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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 8, 2016Cleveland County, Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 7:39 PM EDT for Cleveland County, Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 min. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2016, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 7:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Cherryville, NCMULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF FALSTON RD AND CLINELAND RD.
Jul 8, 7:45 PM EDTHAIL 11 E Lawndale, NC
Jul 8, 7:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCherryville, NCSEVERAL TREES DOWN.
Jul 8, 7:57 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Cherryville, NC3 LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG ROBERT RD.
Jul 8, 8:00 PM EDTHAIL 1.752 N Stanley, NC
Jul 8, 8:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Bessemer City, NCTHREE FOOT DIAMETER RED OAK TREE SNAPPED. NEARBY MAPLE TREES UPROOTED.
Jul 8, 8:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Bessemer City, NCROOF REPORTED BLOWN OFF A BUILDING ON COURT HOUSE ROAD. LARGE TREE TOPS SNAPPED NEARBY. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 23 CALLS FOR DOWNED TREES.
Jul 8, 8:05 PM EDTHAIL 1.5N Stanley, NC
Jul 8, 8:05 PM EDTHAIL 1.752 Ne Bessemer City, NC
Jul 8, 8:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGIron Station, NCSIDING BLOWN OFF A HOUSE.
Jul 8, 8:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGastonia, NCSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN EAST GASTONIA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 11 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 178 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 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 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
178 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1340 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

775 
WUUS52 KGSP 082339
SVRGSP
NCC045-071-109-090030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0138.160708T2339Z-160709T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 738 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
  SHELBY...OR NEAR FALLSTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GASTONIA...LINCOLNTON...CHERRYVILLE...BESSEMER CITY...
  SOUTH GASTONIA...DALLAS...STANLEY...LOWELL...RANLO AND BELWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3517 8110 3536 8169 3551 8159 3550 8101
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 280DEG 32KT 3541 8152 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ARK
2 follow-up statements
166 
WWUS52 KGSP 090003
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
803 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NCC045-071-109-090030-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-160709T0030Z/
GASTON NC-CLEVELAND NC-LINCOLN NC-
803 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR GASTON...EAST CENTRAL CLEVELAND AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES...

AT 802 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF GASTONIA...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BESSEMER CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GASTONIA...CHERRYVILLE...BESSEMER CITY...SOUTH GASTONIA...DALLAS...
STANLEY...LOWELL...RANLO...HIGH SHOALS AND MCADENVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN IN THE WARNED
AREA. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. TURN OFF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. DO NOT USE CORDED TELEPHONES. DO NOT TAKE A
BATH OR SHOWER.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1...800... 2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD
DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3528 8145 3545 8136 3546 8102 3517 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 294DEG 26KT 3534 8132 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ARK
048 
WWUS52 KGSP 090026
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
826 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NCC045-071-109-090035-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-160709T0030Z/
GASTON NC-CLEVELAND NC-LINCOLN NC-
826 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GASTON...EAST CENTRAL
CLEVELAND AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM
EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

THERE IS STILL A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN PART OF
THE COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3528 8145 3545 8136 3546 8102 3517 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 280DEG 32KT 3534 8132 

$$

ARK

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 Jul 8, 5:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 5:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
508 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A warm and unstable airmass will persist across the area into the
weekend with thunderstorms possible each afternoon and evening.
A weak cold front will move into the area from the northwest early
Sunday and become stationary through early next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 500 PM Friday: Still not seeing any convection across the
area, and new CAMs tend to want to break the incoming MCS apart
across the mountains. Very suspicious of this as sbCAPE/dCAPE and
shear all seem at least somewhat supportive of the MCS making it
across. That said, MCS-related composite indices on the latest
mesoanalysis do drop off over our western zones. CAM guidance
doesn't seem too excited about the convection pushing across but
CAMs have done a particularly poor job lately so that doesn't really
help one way or the other. SWOMCD (severe potential) and FFGMPD
(flash flood potential) recently issued both hint that we could be
in for an active evening. Additionally, sbCAPE values across the NC
Piedmont are >4000 J/kg so despite lack of convective initiation,
still concerned that there is some potential for significant
convection in these areas ahead of the MCS.

