Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003
Start: 2003-05-02T15:19
End: 2003-05-02T15:19
Location: North Carolina

May 2, 2003 · NWS GSP · 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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 2, 1:49 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 1:49 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
249 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

UPDATING FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 8 PM.

FCSTID =    7
GSP   82  58  77  51 /  70  40  20  20
AND   83  58  79  52 /  70  40  20  20
CLT   82  58  78  50 /  70  40  20  20
HKY   81  56  74  48 /  80  40  20  20
AVL   78  54  73  47 /  80  50  20  20

.GSP...
GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM.
NC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM.
SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM.

O7

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:20 AM EST, 10 hours 59 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, 2:24 PM EST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
324 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

320 PM     WESTMINISTER              GA   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   FRANKLIN                       QUARTER SIZE HAIL

321 PM     SOUTHERN OCONEE           SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   OCONEE                         8 INCH DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN.

325 PM     HENDERSONVILLE            NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   HENDERSON                      QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

KRENTZ

Local storm report, May 2, 2:41 PM EST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
341 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

335 PM     ASHEVILLE                 NC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   BUNCOMBE                       COUNTY REPORTS 6 TREES
                                          DOWN ON SOUTH SIDE OF
                                          ASHEVILLE.

322 PM     HENDERSONVILLE            NC   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   HENDERSON                      SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL
                                          SIZE HAIL.

336 PM     COUNTYWIDE                NC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   BUNCOMBE                       COUNTY EOC REPORTS TREES
                                          DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

345 PM     CENTRAL                   SC   1.50 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   PICKENS                        SPOTTER REPORTS PING PONG
                                          BALL SIZE HAIL.

HG

Local storm report, May 2, 2:52 PM EST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
352 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

337 PM     COUNTYWIDE                NC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   HAYWOOD                        SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN.

342 PM     CANTON                    NC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   HAYWOOD                        DIME SIZED. LAYERED.

346 PM     WAYNESVILLE               NC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   HAYWOOD                        LOTS OF TREES DOWN.

348 PM     CRUSO                     NC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   HAYWOOD                        DIME SIZE HAIL.

KRENTZ

Local storm report, May 2, 3:03 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
403 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

400 PM     COLUMBUS                  NC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   POLK                           SPOTTER REPORT.

JAT

Local storm report, May 2, 3:04 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
404 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

330 PM     BREVARD                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   TRANSYLVANIA                   TREES DOWN COUNTY WIND
                                          INCLUDING BREVARD AND
                                          LAKE TOXAWAY.

354 PM     TIGERVILLE                SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   GREENVILLE                     TREES LIMBS DOWN AND PEA
                                          SIZE HAIL.

TJB

Local storm report, May 2, 3:13 PM EST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
413 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

335 PM     FLETCHER                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   HENDERSON                      LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN IN
                                          FRONT OF SCHOOL BUS AT
                                          KANE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
                                          AND DIME SIZE HAIL.

355 PM     BRYSON CITY               NC   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/03   SWAIN                          TREES DOWN AND POWER
                                          OUTAGES

400 PM     GREENVILLE                SC   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GREENVILLE                     SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZE HAIL IN GREENVILLE.

402 PM     GREENVILLE                SC   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/03   GREENVILLE                     HAIL QUARTER SIZE IN WEST
                                          GREENVILLE NEAR HOSPITAL.

TJB

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: May 2, 3:19 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 2 mi E of Old Ft
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.633, -82.150

A couple of trees were blown down.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, May 2003

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: 5356485.