Thunderstorm Wind, Davie
- When
- May 2, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, Mocksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -80.567
Trees were blown down.
Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- 2
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 2, 5:16 PM EST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 5:16 PM EST, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 616 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 MCS NOW MOVING E AND OUT OF AREA. ACTIVITY UPSTREAM IN N GA AND C TN MOVING SE ALONG BOUNDARY...TRACKING TOWARD SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. WILL CLEAR NC AND N SC COUNTIES FROM WATCH. UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY FROM E COAST TONIGHT WITH ZONAL FLOW OVER AREA UNTIL UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER AREA LATE SAT. COLD FRONT TO CROSS AREA LATE TONIGHT...TURNING FLOW TO NW...AND RESTRICTING CHANCE OF PRECIPITAION. FRONT TO SLOW SAT...WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AROUND. WILL NOT REDUCE CLOUDS TOO QUICKLY. ETA HAS MUCH HIGHER POP THAN AVN/NGM SAT. WILL LEAVE LOW POP FOR NOW. BETTER DRYING LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN MORNING. ISENTROPIC LIFT ON BACK SIDE OF RIDGE STARTS SUN AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN CLOUDS. POPS BY LATE SUN NIGHT THAT CONTINUE THROUGH MON...AS WEDGE LIKE RIDGE ERODES AND GULF OPENS UP. LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATUES SAT. GUIDANCE A BIT WARMER THAN CURRENT FORECAST SUN...BUT TRIED TO STAY COOL AND NEAR NEIGHBORING OFFICES. IN THE MEDIUM RANGE...CONFIDENCE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 00Z RUN OF THE GFS AND EARLIER RUNS. HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HPC SCENARIO WHICH KEEPS SFC FRONT WELL TO OUR W ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVES FRONT ACROSS FCST AREA THURSDAY. THIS SCENARIO ESSENTIALLY PUSHES ENTIRE MID-WEEK FCST BACK ABOUT 24 HOURS. WITH THAT IN MIND...SOME SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WILL BE MADE. THIS INCLUDES ADDING A CHANCE OF PRECIP TO THE ENTIRE FCST AREA BOTH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH FRONT W OF AREA...AND ALSO RAISING TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY. FRONT SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY E ON THURSDAY AND WILL OPT TO KEEP POP ON THIS DAY LIMITED TO 20 PERCENT. WILL GO DRY FRIDAY AND CLOSE TO TEMP GUIDANCE...BUT AGAIN...CONFIDENCE LOW. FCSTID = 7 GSP 58 77 51 73 / 40 20 20 10 AND 58 79 52 74 / 50 20 20 10 CLT 58 78 50 73 / 40 20 20 10 HKY 56 74 48 71 / 30 20 20 10 AVL 54 73 47 69 / 40 20 20 10 .GSP... GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM. NC...NONE. SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM. O7
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:20 AM EST, 13 hours 15 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-021115- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 520 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE. PLEASE SEE CAESPSGSP SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND/OR EVENING. LANE
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 2, 4:44 PM EST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
544 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
510 PM NEWTON NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CATAWBA COUNTY EOC REPORTS 2
HOMES DAMAGED BY WIND.
HGLocal storm report, May 2, 4:57 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
557 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
430 PM SHELBY NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CLEVELAND TREES DOWN ALL OVER IN
SHELBY AND BOILING
SPRINGS
450 PM RUTHERFORDTON NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 UTHERFORD TREES DOWN ALL OVER AND
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCH
DOWN REPORTED, DETAILS
UNKNOWN.
430 PM GRAY COURT SC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 LAURENS TREES DOWN IN GRAY COURT
AND HWY 172 BETWEEN
SHITMIRE AND CLINTON.
535 PM KANNAPOLIS NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CABARRUS SPOTTER REPORTED TREES
DOWN IN KANNAPOLIS AND
ROBBINS CHURCH ROAD.
554 PM SALISBURY NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 ROWAN ***INJURED 2, DEAD 0***
FENCE COLLAPSED AT COUNTY
FAIR GROUNDS ON PEOPLE.
500 PM CASAR NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CLEVELAND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
BETWEEN LAWNDALE AND
CASAR NEA HIGHWAY 182.
