North Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 10, 2001

August 10, 2001 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 2:56 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 2:56 PM EST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL SEE A TROF EVOLVE BETWEEN THE TWO FACTIONS OF
THE RIDGE THAT HAS DOMINATED THE SOUTHEAST STATES FOR MUCH OF THIS
PAST WEEK. UPPER VORT...ACROSS TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON...PROGD TO
SLIDE TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SHUNTED EASTWARD AS
ONE OF TWO WELL-DEFINED SHORTWAVES PUSH IT ALONG. AT THIS
JUNCTURE...LUKS AS IF BEST FORCING FOR PRECIP COMES SUNDAY...AS
UPPER VORT CROSSES THE CWFA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MEANWHILE...SURFACE
FRONT CONTINUES TO SLIDE EASTWARD...AND ALL MODELS INSIST THAT SOME
TYPE OF SURFACE TROFINESS TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. SURFACE THETA-E GRADIENT...AND LOW LEVEL THICKNESS
GRADIENT...DOES NOT MAKE GREAT PROGRESS TOWARD OUR REGION IN
FACT...THE BOUNDARY LUKS TO BE IN A WEAKENED STATE BY LATE IN THE
MODEL RUN...AS SECONDARY BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE OHIO VALLEY BY END
OF THE WEEK.

SO...WENT WITH POPS ALL PERIODS THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...HIGHEST FOR
SATURDAY/SUNDAY. ANY FORCING FOR PRECIP AFTER THIS WEEKEND WILL
REALLY DEPEND ON SURFACE BOUNDARY PLACEMENT. WOULD EXPECT THAT IN
VICINITY OF MOUNTAINS/HIGHER ELEVATION FOOTHILLS...BECAUSE BY
TUESDAY...WE REALLY ARE LACKING ANY FORCING MECHANISMS ALOFT AND
SOME SEMBLENCE OF A BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER THE AREA. WILL HIGHLIGHT A
SLIGHT COOLING TREND FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAINS..DUE
INCREASED CLOUD COVER. OTHERWISE...RETURN TO 90S BY END OF NEXT WEEK
PIEDMONT ZONES.

FCSTID = 44
GSP   73  89  71  85 /  30  50  30  70
AND   73  89  71  85 /  30  50  30  70
CLT   73  89  71  85 /  30  50  30  70
HKY   70  85  70  82 /  30  60  30  70
AVL   68  84  68  81 /  40  60  40  70

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

BURRUS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:17 PM EST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
417 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

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

355 PM     1SW CHINA GROVE           NC   WIND DAMAGE
08/10/01   ROWAN                          3  OR 4 POWER POLES
                                          SNAPPED. OTHER POWERS
                                          LINES AND A FEW TREES
                                          DOWN SAME AREA

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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
August 10, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Henderson County, Hendersonville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.317, -82.483

Severe thunderstorm winds brought down at least two trees in the city. One fell across a mobile home, injuring the occupants inside.

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.

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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: 5265969.