Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg
- When
- May 31, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 9 mi NE of Charlotte
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.333, -80.733
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 31, 2003
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
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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 31, 10:32 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 10:32 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 NCZ033-049-050-010417- UPDATED AVERY NC-MITCHELL NC-YANCEY NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND NC...SPRUCE PINE NC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 LOWERED CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...VERY WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 68 TO 73. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42 TO 47. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND WINDY. HIGHS 65 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 45. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 68 TO 73. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. .WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 50 TO 55 AND HIGHS 70 TO 75. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S AND HIGHS NEAR 70. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-010417- UPDATED BUNCOMBE NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC- NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE NC...BREVARD NC...CHEROKEE NC... FRANKLIN NC...HENDERSONVILLE NC...SYLVA NC...WAYNESVILLE NC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ADJUSTED FORECAST TEMPERATURE AND LOWERED CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BECOMING VERY WINDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS 75 TO 80. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 52. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. HIGHS 70 TO 75. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 70 TO 75. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 50. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS 65 TO 70. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 55 TO 60 AND HIGHS 75 TO 80. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 55 TO 60 AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-010417- UPDATED GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-HABERSHAM GA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-RABUN GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE GA...CLAYTON GA 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 RAISED FORECAST TEMPERATURE AND LOWERED CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...VERY WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH... GUSTING TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 74 TO 79. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 80. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 60 TO 65 AND HIGHS 80 TO 85. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 60 TO 65 AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NCZ034-054-055-035>037-056-057-010417- UPDATED ALEXANDER NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC- MCDOWELL NC-ROWAN NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY NC...LENOIR NC...MARION NC... MOCKSVILLE NC...MORGANTON NC...SALISBURY NC...STATESVILLE NC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... ADJUSTED FORECAST TEMPERATURE AND LOWERED CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. .THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WINDY. HIGHS NEAR 80. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51 TO 56. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 80. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 55 TO 60 AND HIGHS 80 TO 85. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 60 TO 65 AND HIGHS 75 TO 80. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S AND HIGHS 75 TO 80. NCZ066-067-SCZ004>014-019-GAZ018-026-028-029-010417- UPDATED ABBEVILLE SC-ANDERSON SC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-ELBERT GA-FRANKLIN GA-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC- GREENWOOD SC-HART GA-LAURENS SC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SPARTANBURG SC- STEPHENS GA-UNION SC-YORK SC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE SC...ANDERSON SC...CHESTER SC... ELBERTON GA...GAFFNEY SC...GREENVILLE SC...GREENWOOD SC... HARTWELL GA...LAURENS SC...ROCK HILL SC...RUTHERFORDTON NC... SPARTANBURG SC...TOCCOA GA...TRYON NC...UNION SC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ADJUSTED FORECAST TEMPERATURE AND LOWERED CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...VERY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 77 TO 82. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 78 TO 83. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS 75 TO 80. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 65 TO 70 AND HIGHS 80 TO 85. NCZ068>072-082-010417- UPDATED CABARRUS NC-CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG NC-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTE NC...CONCORD NC...GASTONIA NC... LINCOLNTON NC...MONROE NC...SHELBY NC 1132 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ADJUSTED FORECAST TEMPEARTURE THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...VERY WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...VERY WINDY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 77 TO 82. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 78 TO 83. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM EARLY AFTERNOON ON. HIGHS 75 TO 80. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 65 TO 70 AND HIGHS 80 TO 85. BURRUS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:59 AM EST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-311200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 559 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND IT/S ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...POSSIBLY TRIGGERING SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...SPSGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY ...NPWGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... EXPECT A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. 55
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 11:01 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-312230- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1201 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN VIRGINIA BY EARLY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL RAPIDLY DESTABILIZE THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE SURGES NORTH...AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE MOIST AIR...COUPLED WITH VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS...WILL CREATE A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER ALOFT THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...TO THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT IN NORTH CAROLINA...STARTING IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS. ONCE THE STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WILL MOVE EAST AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE PIEDMONT...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HARTWELL GEORGIA...TO GAFFNEY SOUTH CAROLINA...TO TAYLORSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CAUSE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES. MANY SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR MAXIMUM INTENSITY...AND GIVEN THE RIGHT TIMING...THERE WILL A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT...ALONG AND EAST OF I-77...WHERE THE WIND FIELDS WILL BE MOST FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, May 31, 2:13 PM EST, 37 minutes before
NCZ068>072-082-SCZ008-009-312000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXP TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 313 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE I-85 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON... THROUGH 4 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT...FROM JUST EAST OF SHELBY...TO DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE...TO CONCORD AND KANNAPOLIS...TO SALISBURY. SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AND SOME CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE POTENTIAL REMAINS QUITE HIGH FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THESE STORMS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LANE
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:51 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 31, 2003
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 31, 2003
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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: 5357273.