Severe Thunderstorm Warning 223, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
856 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

EARLY UPDATE TO INCREASE POPS THIS MORNING TO CHANCE. RADAR SHOWS
CONVECTION FIRING ALONG BOUNDARY IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS. EARLIER
ACTIVITY FIZZLED IN UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. INCREASED CLOUDS
TODAY AND LOWERED MAX T ONE DEGREE. UPDATED TEMP/DEW POINT AND WIND
FIELDS TO REFLECT CURRENT OBS AND LATEST PROGS.

FCSTID =    7
GSP   85  67  87  68 /  50  60  30  30
AND   85  68  87  69 /  50  60  30  30
CLT   86  67  87  68 /  50  60  50  50
HKY   83  66  84  67 /  50  60  40  40
AVL   80  62  81  63 /  50  60  30  30

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

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GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-131100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
450 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING
EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

SCATTERD...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE MOST DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

RB

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-132000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
952 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING
WIND AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
158 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

138 PM     2 S FRANKLIN              NC   .88 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   MACON                          SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZED HAIL ACCUMULATING
                                          ON DECK. ESTIMATED WIND
                                          GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

128 PM     5 SE MONROE               NC   FLOODING
07/13/03   UNION                          UNION EOC REPORTED HWY
                                          601 SOUTH COVERED BY 6 TO
                                          8 INCHES OF FLOWING
                                          WATER...MAY BE CLOSED
                                          SOON.

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