330 PM LAKE LURE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 HENDERSON TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ALONG WITH PENNY
SIZE HAIL
519 PM 5 S CHARLOTTE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 MECKLENBURG WIND DAMAGE INTERSTATE
485 AND I-77 WITH
POSSIBLE TORNADO SPOTTED.
501 PM NEBO NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 MCDOWELL QUARTER OF ROOF ON HOME
BLOWN OFF ON SUMMY ROAD.
435 PM BLACKSBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CHEROKEE TREE DOWN ON HOUSE, ROOF
OFF ANOTHER, AND MANY
TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
450 PM PUTNAM SC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 UNION TREES DOWN IN PUTNAM AND
BUFFALO AS WELL AS OTHER
AREAS IN COUNTY.
TJBLocal storm report, May 2, 5:01 PM EST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
601 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
530 PM NEWTON NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CATAWBA ROOF DAMAGE. TREES DOWN.
530 PM CHARLOTTE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 MECKLENBURG 50 MPH GUSTS SOUTH SIDE
OF CITY.
532 PM CLOVER SC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 YORK TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. COUPLE OF HOUSE
FIRES.
545 PM NW ROCK HILL SC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 YORK HOUSE FIRES. TREES ON
HOUSES.
540 PM DAVIE CO. NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03 DAVIE DIME SIZE HAIL.
530 PM CONCORDE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CABARRUS LARGE TREE DOWN.
600 PM NEW ADVENT NC .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03 DAVIE DIME SIZED HAIL.
KRENTZSpecial weather statement, May 2, 5:15 PM EST, 20 minutes before
NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ002-003-005>009-012>014-022315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 615 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #207 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTH CAROLINA... AVERY...MITCHELL...YANCEY...MADISON...SWAIN...GRAHAM...MACON... JACKSON...HAYWOOD...TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON...BUNCOMBE...POLK... RUTHERFORD...MCDOWELL...BURKE...CALDWELL...ALEXANDER...CATAWBA... LINCOLN...CLEVELAND...GASTON...MECKLENBURG...IREDELL...DAVIE... ROWAN...CABARRUS...UNION... IN SOUTH CAROLINA... PICKENS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...LAURENS...CHEROKEE...UNION... YORK...CHESTER... SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. 07
Local storm report, May 2, 5:24 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
624 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
534 PM MOORESVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 IREDELL WIND DAMAGE AND TREES
DOWN NEAR MOORESVILLE.
600 PM MONROE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 UNION TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
CITY OF MONROE REPORTED
POLICE. TREE BLOCKING
PHISER ROAD.
500 PM NORTH BROOK NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 LINCOLN TREE ON MOBILE HOME ON
LAKE SYLVIA ROAD AND
OTHER TREES DOWN COUNTY
WIDE.
547 PM TROUTMAN NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 IREDELL TREES BLOCKING LANES ON
I-77 EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY
LANE ON NORTH BOUND SIDE.
PENNY SIZE HAIL ALSO
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
TJBLocal storm report, May 2, 5:35 PM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
635 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
549 PM MONROE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 UNION WIND TORE SHUTTER OFF
HOUSE AND BLEW DOWN DEAD
TREE.
549 PM 3 N MOORESVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 IREDELL POWER LINES AND TREES
DOWN ON HIGHWAY 21 IN
TROUTMAN AND NORTH OF
MOORESVILLE. WINDS
ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH.
545 PM KANNAPOLIS NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 CABARRUS TREES AND POWER POLES
DOWN IN ROAD AT WALNUT
STREET AND LOOP RD.
547 PM SALISBURY NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 ROWAN ***INJURED 3, DEAD 0***
PEOPLE INJURED BY FLYING
DEBRIS AND DOWNED FENCE.
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER.
245 PM NEEDMORE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 SWAIN SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
NEEDMORE, OTHERS ON
BRYSON BRANCH RD
255 PM FRANKLIN NC WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03 MACON TREE ON HOUSE IN FRANKLIN
WITH SEVERAL OTHER TREES
BLOCKING ROADS.
TJBThe radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:32 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Davie
- When
- May 2, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Davie County, Mocksville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.900, -80.567
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 2, 2003
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5356577, 5356578.