Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
851 AM EDT MON JUL 28 1997

ALL: GOING FCSTS LUK OK.

12Z UPR AIR GLANCE VIA GARP SHWNG NOT MUCH CHANGE ALF SINCE YESTERDAY
VCNTY CWA...ALTHO SOME EVIDENCE OF COOL AIR POOL AT 50H. MODIFIED FFC
SNDG GIVES CAPE OF AROUND 3500 AGAIN TDY..SO WUDNT BE SURPRISED TO
SEE SOME STRNG/ISOLD SVR TSTMS AGAIN THIS AFTN. WITH SOMEWHAT COOLER
AIR SHWNG UPIN MID TO UPR LVLS...TSTMS SHUD BE A BIT MORE NUMEROUS
THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.

TEMPS ALREADY WELL INTO THE 70S MTNS AND LOWER 80S RMNDR CWA.
ABSCENCE OF MCS CLOUDS THAT HINDERED ERLY AM TEMP CLIMBS SUPPORT
SURGE TO NEAR 90 BY NOON MOST LOCATIONS. CURNT FCST MAXES IN LINE.

BURRUS

GAZ010-017-018-026-029-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-290000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1147 AM EDT MON JUL 28 1997

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA
PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...
...HEAT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES HAVE SURPASSED NORMAL DAILY HIGHS LATE THIS
MORNING...AND LATE AFTERNOON READINGS WILL WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER
80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S ELSEWHERE IN THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE VERY HIGH
TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH HUMID AIR IN PLACE OVER THE
REGION...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE
HEAT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

THE HEAT INDEX...THE COMBINATAION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND ITS
EXERTION ON THE BODY...IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS 110 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING CITIES SUCH
AS CHARLOTTE...STATESVILLE AND SALISBURY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN
105 AND 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. HEAT INDICES OF
OVER 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES CAN CAUSE SUNSTROKE...HEAT
CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE. LIMIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT
SUNLIGHT AND DRINK PLENTY OF COLD WATER OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
CHECK UP ON THE ELDERLY AND ASSURE THAT THEY HAVE PROPER SHELTER
FROM THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS...EVEN TAKING THEM TO A MOVIE OR A
SHOPPING MALL IF NECESSARY. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PROPER SHADE
AND WATER.

IN ADDITION...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
COOL POOL OF AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL AID IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER
COULD OCCUR ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE REGION...THE GREATEST THREAT IS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THERE IS A GREATER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER ON TUESDAY AS A RATHER
STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR APPROACHES THE REGION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION OR
CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

BURRUS

GAZ010-017-018-026-029-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-290000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1147 AM EDT MON JUL 28 1997

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA
PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...
...HEAT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES HAVE SURPASSED NORMAL DAILY HIGHS LATE THIS
MORNING...AND LATE AFTERNOON READINGS WILL WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER
80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S ELSEWHERE IN THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE VERY HIGH
TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH HUMID AIR IN PLACE OVER THE
REGION...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE
HEAT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

THE HEAT INDEX...THE COMBINATAION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND ITS
EXERTION ON THE BODY...IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS 110 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING CITIES SUCH
AS CHARLOTTE...STATESVILLE AND SALISBURY. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN
105 AND 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. HEAT INDICES OF
OVER 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES CAN CAUSE SUNSTROKE...HEAT
CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE. LIMIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT
SUNLIGHT AND DRINK PLENTY OF COLD WATER OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
CHECK UP ON THE ELDERLY AND ASSURE THAT THEY HAVE PROPER SHELTER
FROM THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS...EVEN TAKING THEM TO A MOVIE OR A
SHOPPING MALL IF NECESSARY. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PROPER SHADE
AND WATER.

IN ADDITION...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
COOL POOL OF AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL AID IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER
COULD OCCUR ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE REGION...THE GREATEST THREAT IS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THERE IS A GREATER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER ON TUESDAY AS A RATHER
STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR APPROACHES THE REGION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION OR
CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

BURRUS