North Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 16, 2001

June 16, 2001 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 Jun 16, 1:34 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:34 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
234 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001

A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  AS THE REMNANTS OF
ALLISON AND THE FRONT MOVE OUT TO SEA ON SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING FAIR WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK.

MECHANISMS FOR LIFT ARENT TOO IMPRESSIVE TONIGHT AS CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE FRONT LOOKS TO BE LIMITED.  HOWEVER...WITH CONVECTION
ALREADY POPPING IN CONFLUENT W-NW FLOW IN THE WAKE OF ALLISON...WILL
GO WITH CHC POPS FOR TONIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS RATHER UNSTABLE.
NO POPS...OTHER THAN 10 PERCENT FOR POTENTIAL SEA BREEZE ACTION
BEYOND TONIGHT.

IN THE EXTENDED...NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIP LOOKS TO BE WITH A COLD
FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

CWF: LIGHT W-SW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTH AROUND DAYBREAK
SUN. N WINDS SUN SHOULD BECOME NE LATE AND CONTINUE INTO MON.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS:
FCSTID = 31
ILM   71  88  68  88 /  40  10   0  10
LBT   70  90  68  89 /  40  10   0   0
FLO   70  90  68  89 /  40  10   0   0
MYR   71  88  68  88 /  40  10   0  10

.ILM...
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

RAN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:14 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
514 PM EDT SAT JUN 16 2001

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

0455 PM    4 S LORIS                 SC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/16/01   HORRY                          HAM RADIO OPERATOR
                                          REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robeson

When
June 16, 4:35 PM EST
Where
Robeson County, Lumberton
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.617, -79.000

Spotter reported extensive wind damage to a home.

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: 5251765.