So, reduced pops for early this afternoon, increased them toward 00z
in the mountains and trended into the going forecast overnight. With
the clear skies across the area, temperatures across the Piedmont
have really climbed and so have had to make some adjustments to
hourly T/Tds as well.

Otherwise, for Saturday, guidance is trying to introduce drier air
into the forecast area by afternoon. In fact, the GFS has little
CAPE depicted along and north of the I-40 corridor tomorrow
afternoon. Indeed, based upon forecast soundings, surface dewpoints
could mix out to the upper 50s. Nevertheless, this is all far from a
certainty. Slight to low chance pops will be advertised during the
afternoon. High temps will once again be well above normal, with the
upper Savannah River Valley once again expected to approach the
century mark. The lower dewpoints should keep heat indices below
advisory criteria.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 230 PM EDT Friday:  The short term fcst period initializes on
Saturday evening as a large H5 trof advects eastward atop the Great
Lakes, while a upper anticyclone dominates across the southern
Plains and Four Corners.  At the surface, high pressure centered
over the eastern Gulf will be the prevailing feature across the
southeast while a front/trof associated with the a fore mentioned H5
cyclone slides through the OH valley into the Appalachians region
with sprawling high pressure filling in behind across the Midwest.

Pattern evolution through the short term features eastward advection
of the primary upper ridge, while the surface high complies by way
of eastward advection into the northern OH valley into Sunday,
before moving into the Mid Atlantic region on Monday.  The above
mentioned cold front is fcst to push into the region on Sunday,
likely stalling out through the remainder of the period.  Meanwhile,
guidance continues to highlight wave development to the west across
the Ozarks, sliding east into the TN valley Monday and thus finally
working to lift the front northward as southerly waa increases.  The
primary fcst challenge through the short term will be the eventual
track of this wave as the ECMWF moves it just west of the southern
Appalachians on Monday afternoon, while the GFS ejects it sharply to
the north and thus yielding lower impacts across the cwfa.

All said, the fcst really hasn't changed all that much with chance
pops favored on Sunday along/south of the I85 corridor as well as
across portions of the southern/central NC mtns, with slight chances
further north and east.  The pops on Monday will favor more of an
ECMWF solution with increased levels regionwide, the greatest of
which residing across the mtns in closer proximity to the
approaching surface wave.  Thus, the fcst features widespread high
chances across the mtns on Monday, with low/mid chances over the
remainder of the fcst area.  Temperatures will lower a bit on Sunday
however remain 3-4 degrees above normal, before returning to near
normal levels on Monday.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 2 PM Friday: the medium range fcst picks up at 00z on Tuesday
with steep upper ridging building over the region from the west and
a persistent closed H5 low moving up the west side of the ridge. Some
of the guidance continues to generate a fairly potent looking H5 shortwave
over the fcst area that is embedded within the ridge. This feature
is expected to dissolve by early Wednesday as the ridge axis moves
north of the Carolinas and a more zonal upper pattern settles over the
region in its wake. Some degree of upper lvl troffing will likely
persist along the central US/Canada border, however it should not
have a significant impact on our synoptic pattern.

