1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 1:08 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 208 PM EDT THU JUN 7 2001 UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUES AS H5 TROUGH REMAINS ALONG EAST COAST OF U.S. WITH SEVERAL WEAK WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. FRONT OVER VA PROGGED TO SINK SOUTH TOWARD NC BORDER THIS EVENING. S/W ACTIVITY INTERACTING WITH FRONT WILL BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY TNGT. ILM CWA SEEING BREAKS IN CLOUDS AND HEATING UP QUITE WELL. ANY OUTFLOW/BOUNDARIES MOVING INTO REGION WILL AIDE IN DEVELOPMENT OF MORE ACTIVITY. COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT MORNING. AVN DEVELOPS A WEAK LOW OVER CAROLINAS DURING FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW SAT...AS THE FRONT STALLS SOUTH OF CWA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. CLOUD COVER TO DIMINISH SAT INTO SUN WITH NO POPS TO BE CARRIED. ATMOSPHERE TO REMAIN FAIRLY MOIST INTO SAT SO GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER EXPECTED. WILL GO MOSTLY CLOUDY TNGT AND FRI. POPS WILL BE 40 TNGT AND LIKELY CAT FRI WITH FRONT IN CLOSER PROXIMITY. WILL AGAIN CARRY CHANCE POPS FRI NIGHT. ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO DRY OUT SAT AS FRONT SINKS SOUTH OF AREA...BUT MAY NEED TO HOLD ONTO A SLIGHT CHC MENTION COASTAL AREAS EARLY SAT. EXTENDED...AS HIGH BUILDS IN WILL MENTION A FEW CLOUDS BUT NO POPS THROUGH MON. MRF TRYING TO PULL A WEAK FRONT THROUGH AREA TUE BUT AT THIS POINT WILL JUST MENTION SOME CLOUD COVER. CWF...WITH FRONT CURRENTLY OVER VA REMAINING N OF ILM CWA...A SW TO W FLOW TO REMAIN OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SPEEDS TO INCREASE AS HIGH AS 20 KT FRI EVENING AHEAD OF FRONT BUT SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA LEVELS. WITH FRONT TRANSITIONING OFFSHORE SAT WILL GO WITH W WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY. FCSTID = 30 PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: ILM 72 84 70 83/ 40 60 40 20 LBT 70 85 68 81/ 40 60 40 10 FLO 71 86 69 86/ 40 60 40 10 MYR 72 83 71 83/ 40 60 40 20 .ILM.... NC...NONE. SC...NONE. PJN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS at the Wilmington airport measured a 71 mph wind gust. A NWS employee observed several trees down in the area.
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, June 2001
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: 5251689.