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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 19, 2005Burke County, Catawba County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2005, 4:44 PM EDT for Burke County, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2005, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2005, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Burke County, NC, Catawba County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2005-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2005-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1381 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS52 KGSP 192044
FFWGSP
NCC023-035-192345-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
444 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  NEAR STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND HILDEBRAN TO HICKORY.    
  THESE STORMS HAVE LIKELY PRODUCED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER SOME  
  AREAS.  SEVERE URBAN FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG AND AROUND           
  INTERSTATE 40...AND HENRY FORK CREEK AND JACOB FORK CREEK MAY HAVE 
  FLOODING.  ALSO...DROWNING CREEK IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY MAY FLOOD.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
  STEPHENS...LONGVIEW...ICARD...HICKORY...CONOVER AND CONNELLY
  SPRINGS.

DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...SEVERE URBAN FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN AREAS
SUCH AS UNDERPASSES AND LOW AREAS WHERE WATER TENDS TO COLLECT. DO
NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY NEAR SMALL STREAMS OR FLOODED DRAINAGE
DITCHES AND STORM SEWERS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE
SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.

LAT...LON 3562 8159 3561 8117 3576 8116 3578 8155

$$
JONES
3 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS72 KGSP 192122
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
522 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

NCC023-035-192345-
BURKE NC-CATAWBA NC-
522 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
CATAWBA AND EASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...

AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 
AREA.  FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN EASTERN BURKE 
COUNTY...WITH WATER REMOVAL BEGINNING ALONG MAIN STREET IN ICARD.  
THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST ABOUT 10 MPH...AND RAINFALL MAY TAPER 
OFF IN BURKE COUNTY AFTER 530 PM.  HOWEVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 
BEYOND THAT TIME.

NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE OCCURRED...WITH AT LEAST ONE INJURY 
REPORTED...AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE REPORTED STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
STEPHENS...LONGVIEW...ICARD...HICKORY...CONOVER AND CONNELLY SPRINGS.

LAT...LON 3562 8159 3561 8117 3576 8116 3578 8155

$$
JONES
000 
WGUS72 KGSP 192255
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
647 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

NCC023-035-192345-
BURKE NC-CATAWBA NC-
654 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR WESTERN 
CATAWBA AND EASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...

AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAID WATER LEVELS REMAINED HIGH IN CREEKS AND 
STREAMS IN THE AREA. WATER COVERED SEVERAL LOW SPOTS IN ROADS NEAR 
CREEKS IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY. THESE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. NO 
RECENT FLOODING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS.

AS RAINFALL DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA...WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO 
FALL. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...BUT WATER LEVELS WILL 
REMAIN HIGH FOR A SHORT TIME. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
STEPHENS...LONGVIEW...ICARD...HICKORY...CONOVER AND CONNELLY SPRINGS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3562 8159 3561 8117 3576 8116 3578 8155

$$

RWH
000 
WGUS72 KGSP 192255 CCA
FFSGSP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
654 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

NCC023-035-192345-
BURKE NC-CATAWBA NC-
654 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR WESTERN 
CATAWBA AND EASTERN BURKE COUNTIES...

AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAID WATER LEVELS REMAINED HIGH IN CREEKS AND 
STREAMS IN THE AREA. WATER COVERED SEVERAL LOW SPOTS IN ROADS NEAR 
CREEKS IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY. THESE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. NO 
RECENT FLOODING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS.

AS RAINFALL DIMINISHES OVER THE AREA...WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO 
FALL. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...BUT WATER LEVELS WILL 
REMAIN HIGH FOR A SHORT TIME. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
STEPHENS...LONGVIEW...ICARD...HICKORY...CONOVER AND CONNELLY SPRINGS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3562 8159 3561 8117 3576 8116 3578 8155

$$

RWH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, 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 this flash flood warning went out at May 19, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
257 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
SCT STRONG TSTMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE LEE SLOPES THIS AFTN. THIS
WAS EXPECTED...BUT THE STRENGTH OF SOME OF THE STORMS IS A LITTLE
SURPRISING. MID 60 DWPTS AND A LIGHT UPSLOPE FLOW HAVE RESULTED IN
SB-CAPE VALUES OF BETWEEN 2000-2500 IN MANY AREAS. STORMS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET AS THEY DRIFT SOUTHEAST INTO THE AXIS
OF THE WARM...MOIST AIR IN THE LEE. SHEAR WL REMAIN QUITE WEAK AND
DO NOT EXPECT CONVECTION TO ACHIEVE AND DEGREE OF ORGANIZATION.

SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING...IN THE FORM OF PRONOUNCED UPPER
DIVERGENCE...WL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER
SRN WI DROPS SE UNDER AN MUCH LARGER UPPER LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND. GFS
HAS COME AROUND TO A MORE NAM-LIKE SOLUTION AS BOTH MODELS OPEN THE
CLOSED LOW AND BRING IT THROUGH THE WRN CAROLINAS AS AN ADVECTIVE
SHORT WAVE FRI.

AS DIFFLUENCE INCREASES...EXPECT CONVECTION TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOS REFLECTS THIS WITH CAT POPS AND HAVE
FOLLOWED SUIT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWFA. INSTABILITY IS QUITE LIMITED
BY LATE TNGT...SO THINK THAT SEVERE THREAT WL BE LIMITED.

