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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 24, 2015Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2015, 4:38 PM EDT for Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2015, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Greenville County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 261 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 2015-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 275 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2015-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
275 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1419 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 24, 3:46 PM EDT, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:46 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...MAINTAINING WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE
REGION OVER THE WEEKEND RETURNING TEMPERATURES TO SEASONAL LEVELS BY
SUNDAY AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. A COOLER AND DRIER PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE AFTER A
FRONT PASSES EARLY IN THE WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY
APPROACHES THE AREA LATER NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM...CUMULUS CLOUDS HAVE CAPPED THE TEMP RUN UP SOMEWHAT
THIS AFTERNOON PARTICULARLY IN THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA.
THEREFORE...DIALED BACK THE MAX TEMPS BY A 2-3 DEGREES THOSE AREAS.
THE RISE AT CLT HAS SLOWED AS WELL SO THEY SHOULD COME UP SHY OF
100. CONVECTION FIRING OVER FAR WESTERN NC AND NE GA AS EXPECTED.
LATEST HRRR USES THE SFC TROUGH LAYING ACROSS UPSTATE SC INTO
WESTERN NC TO DEVELOP SCT THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH
CAPES BETWEEN 2000-3000J AND DCAPES >1000J A FEW WET DAMAGING
MICROBURSTS ARE LIKELY. THE CONVECTION SHOULD ASH OUT DURING THE
EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING.

FOR THE OVERNIGHT...IT WILL BE A MUGGY NIGHT WITH CLEAR TO PARTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS. MIN TEMPS WILL BE WELL ABOVE CLIMO WITH LOW TO
MID 70S OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS AND LOW TO MID 60S MOUNTAINS.

THURSDAY WILL BE ANOTHER HOT DAY AS THE UPPER HIGH TO THE WEST
BEGINS TO SLIP EASTWARD BUT WEAKEN SOMEWHAT. ALSO SUBTLE CHANGES
OCCUR AT THE SURFACE AS THE WEAK BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AS A LOW MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY.
HENCE...THE AMOUNT OF FORCING FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LESS WITH SOME DEGREE OF SYNOPTIC SUBSIDENCE. HOWEVER...FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOW CIN ERODING IN THE AFTERNOON TO WHERE WE EXPECT A FEW
UPDRAFTS TO BREAK THE CAP. HENCE...WILL CARRY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
POPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. THE OTHER CONCERN
WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE HEAT. HAVE GONE ON THE HIGH END OF THE
GUIDANCE ENVELOPE FOR MAX TEMPS ON FRIDAY WHICH IS WHAT THE
THICKNESS WOULD SUPPORT. DEWPOINTS WILL TRY TO MIX OUT SOME
DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE AN HOUR
OR TWO OF APPARENT TEMPS REACHING 105 ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPSTATE.
IF CURRENT NUMBERS HOLD...MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A HEAT ADVISORY FOR
PARTS OF NE GA...UPSTATE SC AND PERHAPS THE CLT AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM WEDNESDAY...THE BIG STORY OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL
BE THE SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE THAT IS ANTICIPATED...AS A
SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE DIVES OUT OF THE NORTHERN CONUS...AND CARVES
OUT A LONG WAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS BY THE START OF THE
WEEKEND. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
ZONE...FROM THE TENN TO THE OHIO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO ACTIVATE A
PSEUDO-WARM FRONT/E-W ORIENTED CONVERGENCE ZONE ACROSS THE REGION ON
FRIDAY...AND THIS COULD ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE
INITIATION ACROSS OUR AREA FRI AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THERE ARE QUITE
A FEW MIXED SIGNALS IN THE GUIDANCE REGARDING HOW WIDESPREAD ANY
CONVECTION WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST POPS (LIKELY)
WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES...WHERE A MODEL CONSENSUS
SUGGESTS THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL RESIDE DURING PEAK HEATING...AND
ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN...WHERE THE COMBINATION OF TERRAIN EFFECTS
AND INCREASED CONVERGENCE SHOULD RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL
COVERAGE. DESPITE IMPROVING MID/UPPER FLOW RESPONDING TO HEIGHT
FALLS...SHEAR MAGNITUDE WILL REMAIN QUITE WEAK OWING TO
UNIDIRECTIONAL PROFILES. NEVERTHELESS...A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

WITH HEIGHTS CONTINUING TO FALL AND AN APPROACHING FRONTAL ZONE...
GOOD CHANCES FOR CONVECTION ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO FRI
NIGHT...AND LIKELY POPS WILL ACTUALLY BE CARRIED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION
MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA...BUT ALSO DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN
ANOMALOUSLY STRONG W/SW LOW LEVEL FLOW...WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR SOME
TERRAIN-INDUCED CONVECTION.

