Tornado Warning 55, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

000 
WWUS52 KGSP 262336
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
736 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

SCC001-007-262345-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
ANDERSON SC-ABBEVILLE SC-
735 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ABBEVILLE AND EASTERN ANDERSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS 
WEAKENED...AND THUS THE WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3427 8266 3470 8253 3467 8246 3465 8246
      3459 8243 3455 8241 3454 8240 3454 8238
      3449 8233 3422 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 206DEG 22KT 3444 8251

$$
ARK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST
FROM EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE THIS EVENING TO FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY
LATE WEDNESDAY.  AS THE REMAINS OF FAY MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA...THE
RAIN WILL DECREASE.  HOWEVER...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND...THE CHANCES OF RAIN WILL RETURN.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AUTOMATED GAGE AND SPOTTER REPORTS ARE INDICATING RAINFALL RATES
APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. EXPECT FLASH FLOODING TO
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE
ONE GOOD THING IS THAT THE AREA OF FORCING AND STRONG LLVL MOISTURE
TRANSPORT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING RATHER QUICKLY.
THIS SHOULD CUT THE PCPN POTENTIAL OFF AT AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG
THE LEE SLOPES THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT THAT/S CERTAINLY
ENOUGH. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE KEPT IN PLACE AND WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 UTC WED.

TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES AS WELL. JUST HAD A CELL DEVELOP IN NE GA
THAT HAD THE FIRST REAL GOOD LOOKING LOW LEVEL VELOCITY COUPLET OF
THE DAY. THIS THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. IN FACT...AS
THE LLVL JET THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY MOUNTAIN RAIN MOVES
THROUGH...THIS SHOULD ALSO HEIGHTEN TORNADO POTENTIAL OVER THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AS LLVL HELICITY INCREASES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 PM EDT TUESDAY...THE REMNANTS OF FAY WILL DRIFT NEWD ACRS
ERN TN/KY (JUST WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS) ON WEDNESDAY...AS THE SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH AN E-W ORIENTED BNDRY ACRS THE MID
ATLANTIC/CENTRAL APLCNS. SELY LO LVL UPSLOPE FLOW WL
CONTINUE...HOWEVER...THE PRES GRADIENT B/T THE REMNANT LO...AND AN
EAST COAST SFC RDG WL WKN...DECRSG THE AMT OF UPSLOPE FLO BY
WEDNESDAY AFTN. THERE LUKS TO BE ENUF UPSLOPE CONVERGENCE/OMEGA TO
WARRANT A CATEGORICAL POP ALONG THE BLUE RDG ESCARPMENT. THE GFS
DIFFERS FROM THE NAM...IN PUTTING MORE NEG TILT TO THE REMNANT
LO/TROF...WITH A DRY SLOT PUSHING IN E OF THE MTNS BY WEDNESDAY
AFTN. THE NAM KEEPS A STRONGER UPSLOPE COMPONENT AND OVRLL HIER QPF.
I WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS...KEEPING LIKELY POP
EVERYWHERE THRU THE AFTN...GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO CHC FROM S TO N
WEDNESDAY NGT...AS FAYS REMNANTS CONT TO MV NWD. WITH THE EXPECTED
OVERCAST SKY COVER AND HIGH POPS...MAX TEMPS WEDNESDAY WILL REMAIN
SEVERAL CATEGORIES BLO NORMAL...WITH MIN TEMPS RUNNING NEAR NORMAL.

