Tornado Warning 15, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1142 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

SCC001-060352-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090506T0415Z/
ABBEVILLE SC-
1142 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO MOVED EAST AND OUT OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3397 8205 3398 8214 3396 8217 3401 8223
      3397 8230 3405 8233 3412 8225 3414 8188
      3413 8186 3396 8200 3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 271DEG 28KT 3404 8218

$$

SCC047-060415-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090506T0415Z/
GREENWOOD SC-
1142 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
GREENWOOD COUNTY...

AT 1141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CALLISON...OR 11
MILES SOUTH OF GREENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3397 8205 3398 8214 3396 8217 3401 8223
      3397 8230 3405 8233 3412 8225 3414 8188
      3413 8186 3396 8200 3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 271DEG 28KT 3404 8218

$$

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000 
WWUS52 KGSP 060402
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1202 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

SCC047-060415-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090506T0415Z/
GREENWOOD SC-
1202 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY...

AT 1201 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CALLISON...OR 14
MILES SOUTH OF GREENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF 
SOUTHEAST GREENWOOD COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3397 8205 3398 8214 3396 8217 3398 8220
      3413 8206 3414 8188 3413 8186 3396 8200
      3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 272DEG 26KT 3399 8209

$$

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000 
WWUS52 KGSP 060412
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1212 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

SCC047-060422-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090506T0415Z/
GREENWOOD SC-
1212 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1215 AM EDT...

THE TORNADO HAS MOVED EAST AND OUT OF SOUTHEAST GREENWOOD COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3397 8205 3398 8214 3396 8217 3398 8220
      3413 8206 3414 8188 3413 8186 3396 8200
      3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 272DEG 26KT 3001 8251

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1044 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL GULF STATES TO THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PROPAGATE ALONG THE BOUNDARY
FROM WEST TO EAST...BEFORE THE BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA
THURSDAY...AND STALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH SATURDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST FOR SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH AS THE BULK OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS
BECOMING ELEVATED ABOVE SURFACE BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS NRN SC...OR
ELSE OUTSIDE THE WATCH ANYWAY. WILL UPDATE POP ONCE AGAIN TO EXTEND
LIKELY IN SPACE AND TIME INTO THE NC PIEDMONT TO ACCOUNT FOR
CONVECTIVE TRENDS. OTHERWISE...THE REST OF THE FORECAST WILL BE LEFT
ALONE.

