North Carolina, 2002

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 19, 2002

July 19, 2002 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 8:20 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:20 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
920 PM EDT FRI JUL 19 2002

PREVIOUS FCST LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.  MUGGY CONDS WL PERSIST TNGT AS
SFC BNDRY FROM NR ORF TO RWI TO FAY PRETTY MUCH STAYS PUT.  VERY HI
DEWPOINTS TO E OF THE BNDRY...GENLY IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S.
24 HOUR CHNG OF DEWPOINTS INDICATE MOST LOCATIONS 1-2 DEGREES HIER
TNGT, BUT 4 TO 5 DEGREES HIGHER IN THE WEST (OCW AND ISO).  WITH
DEWPOINT AT 79 AT HSE AND 82 AT MQI, WL RAISE LOWS TONIGHT ON OBX TO
UPPER 70S.  BEST LIFT WL NOT OCCUR UNTIL SAT SO DONT XPCT MUCH IN
THE WAY OF TSTM ACTIVITY FOR THE REST OF TNGT.

MARINE: NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PLANNED. SW FLOW WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET N AND SOLID 4
FOOT S. MAY DECREASE MENTION OF PRECIP A BIT ESPCLY S.

.MHX...NONE.

KRIEHN/FREDERICK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:30 PM EST, 35 minutes before
NCZ045-200315-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC
1030 PM EDT FRI JUL 19 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM
EDT...

AT 1030 PM EDT...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PLYMOUTH...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WESTOVER
AT 1035 PM EDT...ROPER...AND...PLEASANT GROVE AT 1040 PM EDT...
SCUPPERNONG AT 1100 PM EDT...CRESWELL AT 1110 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS
TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE PHELPS LAKE.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA.

RF

The radar

The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:05 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 19, 10:05 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Roper
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.867, -76.617

Numerous trees and power lines blown from Roper to Pleasant Grove.

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

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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: 5304692.