Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 3, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 3, 2006
Start: 2006-04-03T16:47
End: 2006-04-03T16:47
Location: North Carolina

April 3, 2006 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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 Apr 3, 2:10 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:10 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TORNADO WATCH 147 CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE CWFA UNTIL 8 PM WITH THE
RISK FOR SVR STORMS CONTINUING JUST ALONG AND OUT AHEAD OF APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WHICH AS OF 19 UTC WAS NEARING THE SW NC MTNS. FROM MID-
EVENING ONWARD...THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE THREAT OF STRONG GRADIENT
WINDS AS THE COMBINATION OF A PERIOD OF SHARP CAA...STRONG SFC PRESSURE
RISES...A 50 KT 85H JET AND A 90 KT 50H JET PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN LEADS TO THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. MODEL TIME
HEIGHTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN NC MTNS/FTHLS INDICATE A PERIOD OF DEEP
DOWNWARD OMEGA THIS EVENING...BUT MIXING IS LIMITED IN THE LOWER
TERRAIN...NOT SURPRISING GIVING THE TIME OF DAY. SO...BASED ON
THIS HAVE UPGRADED NC MTNS TO HIGH WIND WARNING AND ISSUED WARNING
AS WELL FOR NC FTHLS.

WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...BUT A
RESURGENCE IN 850 MB FLOW WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BACK
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE
UPPER LEVEL JET CORE WILL ALSO REMAIN OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL UPPER RIDGING STARTS TO BUILD IN FROM
THE WEST. MODELS REVEAL SOME DEGREE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE SPILLING
OVER THE RIDGE BY THURSDAY...AS A LOW LEVEL WARM FRONT LIFTS
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TN VALLEY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
DEEP LOW PRES MOVING EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY FRIDAY
SHOULD GRADUALLY GET ABSORBED BY THE ERN CANADIAN VORTEX OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
MAINLY DURING SATURDAY. SLIGHTLY DEEPER MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS WAVE
WILL AFFECT MAINLY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS LATE FRIDAY INTO FRI
NIGHT...SPREADING SMALLER CHANCES THROUGH THE PIEDMONT INTO
SATURDAY. RESIDUAL NW FLOW MOISTURE MAY LINGER ALONG THE TN BORDER
THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE DRYING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REMAIN DOMINANT
ALONG THE SE COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
WILL GO WITH A SMATTERING OF VCTS FOR NOW FOR THE UPSTATE TAFS AND
KCLT AS DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PERCOLATES INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. A GUSTY SW GRADIENT WIND CONCERN CONTINUES AS WELL
AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT A GUSTY WIND SHIFT TO WEST
THEN NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS IN THE IMMEDIATE
POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS. FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WILL KEEP GUSTY NW
WINDS CONFINED JUST TO KAVL AS CAA DIMINISHES ENOUGH TO REMOVE GUSTS
EAST OF THE MTNS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25
PERCENT IN ALL LOCATIONS BUT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER IN THE MORNING...BUT
WITH DIMINISHING WINDS THROUGH THE DAY...THE ONLY REAL THREAT FOR
RED FLAG APPEARS TO BE THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NC. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOLLOWING COORDINATION WITH
FORESTRY USERS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067 UNTIL
     6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067 UNTIL 6
     PM MONDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082 UNTIL 6
     AM TUESDAY.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ004>014-019 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM...CSH/HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CSH
FIRE WEATHER...CSH/HG

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:06 AM EST, 11 hours 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-041000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
606 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE STRONG ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
PLEASE SEE CAENPWGSP FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WINDS MAY REACH
RED FLAG CRITERIA IN SOME LOCATIONS. COORDINATION WITH LAND
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES WILL BE NECESSARY TODAY TO DETERMINE IF A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NEEDED.

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY...BUT WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:18 PM EST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 PM     HAIL             LANDRUM                 35.17N 82.19W
04/03/2006  M0.88 INCH       SPARTANBURG        SC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

LG

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:22 PM EST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
522 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     HAIL             5 N GOWENSVILLE         35.19N 82.23W
04/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

&&

LG

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:24 PM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
524 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     HAIL             GREAT FALLS             34.57N 80.90W
04/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       CHESTER            SC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

LG

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:33 PM EST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 N NEWLAND            36.26N 81.93W
04/02/2006  M0 MPH           AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WIND GUST OF 66 MPH IN THE FLAT SPRINGS
            COMMUNITY. ALSO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS IN THE
            VICINITY.

&&

BURRUS

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:33 PM EST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 N NEWLAND            36.26N 81.93W
04/02/2006  M66 MPH          AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED WIND GUST OF 66 MPH IN THE FLAT SPRINGS
            COMMUNITY. ALSO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS IN THE
            VICINITY.

&&

BURRUS

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:37 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
537 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     HAIL             TROUTMAN                35.70N 80.89W
04/03/2006  E1.75 INCH       IREDELL            NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

LG

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davie

When: April 3, 4:47 PM EST
Where: Davie County, 5 mi N of Mocksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.967, -80.567

Trees blown down on Yadkinville Rd.

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2006

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: 5503800.