Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
530 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

TIME            EVENT

525 PM EST      QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
                RUTHERFORD COUNVTY.  TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN
                IN THE SAME AREA.  REPORTED BY SKYWARN SPOTTER.

EJC

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
557 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

OTHER REPORTS...

438 PM QUARTER HAIL HIGHWAY 11 AND 14 NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY.
415 PM DIME HAIL 5 N OF PICKENS.
445 PM POSSIBLE TORNADO OAK GROVE AREA NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES.
455 PM TORNADO MAYBE TWO ARROWOOD CHURCH AREA NORTHERN SPARTANBURG
COUNTY.
510 PM DIME HAIL SUGAR CREEK 3 WEST GSP.
517 PM 1 INCH HAIL GREER
519 PM DIME TO NICKEL HAIL 2 N GREER
515 PM TORNADO HIGHWAY 221 AREA NORTHWEST CHEROKEE COUNTY.  ANOTHER
TOUCHDOWN A BIT EARLIER NEAR CHESNEE
535 PM VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROAD EXIT 70 HIGHWAY I-26.
545 PM 3 FOOT OAK AND OTHER DAMAGE COWPENS AREA SPARTANBURG COUNTY.
505 PM SEVERAL REPORTS WIND DAMAGE IN AND AROUND CITY OF GREENVILLE.

W. JONES/GSP

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
557 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

OTHER REPORTS...

555 PM  PROBABLE TORNADO GAFFNEY TO BLACKSBURG...NUMEROUS TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN...SOME hLARGE TREES...ONE PERSON TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
WHEN TREE FELL ON CAR.  MANY SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL AND ROTATION LOW TO
GROUND.

W. JONES/GSP

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
650 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

645 PM      MECKLENBURG COUNTY POLICE REPORTED A TORNADO
            TOUCHDOWN IN CENTRAL PORTION OF CHARLOTTE. HEAVY
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES.

JS

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
732 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

TIME            EVENT

712 PM EST      DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN TULULA IN SOUTHEASTERN
                GRAHAM COUNTY.  REPO>RTED BY SKYWARN SPOTTER.

EJC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
800 PM EST SUN MAR 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL UPSTATE COUNTIES UNTIL 200AM...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 400AM...

THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL
200AM MONDAY MORNING FOR ALL COUNTIES IN THE UPSTATE. AN AREA OF SHOWERS
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN GEORGIA THIS
EVENING AND ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 50 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAUSING
DAMAGE THROUGH NORTHERN GEORGIA AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE UPSTATE
SOMETIME AROUND 900 PM.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH A POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TORNADOES.
THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
NIGHT. UPSTATE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND
BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOjR YOUR
AREA.

LEFKOF/GSP