North Carolina, 2001Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2001
May 28, 2001 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 8:37 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 8:37 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
937 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2001
JUST ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK A FEW MINUTES AGO. YET ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. WILL HAVE TO UPDATE ZFP TO TAKE OUT MORNING SUNSHINE AND
MAY HAVE TO ADJUST TEMPS DOWN A CATEGORY DUE TO INCREASING CLOUD
COVER.
CWF: CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD BUT WILL MENTION WIND(S AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIP CURRENT THREAT: INCREASING SW WINDS PRIMARY FACTOR FOR INCREASED
THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FOR S FACING BEACHES TODAY.
.MHX....NONE.
WS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 8:25 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-290100-
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC
925 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2001
...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE.
THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR RODANTHE ON THE
OUTER BANKS TO NEAR LAGRANGE IN LENOIR COUNTY. THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER AND WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 58 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE ADVISED TO STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING
THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ALERT AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES.
SKYWARN SPOTTERS...
NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
WS
Thunderstorm Wind, Craven
- When
- May 28, 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Craven County, New Bern
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -77.050
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across northern Carven County producing winds of 75 mph. A trailer was destroyed in New Bern when it flipped over and numerous trees were blown down causing Highway 17 to be closed for a period of time. About 4 cars were forced off of the road by the high wind and into ditches.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 28, 200120 injured · $8.5 million · F2 · 21 events
- Dense Fog in Florida, May 28, 20011 death · $300,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 28, 2001$983,000 · 1.75 in hail · 15 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2001$465,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, May 28, 2001$400,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, May 28, 2001$70,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 28, 20011 injured · $22,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, May 28, 2001F0 · 21 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 28, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, May 28, 20011.25 in hail · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 28, 20011 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 28, 2001$3,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
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: 5243947.