A BRIEFLY ZONAL FLOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE PASSING UPPER DYNAMICS
OVERNIGHT. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD SAG SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH TO
BISECT THE FORECAST AREA BY MORNING. SLIGHT COOLING IS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE NRN TIER...BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE ANOTHER WARM NIGHT.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS COULD PERSIST THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN
HOURS IN THE MOIST AIRMASS NEAR THE LURKING BOUNDARY. THE
UPSTREAM TROUGH WILL THEN SHARPEN UP QUICKLY THROUGH THE DAY ON WED.
UPPER SUPPORT WILL INCREASE FROM THE W THROUGH THE AFTN HOURS AND
THE BOUNDARY SHOULD LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES THROUGH SE KY. 850 MB FLOW WILL BACK TO SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN MAGNITUDE. THE COMBINATION OF GOOD UPPER
DYNAMICS...DEEP LAYER SHEAR...AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL HEIGHTEN
THE SEVERE TSTM THREAT. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THIS POTENTIAL IN
THE HWO.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 PM TUESDAY...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE IN
THE SHORT TERM AS QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY REMAINS IN THE VICINITY
ALONG WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WITH EMBEDDED WAVES. A DISTINCT SHORT
WAVE WILL CROSS THE REGION WED NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE...WITH MODERATE
TO EVEN HEAVY RAINFALLY. HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE ANY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL WILL BE LOCALIZED IN AREAS OF UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT.
AS WAVE MOVES TO THE EAST LATE WED NIGHT...PRECIP SHOULD END FROM W
TO E WITH A WEAK FRONT SETTLING S TO A POSITION SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. BOTH GFS/NAM ARE SIGNALING THAT CONVECTION ON THU
SHOULD BE SUPPRESSED AS A MESO HIGH DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF
AFOREMENTIONED WAVE. HENCE...WILL LIMIT SCATTERED TYPE POPS TO OVER
THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT IN THE VICINITY OF SURFACE BOUNDARY. MODELS
ALSO INDICATE THAT IT SHOULD REMAIN QUIET THU NIGHT AS SURFACE
BOUNDARY DISSIPATES AND WINDS TURN SW. ANOTHER WAVE IS FORECAST TO
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRI WHICH SHOULD PRODUCE AT LEAST SCATTERED
CONVECTION. SURFACE BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY AGAIN ACROSS THE
AREA FRI NIGHT WHICH WILL SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR MORE CONVECTION
POSSIBLY LATE FRI NIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE W.
WILL HAVE SOLID CHANCE POPS OVER THE W FOR FRI NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM WITH MAX TEMPS A CATEGORY OR SO  ABOVE
AVERAGE. USED A MOS BLEND FOR MAX/MIN TEMPS...EXCEPT GMOS FOR
FRI.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM TUESDAY...THE EXTENDED RANGE EXHIBITS FAIRLY GOOD
CONFIDENCE AS FAR AS THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE SAT/SUN COLD
FRONT. THE ECMWF IS ACTUALLY THE OUTLIER AND QUICKER THAN THE OTHER
OP MODELS...HOWEVER THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT BTW THE 12Z GFS MEAN H5
AND IT/S ENS MEMBERS AND WITH THE 00Z GGEM. THE ECMWF IS LOOKING
RATHER BULLISH WITH THE RETURN OF AN ACTIVE WARM FRONT TO THE CWFA
BY 12Z MON AND THIS SOLN HAS BEEN THROWN OUT ALL TOGETHER. DO EXPECT
SOME TYPE OF RETURN FLOW...BUT FOR NOW WILL GO WITH THE STRONGER LOW
TO MID LEVEL RIDGE ADVERTISED BY THE GFS.

THE TIMING OF THE THE FROPA WILL BE THE KEY SAT AS A HIGHLY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON. THE BEST DEEP LAYERED SHEAR
WILL BE NORTH OF THE REGION...HOWEVER SBCAPES WILL RISE TO AROUND
1200 J/KG WHILE H7-H5 LAPSE RATES WILL BE NEAR 8 C. THE FRONT ITSELF
WILL BE RATHER WEAK...HOWEVER THE LLVL CONVERGENCE PRODUCED SHOULD
BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO HELP GENERATE A QLCS SITUATION WITH PROBABLE
ISOLATED AREAS OF SEVERE WX...MAINLY DAMAGING WINDS DUE TO THE DRY
AIR ALOFT AND THE HIGH FREEZING LEVELS PREVENTING MUCH OF A
SIGNIFICANT HAIL THREAT.

