South Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 1, 2001

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

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

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 9:05 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 9:05 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC
1005 AM EDT FRI JUN 01 2001

ZFP... WARM FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA AS
FRONT IS NEAR A HATTERAS TO JUST SOUTH OF RALEIGH LINE. MORNING
MODIFIED SOUNDINGS ARE SHOWING -4 TO -5 LI AND CAPES BETWEEN 1500
AND 2000 J/KG BY AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY A FEW SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING
OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.  ANALYSIS
SHOWING LITTLE CONVERGENCE AT THIS TIME IN THE LOWER LEVELS AND
LATEST RUC SHOWING WITH LITTLE DIVERGENCE ALOFT. ONE CONCERN IS THAT
THE 12Z RUC IS INDICATE CONVERGENCE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS
AROUND 18Z.  WET-BULB ZERO ALONG THE COAST IS RUNNING BETWEEN 12000
AND 12500 FEET SO THREAT APPEARS TO BE MAINLY FROM WIND. WITH ALL
THIS INFO IT APPEARS THAT THAT THE REGION WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE
SHORTWAVE THAT IS MOVING THOROUGH ALABAMA AT THIS TIME. FINALLY THE
MOISTURE TAP FROM THE GULF MAY BE INHIBITED BY THE CONVECTION OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF.  WILL HAVE TO MONITOR ITS AFFECTS AS THIS
STORM EVOLVES.

CWF...OVER THE WATERS WINDS ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH AT
THE BUOYS.  NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED TO THE CURRENT  FORECAST EXCEPT
TO INITIALIZE THE FORECAST TO CURRENT TRENDS.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
FCSTID = 07
ILM   84  70  86  67 /  60  60  10  10
LBT   84  67  87  64 /  60  60  10  10
FLO   85  68  87  65 /  60  60  10  10
MYR   81  70  83  69 /  60  60  10  10

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

DRH

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When
June 1, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Florence County, Pamplico
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.000, -79.567

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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.

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More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5251684.