Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

510 
WWUS52 KGSP 051936
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

NCC149-SCC045-083-052015-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120405T2015Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-POLK NC-GREENVILLE SC-
336 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 334 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 
MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE ROBINSON...OR 14 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. AT 330 
PM...GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WERE REPORTED NEAR THE 
BLUE RIDGE AREA.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...NORTHERN SPARTANBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY STRONG WINDS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT OF
INJURY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND VEHICLES WILL ALSO OCCUR. SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED
REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8196 3519 8197 3518 8196 3518 8187
      3506 8182 3497 8239 3508 8242 3519 8236
      3520 8230 3537 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 340DEG 15KT 3502 8225

$$

NED

035 
WWUS52 KGSP 052006
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
406 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

NCC149-SCC045-083-052015-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120405T2015Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-POLK NC-GREENVILLE SC-
406 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE...EASTERN POLK AND NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES UNTIL 415
PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
INMAN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 
MPH. AT 345 PM...PING PONG SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE INMAN AREA.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAKE BOWEN...BOILING SPRINGS SC...CHESNEE...MAYO AND FINGERVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED
REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8196 3519 8197 3518 8196 3518 8187
      3506 8182 3499 8224 3502 8234 3509 8237
      3519 8228 3520 8222 3537 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 236DEG 14KT 3509 8210

$$

NED

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1046 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY ENHANCING SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INTO THE EVENING.  THE UPPER LOW WILL MERGE
WITH THE DEPARTING TROUGH AS IT MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST ON FRIDAY.
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER OUR REGION INTO SATURDAY
AND THEN WEAKEN.  AN UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO SET UP OVER THE
EAST NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD LEAD TO COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1045 AM...AREA OF SHRA ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR IS MOVING EAST
WITH WEAK SHORT WAVE. THIS ACTIVITY SHUD END/MOVE EAST BEFORE NOON.
OTHERWISE...GOING FCST IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. COLD FRONT IS DRAPED
ACROSS THE CWFA. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY DEW POINTS HAVE NOT MADE IT
INTO THE CWFA. THIS COULD BE AN AFFECT OF THE SHRA. STILL EXPECT
LOWER DEW POINTS AND INSTABILITY ACROSS THE NORTH...BUT THE SLOWER
ONSET OF VERY DRY AIR COULD KEEP THINGS UNSTABLE FARTHER NORTH. SVR
CHANCES CLOSER TO THE FRONT ARE LOOKING EVEN BETTER THAN PREVIOUSLY
GIVEN THE VERY DRY MID LEVEL AIR SEEN ON THE 12Z KFFC RAOB. DCAPE
VALUES ARE CURRENTLY AS HIGH AS 1100 J/KG ACROSS THE UPSTATE/NE GA.
THIS COMBINED WITH A VERY LOW WET BULB ZERO SHUD ENHANCE THE CHANCE
OF DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY
IS EXPECTED WITH CURRENT CAPE VALUES OF 1000 J/KG ACROSS THE SAME
AREA. GUIDANCE STILL SHOWING GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE WITH APPROACHING
JET MAX AHEAD OF THE H5 LOW. GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE LOOKS ON
TRACK WITH THE SFC FRONT IN PLACE. INCREASED HIGHS SLIGHTLY OVER THE
UPSTATE GIVEN CURRENT TEMPS. WINDS ADJUSTED TO CURRENT GUIDANCE
WHICH IS MORE IN LINE WITH ACTUAL FRONTAL PLACEMENT.

AS OF 555 AM EDT...SKIES HAVE LARGELY CLEARED BEHIND A SHORT WAVE
THAT/S MOVED INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE FA. AHEAD OF THE WAVE
THERE IS A MID LEVEL OVERCAST AND SOME HIGH BASED SHRA. THE GRIDS
HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE TRENDS. THE CLEARING SKIES WILL
ALLOW FOR A RAPID WARMUP THIS MORNING AND MAY SIGNAL AN EARLY START
FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER TULSA OK WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST
SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT. BY 12 UTC FRI THE LOW SHOULD BE
LOCATED NEAR SAVANNAH. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS THE FA THIS MORNING. THE NAM AND MOST OTHER MODELS STALL THE
FRONT FOR A WHILE OVER THE WRN UPSTATE AND THE CENTRAL NC
MTNS...WHILE THE GFS IS A LITTLE MORE PROGRESSIVE. THE SREF ALSO
STALLS THE FRONT OVER THE FA...AND THE NAM IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
FOR THE FIRST TWO PERIODS OF THE FORECAST.