THURSDAY THRU FRIDAY NIGHT...CLDS CLR OUT...WITH LINGERING UPR SHEAR
AXIS REMAINING OVR THE AREA AND TYPICAL LATE SUMMER AFTN
DESTABILIZATION. I KEEP A SOLID CHC POP ACRS THE NC
MTNS/PIEDMONT...AS INSTBY STILL LUKS GOOD. TEMPS WILL REBOUND CLOSE
TO NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...WENT WITH LATEST HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE
MEDIUM RANGE DUE TO ACTIVE SHORT TERM AND THE LWR THAN AVG
CONFIDENCE IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. A NRN STREAM TROF PUSHES INTO THE
GREAT LAKES RGN SATURDAY...WITH AN ASSOC SFC FRONT APPROACHING OUR
AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. A WLY LOW LVL FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WL LMT THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE FOR THE FROPA. I WL KEEP A SLGT CHC
POP FOR SATURDAY. FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...UPR RDG BLDS IN
OVR THE ERN CONUS...WITH COOLER SFC HI PRES PUSHING IN FROM THE NW.
THE FRONTAL BNDRY IS FCST TO STALL OVR THE CWFA SUNDAY...WITH A CHC
POP PUT IN FOR SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
IFR CIGS HAVE HELD IN THROUGH THE DAY AT THE FOOTHILL TAF SITES.
CIGS HAVE BEGUN TO LIFT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KAND TO KCLT.
I KEEP CONDITIONS A LITTLE BETTER AT THOSE TWO SITES THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...AND KEEP THE CIGS LOWER AT THE OTHER FOOTHILL SITES.
EVERYONE SHOULD GO BACK DOWN LATER THIS EVENING ONCE WE LOSE DAYTIME
HEATING. KAVL IS DOING IT/S OWN THING AND HAS NOT COME DOWN SO FAR
TODAY. AS FLOW INTO THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY SHOULD LOWER CIGS AND
INCREASE PCPN RATES THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN PRETTY
MUCH OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...THOUGH THEY WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST AS THE CIRCULATION CENTER OF FAY BEGINS
TO LIFT TO OUR NORTH.

OUTLOOK...LOW CIGS AND VSBYS MAY RETURN WED NIGHT AS THERE WILL BE
ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF FAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH A CHANCE OF MORNING CIG/VSBY
RESTRICTIONS AND DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH DAY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR GAZ010-017-018.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SCZ001>007.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...MCAVOY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1041 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-072-271445-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
CABARRUS-
1041 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER
THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL...
ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF
INTERSTATE 85 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR
ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF
FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ071-082-SCZ008>014-019-271445-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1041 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 866 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...
ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR
ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF
FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001-002-004-
005-271445-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
1041 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS THE REMNANTS OF FAY MOVE CLOSER
TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR
ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF
FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

SCZ003-006-007-271445-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
1041 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 866 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY PASS JUST WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER
THE SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AREAS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE
85.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR
ALOFT SPREADS OVER THE MOST AIR LEFT BEHIND FROM THE REMNANTS OF
FAY...CAUSING THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

MCAVOY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

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

0220 PM     TORNADO          REED CREEK              34.44N 82.92W
08/26/2008                   HART               GA   PUBLIC

            PERSON REPORTED TREES DOWN AND TORNADO SEEN ON SUGAR CANE
            RD.

&&

AKIMBALL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

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

1222 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTMINSTER             34.67N 83.09W
08/26/2008                   OCONEE             SC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE FELL ON MOBILE HOME. ONE PERSON TRAPPED INSIDE

&&

DEO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

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

0230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MARSHVILLE              34.99N 80.37W
08/26/2008                   UNION              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL FLOODED STREETS IN MARSHVILLE.

&&

AKIMBALL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
505 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

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

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW PENDLETON         34.61N 82.80W
08/26/2008                   ANDERSON           SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            HOUSE DAMAGED ON HWY 187 IN MT TABOR COMMUNITY.

&&

JEFFT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

NCZ068-508>510-SCZ003-007>009-012>014-262230-
CHEROKEE-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-LAURENS-POLK MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG-UNION-YORK-
550 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHEROKEE...CLEVELAND...EASTERN
LAURENS...NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...NORTHWESTERN CHESTER...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD...SPARTANBURG...UNION AND
WESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LANDRUM TO 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF JOANNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL PRODCUE VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

LG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
624 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

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

0340 PM     TORNADO          5 SSW PENDLETON         34.58N 82.82W
08/26/2008                   ANDERSON           SC   NEWSPAPER

            AT MT TABOR RD AND HWY 187 HOME DAMAGED, TREE ON MOBILE
            HOME, PATH OF DEBRIS, FUNNEL SEEN AND TRAIN SOUND HEARD
            BY ZION CHURCH MINISTER.

&&

TJB