Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
202 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

RIDGE ALOFT CONT OVER SE US WITH MOIST LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW OVER
CWA. AREA REMAINS UNSTABLE BUT WITH A LACK OF ANY STRONG TRIGGERS
FOR CONVECTION. EXPECT WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW TO BE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST
SCT AFTN-EVE CONVECTION. DUE TO WEAK STEERING WINDS THERE WILL BE
LITTLE MOVEMENT OF STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP AND PRECIP WATER VALS ABV
ONE AND A HALF INCHES POINT TOWARD POSSIBLE RUNOFF PROBLEMS LATE
THIS AFN-EVE AND WED AFTN-EVE ALSO. WILL STICK WITH SCT CONVECTION
BOTH DAYS.

ON THU THE ETA BRINGS AN UPPER TROF SE TOWARD CWA WITH A COLD FRONT
PUSHING INTO NC MTNS DURG DAY. AVN STALLS THE FRONT OVER NC THU.
WITH THIS IN MIND WILL KEEP POPS IN FOR THU NIGHT BUT NOT CHANGE
CURRENT DRY FCST FOR FRI. WKND LOOKS DRY...THEN A SIG SHRTWV TROF
DROPS IN FROM THE W LATE SUN NIGHT INTO TUE. HAVE ADDED CHANCE POPS
FOR MON AND TUE.

FCSTID = 77
GSP   70  91  70  85 /  20  30  30  40
AND   71  92  70  86 /  20  30  30  40
CLT   69  92  70  86 /  20  30  30  40
HKY   69  88  69  83 /  20  30  30  40
AVL   66  86  66  80 /  30  40  40  40

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

RB

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019-042030-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1131 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A VERY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE
DEGREE OF INSTABILITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INDICATES THAT THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING HAIL AS
LARGE AS QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. THE POTENTIAL
FOR ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXIST WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...STORMS DEVELOPING TODAY
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY...WITH EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL
LIKELY. LOCAL FLASH FLOODING COULD RESULT...ESPECIALLY IF A STORM
DEVELOPS OVER AN URBAN AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS...WATCHES...OR WARNINGS.

JONES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
222 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

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

215 PM     MARSHALL                  NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   MADISON                        SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL NEAR MARSHALL

JONES