THERE WILL BE GOOD LLVL CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE POOLING...WITH
DEWPOINTS LIKELY TO BE IN THE L60S ALONG THE SFC FRONT. AT THE SAME
TIME...THE NAM SPREADS STRONG Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE FA
DURING THE AFTN HOURS. AS LAPSE RATES STEEPEN AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LOW...VIGOROUS CONVECTION SHOULD DEVELOP NEAR THE BOUNDARY. THERE IS
NOT MUCH LOW CLOUD COVER BEHIND THE FRONT YET...AND THE REGION WILL
BE UNDER WEAK NVA MOST OF THE MORNING WHICH WILL MEAN LIMITED CLOUD
COVER. THIS SHOULD ALSO HELP THE AIRMASS DESTABILIZE...ADDING IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION. THERE EVEN LOOKS TO BE A MODEST AMOUNT OF
MID LEVEL DRYING...PARTICULARLY EARLY IN THE EVENT...AND SOME OF THE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE
RESPECTABLE...THOUGH THE LLVL WINDS WILL BE RATHER WEAK. THIS IS
LIKELY TO SUPPORT SOME PERSISTENT MULTI-CELL SEVERE STORMS.

THE NAM HAS A COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN ALONG THE BNDRY THIS AFTN AND
EVENING. THE NEW ECMWF/S AREA OF HEAVIER RAIN IS SITUATED IN ALMOST
THE SAME AREA...BUT IS MUCH LIGHTER. SO ARE THE SREF AND CANADIAN.
OF COURSE AN AREA OF SLOW MOVING...TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS COULD VERY
WELL PRODUCED SEVERAL INCHES OF LOCALIZED RAINFALL. HPC ONLY HAS
AROUND AN INCH OF QPF...ALSO ACROSS THE NC MTNS AND MUCH OF THE
UPSTATE. THIS ISN/T ENOUGH FOR ME TO HOIST A FLASH FLOOD WATCH YET.
HOWEVER...A SHORT FUSED WATCH ISN/T OUT OF THE QUESTION DEPENDING
HOW STORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTN.

MOST OF THE NC FOOTHILLS...PIEDMONT AND THE NRN MTNS SHOULD MISS OUT
ON THE ACTION TODAY AS THESE AREAS WILL BE IN THE STABLE AIR NORTH
OF THE BNDRY. HOWEVER...BY THIS EVENING...MOST OF THE FA SHOULD SEE
A PERIOD OF PERSISTENT RAIN OR SHRA AS THE DIV-Q BULLSEYE ROLLS
THROUGH...INITIATING SFC LOW CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE SE GA COAST.
LOWS FORMING IN THIS AREA TYPICALLY BRING RAIN TO A GOOD BIT OF THE
FA. SOME MODELS HAVE A SECONDARY AREA OF HEAVIER RAIN /0.5 - 1.00
INCH/ ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND NE UPSTATE OVERNIGHT...WHICH IS
WHAT I/VE FAVORED IN THE GRIDS. LATE TONIGHT PCPN SHOULD TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST AS A DIGGING NRN STREAM TROUGH PUSHES THE SRN
STREAM LOW OUT TO SEA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM EDT THURSDAY...THE START OF THE SHORT TERM IS 12Z
FRIDAY AT A POINT WHEN THE AXIS OF THE SHORTWAVE WILL BE PASSING
THROUGH OUR MOST EASTERN PIEDMONT COUNTIES...NEAR AND EAST OF CLT.
THIS IS DEPICTED ON ALL OPERATIONAL MODELS.  SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE
DECREASING DURING THE DAY AND BE ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND OVER ALL PIEDMONT LOCATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON.  WE MAY
GET SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER LATE IN THE DAY WHICH COULD LEAD
TO SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST.  STILL
GOING FOR HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

