1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 1, 5:35 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 635 AM EDT SUN APR 1 2001 UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS SOUTHERN NC AND ADJUST MORNING WORDING. STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COMING ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON....WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE NC PORTION OF CWA AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION. FREEZING LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO COME DOWN TO ABOUT 2 THOUSAND FEET OVER NORTH NC MTNS SO MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS THIS MORNING WILL BE SNOW. A LITTLE SNOW COULD ALSO MIX IN OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS BUT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LESS DUE TO THE MORE SCATTERED NATURE. SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE MTNS DUE TO THE STEEP LAPSE RATES THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. STRONG WINDS WILL COME UP BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 40S. OUTSIDE THE MTNS WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND COLD AIR ADVECTION SHUT OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE OF THE NORTHERN NC MTNS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE STRONG NW FLOW AND COLD AIR ADVECTION. SOME CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE BACK OVER THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WARM AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS RETURNS. FCSTID = 69 GSP 62 34 65 47 / 30 0 10 10 AND 62 34 65 47 / 30 0 10 10 CLT 62 34 65 47 / 40 0 10 10 HKY 55 34 61 43 / 50 10 0 10 AVL 50 32 60 40 / 40 10 10 10 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING FOR ZONES NCZ033... NCZ048>050. WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES NCZ033...NCZ048>053... NCZ058>059...NCZ062>065. SC...NONE. RBN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The first reported wind damage in the episode came from northern Buncombe County. Most of the roof of a house was blown off into the road. The residents reported that all was calm, then rain and wind hit suddenly. The wind flow may have been increased by a funnelling effect through a narrow mountain pass.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 2001
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