High Wind, Madison
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Carolina, November 30, 2002
Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down. Power outages were also reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 4
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 happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down. Power outages were also reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Mitchell
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haywood
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buncombe
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Nevada, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 30, 2002
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 30, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, November 30, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Florida, November 30, 2002
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Wisconsin, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, November 30, 2002
- Flash Flooding in California, November 30, 2002
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, November 2002
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: 5321425, 5321426, 5321427, 5321428.