North Carolina, 2001

High Wind in North Carolina, November 29 to 30, 2001

November 29 to 30, 2001 · NWS GSP · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

9 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Nov 29, 9:28 PM EST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 9:28 PM EST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
928 PM EST THU NOV 29 2001

KGSP 88D LOOPS HAVE INDICATED AN INCREASE IN SCATTERED UPSLOPE/WAA
SHOWERS ACRS THE MTNS & FTHLS OVER THE PAST HOUR WELL OUT AHEAD OF
MAIN AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION...THE LEADING EDGE OF WHICH IS OVER
NW GEORGIA. AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...I DO EXPECT THE INCREASE IN
COVERAGE OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN AREA OF PCPN TO CONTINUE ALONG
WITH THE DEEP CONVECTION OFF TO OUR WEST TRANSLATING EAST INTO
THE NC MOUNTAINS. BEST LARGE SCALE FORCING OUT AHEAD OF RAPIDLY
NE MOVG WELL DEFINED UPPER LOW IS PROGGED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE
CWFA & WITH 00Z OBSERVED GSO/FFC SNDG LIS +3/+4 & CAPE VALUES
IN THE 0-50 J/KG RANGE...WOULD EXPECT ANY THUNDER TO BE LIMITED
TO AREAS RIGHT ALONG FRONT WHICH IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING
BASED ON SPOTTY LDS ACTIVITY IN ALABAMA. SO...IN RDF WILL BACK
OFF THUNDER MENTION TO CHC & GENERALLY LEAVE POPS AS IS...BUT
WILL TWEAK TIMING...ESPECIALLY IN CLT GROUP WHERE PCPN SHOULD
HOLD OFF TO VERY LATE TONIGHT.

850 MB WIND OFF OF FFC SNDG IS 40 KTS WITH A 65 KT WIND AT BNA
SUPPORTING EARLIER MDL FCST OF THIS STG SLY LLVL JET. STILL
EXPECT DEEP CONVECTION MOVING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO MIX DOWN
STG WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WILL LEAVE CURRENT
HIGH WIND WARNING AS IS FOR NOW ACRS THE FAVORED SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
AREAS.

FCSTID = 55
GSP   58  68  40  70 /  90  20   0   0
AND   59  68  40  70 /  90  20   0   0
CLT   59  68  40  70 /  70  30   0   0
HKY   56  66  37  67 /  80  20   0   0
AVL   55  64  35  65 /  90  20   0   0

.GSP...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING GAZ010. WIND ADVISORY GAZ017.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING NCZ051-058-059-062-063. WIND ADVISORY
NCZ033-048-049-052-053-064-065.
SC...WIND ADVISORY SCZ001>003.

The radar

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Buncombe

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Buncombe forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Graham

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Graham forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Haywood

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Haywood forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Henderson

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Macon

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Madison

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Swain

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Swain forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Transylvania

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Transylvania forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds developed overnight as a strong low level jet, boosted by weak convection, brought damaging wind gusts to the surface. Damaging winds started in a few counties late in the evening, peaking between midnight and 6 am in most locations. Damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power lines, with resulting power outages, but in Madison County, a barn was blown into the road near Laurel.

High Wind, Avery

When
November 29, 10:00 PM EST to November 30, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Avery forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds developed overnight as a strong low level jet, boosted by weak convection, brought damaging wind gusts to the surface. Damaging winds started in a few counties late in the evening, peaking between midnight and 6 am in most locations. Damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power lines, with resulting power outages, but in Madison County, a barn was blown into the road near Laurel.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5272577, 5272578, 5272579, 5272580, 5272581, 5272582, 5272583, 5272584, 5272672.