DRY AND COOL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE GREAT LAKES AT 00Z
SATURDAY WILL BRING US THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE HAD IN A
WHILE.  GOING FOR LOWS EARLY SATURDAY IN THE 30S ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH LOWER 30S IN SOME OF THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS.  A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.  RH VALUES SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AROUND 30 PERCENT.  HIGHS SATURDAY NEAR NORMAL.  LOWS
SATURDAY NIGHT A FEW DEGREES MILDER THAN FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 130 AM THURSDAY...ON SUNDAY THE WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BE
BREAKING DOWN.  WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND THICKNESS VALUES ON THE
WARM SIDE...EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 70S ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
STARTING THE WEEK...EXPECT AN UPPER TROUGH TO DEVELOP OVER THE
EAST.  BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE A CLOSED OFF LOW OVER THE GREAT
LAKES AT 12Z MONDAY AS IT SLIDES EAST OR SOUTHEAST.  THE ECMWF HAS A
DEEPER TROUGH AS WE PROGRESS INTO THE MID WEEK.  LOOKS LIKE THE BEST
CONSENSUS OF SHOWERS OVER THE NC MOUNTAINS WILL BE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.  A GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
GRADUALLY DECREASES ON TUESDAY AND I HAVE INCREASED THE WIND IN THIS
PERIOD AS THIS GRADIENT CERTAINLY SUPPORTS IT.  THE ECMWF HAS AN
UPPER CLOSED OFF LOW OVER THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS THE GFS HAS THE TROUGH TRYING TO PULL OFF THE EAST COAST BY THAT
TIME.  TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL ON MONDAY...BUT AS THE
TROFINESS SETS UP FOR DAYS 6 AND 7 THE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE A
FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY THAT TIME.  LOWS IN THE 30S FOR THE NC
MOUNTAINS IN MID WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...NE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KTS BY MID MORNING
AND GENERALLY STAY FROM THAT DIRECTION AT THAT SPEED THROUGH THE
DAY. A MID LEVEL DECK OF CLOUDS WITH A FEW SPRINKLES SHOULD CLEAR
OUT BY 9 AM. VFR CIGS IN THE 4-5KFT RANGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTH DURING THE EARLY AFTN. BY LATE AFTN OR
EARLY EVENING SHRA WILL BREAK OUT. ONCE PCPN BEGINS...CIGS SHOULD
QUICKLY LOWER THROUGH THE MVFR AND INTO THE IFR RANGE DURING THE
EVENING. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL LAST MOST OF THE NIGHT. SOME MODELS
HAVE HEAVY RAIN BY LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHILE
NOT IN THE TAF YET...THIS IS A POSSIBILITY.

ELSEWHERE...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DROP
SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE BNDRY IS EXPECTED TO
STALL BETWEEN KGSP AND KAND THIS AFTN. STRONG TSTMS SHOULD DEVELOP
ALONG AND A LITTLE NORTH OF THE SFC FRONT AND PREVAILING SHRA WITH
VCTS HAS BEEN RETAINED AT THE UPSTATE SITES AND KAVL. CIGS WILL BE
SLOW TO FALL TODAY...BUT THEY SHOULD FALL QUICKLY INTO THE IFR RANGE
THIS EVENING AS LOW LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN NORTH OF A DEVELOPING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DOWN OVER THE LOW COUNTRY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS
OR RAIN WILL LAST MOST OF THE NIGHT ALONG WITH IFR CIGS. CIGS MAY
LOWER INTO THE LIFR RANGE OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...RAIN WILL END FRIDAY MORNING AND SKIES WILL CLEAR. A DRY
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD IN BY FRI AFTERNOON AND DOMINATE THE
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/RWH
SHORT TERM...DEO
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...MCAVOY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
918 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507>510-
SCZ001>014-019-061330-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-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-
918 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. SOME OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. AREAS THAT STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF
SEEING SEVERE STORMS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND SOUTH AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM ASHEVILLE TO SPARTANBURG AND CHESTER.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY REPEATEDLY AFFECT THE SAME LOCATIONS TODAY. IF
THIS OCCURS...LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WHICH COULD
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. URBAN AREAS WILL BE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-057-068>072-082-501>506-061330-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
918 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM NORTH OF THE FRONT...PARTICULARLY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

MCAVOY/RWH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EDT THU APR 05 2012

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

0156 PM     HAIL             4 NW SWANNANOA          35.64N 82.44W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED E OF ASHEVILLE NC

&&

PTANNER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
210 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

SCZ003-051845-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
210 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAESARS HEAD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BREVARD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CAESARS HEAD...
  JONES GAP STATE PARK...
  MARIETTA...

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...

CAESARS HEAD AND JONES GAP STATE PARK...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3510 8272 3510 8269 3513 8268 3512 8263
      3516 8255 3516 8252 3518 8246 3516 8245
      3520 8242 3521 8238 3506 8232 3501 8255
      3502 8257 3507 8258 3507 8275

NED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
247 PM EDT THU APR 05 2012

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

0230 PM     HAIL             2 NE CAESARS HEAD       35.12N 82.59W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       GREENVILLE         SC   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALMOST COVERED THE GROUND

&&

LG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
255 PM EDT THU APR 05 2012

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

0255 PM     HAIL             ASHEVILLE               35.57N 82.55W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   PUBLIC

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND REPORTED BY
            PUBLIC.

&&

PTANNER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
257 PM EDT THU APR 05 2012

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

0245 PM     HAIL             ASHEVILLE               35.57N 82.55W
04/05/2012  E0.50 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

LG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
301 PM EDT THU APR 05 2012

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

0256 PM     HAIL             ASHEVILLE               35.57N 82.55W
04/05/2012  E0.75 INCH       BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

LG