Thunderstorm Wind, Lenoir
- When
- November 11, 11:47 AM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Kinston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.267, -77.583
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 11, 2002
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 Nov 11, 9:01 AM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 9:01 AM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 901 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 BAND OF SHRA AND TSRA RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM THE W. SKIES STILL MCLR E OF I95 AND TEMPS RAPIDLY WARMING. GOOD INSTAB EXPECTED AS TEMPS APPROACH 80 WITH DEWPTS IN LOWER 70S. MDLS SHOW LOW LVL WINDS DECREASE A BIT THIS AFTN AS SPREAD ACRS ERN NC...HOWEVER STILL STRONG ENUF TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN EXPECTED STRONG UPDRAFTS. WL HOLD OFF ON UPDATE TO LATER THIS MORNING SO CAN INCLUDE WATCH BOX IF NEEDED. CRNT FCST LOOKS PRETTY GOOD WITH HIGH POPS...WL INCLUDE MENTION OF POSS SEVERE. MARINE: SCA UP AND NO CHANGES PLANNED WITH DECENT SW FLOW EXPECTED THIS AFTN AHEAD OF FRNT. STRONG CONVECTION WL BE POSSIBLE AS ACTVTY TO W MAKES IT TO CST...WL ADD WINDS/SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. .MHX...SCA CSTL WTRS AND SOUNDS. RF
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 5:00 AM EST, 6 hours 47 minutes before
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 500 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS LITTLE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 11, 10:14 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
NCZ029-044-079-090-091-111615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1014 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PITT...MARTIN...GREENE...LENOIR AND DUPLIN COUNTIES BY 11 AM EST... AT 1014 AM EST...THERE WERE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR ROCKY MOUNT TO FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH WARSAW...SNOW HILL...KINSTON... GREENVILLE...KENANSVILLE AND LA GRANGE SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. JO
Local storm report, Nov 11, 11:26 AM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
1126 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1122 AM 1 N SNOW HILL NC WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02 GREENE POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
RFSpecial weather statement, Nov 11, 11:45 AM EST, 2 minutes before
NCZ045-080-092-093-098-111800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1145 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ONSLOW...WASHINGTON...CRAVEN...JONES AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES BY 100 PM EST... AT 1145 AM EST...THERE WERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN PITT TO SOUTHWEST DUPLIN COUNTIES. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR RICHLANDS AT 1245 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE NEW BERN AND TRENTON. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN ON AREA ROADWAYS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. RP
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:47 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Rip Current in California, November 11, 2002
- Tornado in South Carolina, November 11, 2002
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 11, 2002
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 11, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 11, 2002
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5322840.