06Z MESOETA SHOWS BEST SFC CONV AND 700 MB UVV STILL REMAIN N
OF MY AREA TDY...AS SYSTEM QUICKLY SHIFTS E. TAIL END OF SQUALL LINE
FORMING IN THE FOOTHILLS WL PROBABLY CLIP MY NORTHERN COUNTIES...
ALONG AND N OF A LINE FROM DILLON TO NEW HANOVER. WL RE-EVALUATE
WHEN 12Z MODEL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.

CWF: CURRENT CWF LOOKS FINE. W WINDS THIS MORN SHOULD BECM SW JUST
BEFORE FROPA BEFORE GOING BACK TO W.

FCSTID = 9
ILM   68  41  63  43 /  50  20   0  10
LBT   66  40  61  42 /  50  10   0  10
FLO   68  40  64  45 /  30  10   0  10
MYR   69  41  63  44 /  30  10   0  10

.ILM...
NC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SURF CITY TO LITTLE RIVER INLET.
SC...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LITTLE RIVER INLET TO S SANTEE RIVER.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 1:56 PM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
256 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0230 PM    ELIZABETHTOWN             NC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   BLADEN                         POWER LINES DOWN IN
                                          BLADENBORO

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:05 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
305 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0247 PM    BLADENBORO                NC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   BLADEN                         POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY SPOTTERS

0245 PM    NAKINA                    NC   .75 INCH HAIL
04/01/01   COLUMBUS                       REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTERS

0215 PM    DUBLIN                    NC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   BLADEN                         SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL
                                          DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND
                                          OUTBUILDINGS. LARGE TREES
                                          AND POWER LINES DOWNED BY
                                          WINDS. REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          OFFICIALS.

0150 PM    2 S SCRANTON              SC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   FLORENCE                       2 TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY OFFICIALS.

0150 PM    SCRANTON                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   FLORENCE                       PORCH BLOWN OFF A MOBILE
                                          HOME BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
                                          REPORTED BY COUNTY
                                          OFFICIALS.

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:07 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
307 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0304 PM    BURGAW                    NC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   PENDER                         GENERAL PUBLIC REPORTS
                                          SHED BLOWN INTO HORSE
                                          BRANCH ROAD.

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:10 PM EST, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
310 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....
(
0308 PM    WATHA                     NC   59 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/01/01   PENDER                         SPOTTER REPORTED MEASURED
                                          WIND GUSTS.

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:17 PM EST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
317 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0315 PM    BURGAW                    NC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   PENDER                         SKYWARN REPORTED TREE DOWN
                                          ON HWY 40 AT MILE MARKER
                                          400.

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 2:40 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
340 PM EDT SUN APR 1 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0332 PM    20 N GEORGETOWN           SC   WIND DAMAGE
04/01/01   GEORGETOWN                     GENERAL PUBLIC REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbus

When
April 1, 2:45 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
Where
Columbus County, Whiteville
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.333, -78.700

Thunderstorm winds caused damage to the roof of the Central Middle School gymnasim. A school official reported that the west side of the roof was peeled back.

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

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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: 5242112.