North Carolina, 2001Drought in North Carolina, August 1 to 31, 2001
August 1 to 31, 2001 · NWS GSP · 28 events in 28 counties and zones
The effects of the long-term drought became more severe, especially in the North Carolina piedmont. Critical water conditions were beginning to concern officials and residents of Charlotte.
Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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.
The effects of the long-term drought became more severe, especially in the North Carolina piedmont. Critical water conditions were beginning to concern officials and residents of Charlotte.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 8:55 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 8:55 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
955 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2001
SHORT WAVE TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH WRN VA/NC PROVIDED ENOUGH SUPPORT
FOR WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SRN MOUNTAINS OF NC
AND INTO THE SC MOUNTAINS IN OCONEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES. LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE FLOW KEPT A FEW WELL ANCHORED LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE RADAR
ESTIMATES OF OVER 3 INCHES IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. HOWEVER...THERE
WERE NO REPORTS OF FLOODING. MOST CONVECTION IS FINISHED FOR THE
EVENING AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES OVERHEAD AND OUT OF AREA. WILL
UPDATE TO DROP OVERNIGHT POPS. MIGHT NEED TO ADJUST A COUPLE OF
TEMPERATURES BUT NO OTHER BIG CHANGES NEEDED. DELGADO
.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
Drought, Alexander
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The effects of the long-term drought became more severe, especially in the North Carolina piedmont. Critical water conditions were beginning to concern officials and residents of Charlotte.
Drought, Avery
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Buncombe
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Burke
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Cabarrus
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Catawba
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cleveland
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Davie
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gaston
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Graham
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Haywood
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Henderson
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Iredell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Macon
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McDowell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Mecklenburg
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mitchell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Jackson
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Polk
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Rowan
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rutherford
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Southern Jackson
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Swain
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Transylvania
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Union
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yancey
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 5, 20014 deaths · 37 events
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 9, 20012 deaths · 34 events
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 2, 200134 injured · 29 events
- Drought in Iowa, August 1 to 23, 2001$579 million · 51 events
- Heat in Minnesota, August 1, 20011 death · 42 events
- Flooding in North Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2001$50 million · 3 events
- Heat in Illinois, August 1, 20011 death · 1 event
- High Wind in Florida, August 1, 20011 death · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, August 1, 20011 death · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, August 1, 20011 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, August 1 to 2, 2001$525,000 · 10 events
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 31, 2001$778,000 · 1 event
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: 5266772, 5266773, 5266774, 5266775, 5266776, 5266777, 5266778, 5266779, 5266780, 5266781, 5266782, 5266783, 5266784, 5266785, 5266786, 5266787, 5266788, 5266789, 5266790, 5266791, 5266792, 5266793, 5266794, 5266795, 5266796, 5266797, 5266798, 5266799.