Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan
- When
- May 22, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan County, 10 mi W of Salisbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.667, -80.683
Trees down.
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 22, 2001
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 May 22, 2:50 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:50 PM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 350 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2001 CLEARING MOUNTAIN COUNTIES FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH WITH REGULAR AFTERNOON ISSUANCE. FCSTID = 7 GSP 53 77 55 73 / 60 0 30 40 AND 54 78 56 74 / 60 0 30 40 CLT 52 76 52 71 / 70 0 30 40 HKY 50 75 50 72 / 30 0 30 40 AVL 49 71 49 66 / 20 0 40 40 .GSP... GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES GAZ018...GAZ026...GAZ028>029. NC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES NCZ034>037...NCZ054>057...NCZ066>072...NCZ082. SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 500 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES SCZ004>014...SCZ019.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:35 AM EST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-222000- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1035 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST LATE THIS MORNING SHOULD CROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH THE WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL STEADILY BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THE FOOTHILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL PRODUCE BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE PRIMARY THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE AS WELL...AND A BRIEF TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE OUTLOOK AREA...PIEDMONT SECTIONS WILL ACHIEVE THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA LATE TODAY. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS ANTICIPATED FOR ALL OR PART OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERG9ENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS. MOORE
Local storm report, May 22, 1:27 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
227 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
220 PM HENDERSONVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/22/01 COUNTY TREES DOWN ON SHEPHERD
STREET IN HENDERSONVILLE.
REPORT FROM SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
LGLLocal storm report, May 22, 1:27 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
227 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
220 PM HENDERSONVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/22/01 HENDERSON TREES DOWN ON SHEPHERD
STREET IN HENDERSONVILLE.
REPORT FROM SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
LGLSpecial weather statement, May 22, 2:35 PM EST, 40 minutes before
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-062>065-SCZ001>003-222030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 335 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 273... IN NORTH CAROLINA... AVERY...BUNCOMBE...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MACON...MADISON... MITCHELL...JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN GEORGIA... HABERSHAM AND RABUN. SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 273 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF TOCCOA...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG... COLUMBUS...MARION...MORGANTON...AND LENOIR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. MOORE
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:12 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Maryland, May 22, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Flash Flood in Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 22, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 22, 2001
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2001
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: 5244865.