WIDESPREAD PCPN WL CONTINUE FRI MORNING. BY FAR THE BEST DEEP LAYER
SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WL MISS US WELL TO THE WEST AS MID LEVEL WINDS
WL BE MUCH STRONGER ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE TROF AND LAPSE RATES
WL BE STEEPER THERE. HOWEVER...DESPITE THE WEAK SHEAR AND MORE
LIMITED INSTABILITY OVER THE WRN CAROLINAS AND NE GA...THE
COMBINATION OF GOOD LLVL CONVERGENCE WITH THE SFC TRIPLE POINT
WORKING THROUGH THE REGION...AND COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT UNDER THE
TROF...SHOULD BE GOOD FOR A RASH OF CONVECTION IN THE AFTN. SOME
OF THESE WL PROBABLY PRODUCE SEVERE CRITERIA HAIL.

CONVECTION MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING FRI AS SFC CONVERGENCE
WL INCREASE BEHIND THE LOW AS A BACK DOOR FRONT DROPS ACROSS THE
CWFA. MODELS PROJECT GOOD MOISTURE POOLING ALONG THE BNDRY. ANY
PCPN SHOULD COME TO AN END EARLY SATURDAY WITH RAPID CLEARING AND
A BRISK NE WIND. CONTINUED MILD AND DRY ON SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE TRENDED MORE TOWARD THE LAST FEW UKMET
AND/OR ECMWF RUNS WITH DEEPER DEVELOPMENT OF MEAN EASTERN U.S.
TROUGHING. OVERALL THIS LEAD TO A LOWERING OF DAILY MAXES FOR
DAYS 4-7...AS CWFA SHOULD BE CAUGHT WITHIN CYCLONIC CIRCULATION
AT LEAST INTO DAY 6...WITH TIMING OF ANY DEAMPLIFYING FLOW STILL
UNCERTAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD. WILL PLAN ON ROUGH TIMING
OF IMPULSE AND ATTENDANT COLD FRONT SWINGING THRU ON MONDAY...WITH
JUST SMALL OR SLIGHT CHANCES OF DEEP CONVECTION AT THAT TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...
AN EARLY START TO DEEP CONVECTIVE INITIATION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
INDICATIVE OF OVERALL HIGHER RH & K INDEX VALUES ACRS THE CWFA.
WEAKLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTES TO DIFFICULTLY IN TIMING
TSRA CHANCES INTO ANY ONE TERMINAL...BUT BASED ON EXPECTED EVENTUAL
CVRG...FEEL THAT THERE IS 50/50 CHANCE FOR GREATER FOR TSRA TO OCCUR
AT ANY ONE SITE AT SOME POINT THROUGH 00Z...SO CONTINUED TEMPOS AT
ALL SITES THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. PROBABLY WILL WIND UP WITH
JUST A MIX OF DEBRIS CLDS AS THE EVENING WEARS ON AFTER DEEP
CONVECTION DISSIPATES WITH LOSS OF HTG. GENERAL AGREEMENT AMONG
MODELS/NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN REDEVELOPING AT LEAST MVFR LVL STRATCU
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITHIN LLVL WAA IN ADVANCE OF NEXT SLUG OF DEEP
FORCING AND RH...GENERALLY CENTERED AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...CSH
Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 3:52 AM EDT, 12 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
352 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-200800-
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-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
352 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...BECOMING
LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL OVERNIGHT. SOME STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN
AT LEAST SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...WITH A DECREASING CHANCE
FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

RB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 1:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
124 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

NCZ034-035-054>056-066>068-191830-
ALEXANDER-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-MCDOWELL-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY...MARION...MORGANTON...
RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...TRYON
124 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.  STORMS IN CALDWELL COUNTY...NEAR COLLETTSVILLE AND
EAST OF BLOWING ROCK...WERE DRIFTING EAST AND WERE LIKELY PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WERE ALSO
INDICATED.  ISOLATED STORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE
MOUNTAIN RANGE...SOUTH THROUGH RUTHERFORD...HENDERSON...AND
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES.

JONES
Special weather statement, May 19, 2:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ034>036-054>056-062>070-SCZ001>008-192000-
ALEXANDER-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CLEVELAND-GASTON-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-IREDELL-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-
MCDOWELL-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK NC-RABUN-RUTHERFORD-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...
FRANKLIN...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...
HICKORY...LINCOLNTON...MARION...MORGANTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...
SPARTANBURG...STATESVILLE...TOCCOA...TRYON
225 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.  STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED IN
CALDWELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST TO POLK COUNTY.  A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WAS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST OCONEE COUNTY SOUTH
CAROLINA. A FEW MORE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THOSE WHICH CAUSE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

THE STORMS WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST IN MOST CASES...ALSO CAUSING
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR A SHORT TIME.  IF A STORM MOVES ACROSS AN
URBAN AREA...SOME URBAN FLOODING COULD DEVELOP.

JONES
Local storm report, May 19, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

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

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N SALEM               34.93N 82.98W
05/19/2005                   OCONEE             SC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ONE TREE BLOWN ACROSS POWER LINE ALONG HIGHWAY 130 NEAR
            BAD CREEK. SD REPORTED A FIRE ASSOCIATED. SALEM POST

            OFFICE REPORTED WIND STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE THERE.

&&

JONES
Special weather statement, May 19, 3:46 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

NCZ034-035-054>056-066>069-192031-
ALEXANDER-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN NC-MCDOWELL-
POLK NC-RUTHERFORD-
346 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2005

.NOW...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE HICKORY METRO
AREA THROUGH 430 PM. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...PEA SIZED HAIL AND NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING.

MCAVOY

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.