At the surface, a lingering weak frontal boundary will lift north of
the CWFA on Tuesday with moist southerly low level flow associated with
the Bermuda High spreading back over the CWFA. Another weak cold front
is expected to approach the CWFA late Thursday/early Friday and bring
additional deep layer moisture to the area for the end of the Medium
Range period. No major changes were needed to the sensible fcst with
slight chance to high-end solid chance POPs each day/evening. Temps have
been showing a warming trend based on the latest guidance with values
expected to remain 2 to 4 degrees above climatology each day.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: Still no convective development across the
forecast area yet this afternoon.  Have removed the TEMPO TSRA at
KCLT for the 21z AMD and will continue to reevaluate through the
evening. The smallest chances for convection will exist at the
Upstate SC terminals, where instability is lowest. While convection
cannot be completely ruled out there, opted to allow things to
bubble a little more before entertaining the introduction of VCTS.
Meanwhile, VCTS will be carried from 20-21Z into the evening at KAVL
and KHKY. These sites could well need a tempo at some point, as
convection is expected to organize across east Tenn later this
afternoon and move into the western Carolinas this evening. How this
will all shakes out it still very much up in the air, and there is
plenty of time to add tempos before convection approaches.

Otherwise, VFR conditions should persist though the period (outside
of convection), although there could be some patchy fog/stratus in
outlying areas, especially in the valleys west of KAVL.

Outlook: A mainly diurnal pattern of showers and thunderstorms will
continue into the weekend. Fog and low stratus will be possible each
morning in the mountain river valleys and also in locations that
receive heavy rainfall from diurnal thunderstorms. A frontal
boundary may stall across the terminal area early next week to keep
the weather active.

Confidence Table...

            21-03z        03-09Z        09-15Z        15-18Z
KCLT       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KGSP       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAVL       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KHKY       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KGMU       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAND       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     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:

www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 07-08

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      96 1988     63 1909     69 1969     50 1972
   KCLT     101 2012     75 1950     81 1881     58 1892
                2010
   KGSP     101 1986     72 1896     76 2012     57 1913
                1888                    1931

RECORDS FOR 07-09

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      93 1986     64 1979     71 1980     49 1896
   KCLT     101 1986     71 1908     78 1986     57 1891
   KGSP     100 1993     67 1979     78 1930     55 1896
                1986
                1977

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL/TDP
SHORT TERM...CDG
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JDL/TDP
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
619 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-092230-
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-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
619 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF EAST
TENNESSEE INTO THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREATS
WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 TO
70 MPH...AS WELL AS HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. IN
ADDITION...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...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.

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001>010-012>014-092230-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-LAURENS-UNION-
CHESTER-
619 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND PIEDMONT EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE
SLIDING SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.  IN
ADDITION...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...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.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ011-019-092230-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
619 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

REMNANT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AS WELL AS BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A
POSSIBILITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..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.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...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.

CDG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:04 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
704 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0703 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BANNER ELK              36.16N 81.87W
07/08/2016                   AVERY              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN AT 4670 HICKORY NUT GAP ROAD.

&&

CGANT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:08 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
708 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0700 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN    36.10N 81.85W
07/08/2016  M87 MPH          AVERY              NC   MESONET

&&

CGANT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:20 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
720 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N NEWLAND             36.16N 81.94W
07/08/2016                   AVERY              NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ALONG CURTIS CREEK RD

&&
Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:25 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
725 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0717 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GAMEWELL                35.87N 81.60W
07/08/2016                   CALDWELL           NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE ON HOUSE ON TURTLE DOVE ST

&&

CGANT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:27 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
727 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0717 PM     TSTM WND GST     GAMEWELL                35.87N 81.60W
07/08/2016  E60 MPH          CALDWELL           NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TURTLE DOVE RD

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CGANT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 7:36 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
736 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GAMEWELL                35.87N 81.60W
07/08/2016                   CALDWELL           NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR MOBILE HOME PARK ALONG CALICO RD
            AND HARTLAND RD.

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CGANT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham30 min
Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, McDowell46 min
Jul 8, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey45 min
Jul 8, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRutherford40 min
Jul 8, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison28 min
Jul 8, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Madison, Yancey52 min
Jul 8, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Swain62 min
Jul 8, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford39 min
Jul 8, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Iredell46 min
Jul 8, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell and 2 more42 min
Jul 8, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania58 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.