North Carolina, 2001Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 2001
July 5, 2001 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 2:23 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:23 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIME OF EVENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
556 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
545 PM 11 W COLUMBUS NC .75 INCH HAIL
07/05/01 POLK HAM RADIO REPORT.
JATThunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 5, 6:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 2 mi W of Cornelius to 2 mi E of Huntersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -80.900
Trees down on the peninsula of Lake Norman. Dime-sized hail also reported with this thunderstorm.
Hail, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 5, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 2 mi E of Huntersville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -80.817
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, July 5, 20011 death · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 5, 2001$101,000 · 55 kt wind · 27 events
- Hail in Kansas, July 5, 2001$202,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 5, 2001$150,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 5, 2001$105,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 5, 2001$155,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 5, 2001$120,000 · 53 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 5, 2001$90,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 5, 2001$70,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 5, 2001$55,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 5, 2001$53,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 5, 2001$15,000 · F1 · 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5261140, 5261141.