6 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 May 31, 8:53 PM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 953 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002 ATMOSPHERE IS STABILIZING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. EARLIER CONVECTION ALONG AND W OF THE SEABREEZE HAS DISSIPATED LEAVING ONLY A LITTLE DEBRIS CLOUDINESS. REST OF THE OVERNIGHT LOOKS DRY WITH A LIGHT S/SW FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG LOOKS LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS THAN LAST NIGHT WITH FEWER LOCATIONS RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. HIGHER WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL ALSO KEEP THINGS A LITTLE MORE MIXED. WILL UPDATE THE ZFP TO REMOVE MENTION OF EVENING ISOL POPS INLAND...OTHERWISE NO CHANGES. CWF: FPSN7 IS REPORTING 12 KTS AND 2 FT SEAS. THIS FITS WELL WITH CURRENT CWF. NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED. FCSTID = 9 ILM 69 90 69 90 / 0 20 10 10 LBT 67 93 66 91 / 0 20 20 10 FLO 67 93 66 92 / 0 20 20 10 MYR 69 89 69 89 / 0 20 20 10 NC...NONE. SC...NONE. TRA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The drought continued across the state. The Cape Fear River Basin residents were on mandatory water restrictions. On average, the county's yearly rainfall amounts were about 7-9 inches below normal. Crop damage cannot be adequately assessed at this time, however many crops will have reduced yields.
The drought continued across the state. The Cape Fear River Basin residents were on mandatory water restrictions. On average, the county's yearly rainfall amounts were about 7-9 inches below normal. Crop damage cannot be adequately assessed at this time, however many crops will have reduced yields.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2002
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: 5301630, 5301631, 5301632, 5301633, 5301634, 5301635.