SATURDAY WILL FEATURE AMPLE GOOD SOURCES OF LIFT...WITH LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT...AND AN UPPER PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF
UVV. HOWEVER...SATURDAY WILL BE THE MOST STABLE DAY OF THE WEEK AS
WELL...OWING TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ABUNDANT MORNING CLOUD COVER AND
DEEP MOIST ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES. ON THE OTHER HAND...SHEAR WILL BE
RATHER IMPRESSIVE FOR LATE JUNE...ABOUT 30 KTS THROUGH A DEEP LAYER.
SOME UPSCALE ORGANIZATION COULD THEREFORE OCCUR IF POCKETS OF MORE
ROBUST INSTABILITY CAN BE REALIZED. LIKELY POPS WILL BE CARRIED
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM WEDNESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE BEGINS SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE FORECAST AREA. POPS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE FRONT CLEARS THE
REGION AND DRIER AIR WORKS IN. THE PLEASANT DRIER AND UNSEASONABLY
COOL REGIME WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AND PERHAPS EARLY TUESDAY.
LOW-LEVEL FLOW TURNS SOUTHWESTERLY ON TUESDAY...ADVECTING SLIGHTLY
WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIR INTO THE CWA. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD. MODEL DISCREPANCIES ON
TIMING AND ASSOCIATED QPF AMOUNTS REMAIN SIGNIFICANT THOUGH
INCREASED POPS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD ARE LIKELY.

GIVEN ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL FRONTAL
PASSAGE...TEMPS WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. HEADING INTO TUESDAY TEMPS WILL RECOVER TO NEAR NORMAL
VALUES AND REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRFIELD
WILL SERVE TO TRIGGER SCT TSRA AS AIRMASS IS QUITE UNSTABLE THIS
AFTERNOON. HENCE...WILL CARRY A TEMPO TSRA FROM 21-23Z THIS
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...VFR CUMULUS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET.

ELSEWHERE...AIRMASS IS QUITE UNSTABLE OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM WESTERN
NC...THROUGH UPSTATE SC INTO NE GA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON. CAMS FAVOR WESTERN AREAS WITH
THE BEST COVERAGE...SO WILL CARRY A TEMPO TSRA AT KAND. WILL MENTION
VCTS AT GSP AND GMU. THE CHANCE OF TSRA TOO LOW TO MENTION AT AVL
AND HKY. EXPECT SOME FOG FORMATION EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
GUIDANCE SUGGESTING MVFR RESTRICTIONS AT AVL AND HKY.

OUTLOOK...TSTM CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT EVENTUALLY APPROACHES FROM THE NW. MORNING
RESTRICTIONS DUE TO FOG AND/OR STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL THE PREVIOUS DAY...AND IN THE MOUNTAIN RIVER
VALLEYS. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...A MUCH DRYER AND COOLER AIRMASS
WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON SUNDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-18Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH  86%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  96%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  93%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH  86%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH  93%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THIS WEEK...WITH YEARS IN WHICH THE
VALUES WERE LAST REACHED.

THURSDAY JUNE 25...

 AVL   96 1952
 CLT  102 1914
 GSP  101 1952

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...LEV
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JP/LEV
AVIATION...LG
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 4:56 AM EDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
456 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>070-501>510-SCZ001>008-010-250900-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-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-ANDERSON-
456 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE
GREATEST COVERAGE IS FORECAST TO OCCUR WEST OF INTERSTATE 26 LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-011>014-019-250900-
ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
456 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE GREATEST THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEST OF
INTERSTATE 26 LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY
PEAK BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IF
POSSIBLE...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND SPEND TIME IN A WELL
VENTILATED OR AIR CONDITIONED AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH WELL ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS UNDER THIS HIGH AND COMBINE WITH HIGH
HUMIDITY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

NCZ059-242015-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
336 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 336 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLVA...OR NEAR CHEROKEE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SYLVA...DILLSBORO...CHEROKEE...B.R. PARKWAY...SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO
BALSAM GAP AND WHITTIER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE
RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 8334 3547 8332 3551 8326 3552 8324
      3552 8320 3551 8317 3540 8309 3533 8334
      3538 8334 3541 8335 3542 8336 3543 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 341DEG 3KT 3548 8330

CDG
Local storm report, Jun 24, 3:59 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

0358 PM     HAIL             TOCCOA                  34.58N 83.32W
06/24/2015  E0.50 INCH       STEPHENS           GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE SIZED HAIL NEAR THE TOCCOA AIRPORT

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPJackson39 min
Jun 24, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson41 min
Jun 24, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania43 min
Jun 24, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland53 min
Jun 24, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGaston27 min
Jun 24, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston54 min
Jun 24, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTransylvania52 min
Jun 24, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg, Union49 min
Jun 24, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland66 min
Jun 24, 6:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg119 min
Jun 24, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPUnion63 min
Jun 24, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPOconee40 min
Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Pickens60 min
Jun 24, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGreenville56 min
Jun 24, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg49 min
Jun 24, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAnderson60 min
Jun 24, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork63 min
Jun 24, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSpartanburg40 min
Jun 24, 7:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPYork2 hr
Jun 24, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPYork30 min
Jun 24, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRabun29 min
Jun 24, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRabun16 min
Jun 24, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRabun33 min
Jun 24, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRabun47 min
Jun 24, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRabun50 min
Jun 24, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPTowns67 min
Jun 24, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHabersham, Rabun30 min
Jun 24, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPStephens51 min
Jun 24, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHabersham38 min
Jun 24, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPFranklin65 min
Jun 24, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPFranklin53 min
Jun 24, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert, Hart54 min
Jun 24, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPFranklin114 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.