WILL EXPECT A MODERATE AIRMASS CHANGE BY 12Z SUN AND WILL COUNT ON
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH...SLOWLY MODIFYING THROUGH
MON. THE LVLV WIND FIELD WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK...YET A WARMING
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT SHOULD ADD A COUPLE DEGREES TO THE MAX AND ALLOW
HIGHS TO REACH A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL SUN AND MON. WILL REMAIN
ON THE 12Z GFS BANDWAGON FOR THE PATTERN TRANSITION MON. THE IDEA OF
BRINGING A DRY WARM FRONT...MAINLY MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS...TO THE
REGION IS PLAUSIBLE AND WILL ANTICIPATE LLVL MOISTURE TRANSPORT
VECTORS TO REMAIN NON/SOUTHERLY UNTIL 03Z TUE. THIS COULD BE SETTING
UP ANOTHER STRONG TO SEVERE EVENT FOR TUE AS THE THERMAL GRADIENT
TIGHTENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWFA AND GOM MOISTURE FLOW
INCREASES INTO THE CONVERGENT ZONE. ALL IN ALL...A NORMAL SPRING
TIME PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXTENDED AND
BEYOND.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COMPLICATED AVIATION WEATHER SITUATION THIS EVENING AS SURFACE
BOUNDARY HAS DROPPED DOWN ALONG SC/NC BORDER. PREVIOUS THINKING
HOLDS TRUE THAT THE BOUNDARY WILL PROBABLY REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY
OVERNIGHT AS THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING TO NUDGE IT
BACK NORTH. THE FORECAST SHOULD ESSENTIALLY PROCEED AS LAST NIGHT...
MEANING ALL TAF SITES EVENTUALLY GET AN IFR CEILING IN THE PREDAWN
HOURS WHICH PERSISTS UNTIL MID MORNING...AT WHICH TIME IT SHOULD
LIFT TO MVFR. CLOUDS SHOULD ONCE AGAIN SCATTER OUT IN MIDDAY
ALLOWING FOR LOW LEVELS TO BECOME UNSTABLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEMS LIKELY...WITH A FEW SEVERE.

THUS...AT KCLT...EXPECT THE WINDS TO FAVOR A NORTHERLY COMPONENT FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THEY GO PROBABLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE
LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT IFR STRATUS TO REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY AFTER THE RAIN OF TUESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO DRIFT BACK NORTHWARD AFTER SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY WHICH SHOULD
BRING THE WIND BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE MORNING AND
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON...WHICH FOR NOW IS HANDLED WITH A VCSH.

OUTLOOK...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION AS THE FRONT REMAINS IN THE VICINITY WITH LOW PRES
MOVING EAST ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA THURSDAY TO
PROVIDE SOME DRYING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH SE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY
AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FRI TO SUN.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG/PM
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-061945-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
336 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AS WELL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING
WHICH COULD CREATE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
656 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2009

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

0555 PM     HAIL             4 ESE WOODRUFF          34.72N 81.97W
05/05/2009  E1.00 INCH       SPARTANBURG        SC   PUBLIC

            A PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL BETWEEN WOODRUFF
            AND INTERSTATE 26.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2009

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

0556 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW MINT HILL          35.15N 80.70W
05/05/2009                   MECKLENBURG        NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONE TREE IN THE ROADWAY ON HOME PLACE LANE

0645 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE CHARLOTTE          35.18N 80.81W
05/05/2009                   MECKLENBURG        NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONGOING EVACUATION OF DORAL APARTMENTS.

&&

BSH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
702 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2009

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

0633 PM     HAIL             CROSS KEYS              34.63N 81.78W
05/05/2009  E1.75 INCH       UNION              SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            FIREFIGHTER REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED WHEN
            STORM MOVED OVER CROSS KEYS

&&

MOORE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
713 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2009

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

0556 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE MATTHEWS           35.15N 80.68W
05/05/2009                   MECKLENBURG        NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TWO TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THOMPSON ROAD AND
            IDLEWILD ROAD BETWEEN MATTHEWS AND MINT HILL.

&&

BSH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

SCZ007>009-013-014-060130-
CHEROKEE-CHESTER-SPARTANBURG-UNION-YORK-
823 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN
CHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND
SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

AT 822 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF BUFFALO...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
UNION...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION...
  PAULINE...MONARCH MILLS...LOCKHART...JONESVILLE...BULLOCK CREEK...
  BUFFALO AND ADAMSBURG.

SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

GAZ029-SCZ011-019-060330-
ABBEVILLE-ELBERT-GREENWOOD-
1028 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ELBERT...SOUTHERN
ABBEVILLE AND WESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...

AT 1028 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE RUSSELL...OR 9 MILES EAST
OF ELBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
  RUSSELL...RUCKERSVILLE...MIDDLETON...FORTSONIA...VERDERY...
  LOWNDESVILLE...HODGES...COKESBURY...CALHOUN FALLS AND ABBEVILLE.

SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

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