Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
342 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCC071-101952-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2000Z/
Gaston NC-
342 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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LAT...LON 3505 8056 3510 8093 3511 8093 3510 8095
      3534 8094 3551 8074 3550 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 284DEG 24KT 3536 8085 3516 8091 

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NCC025-119-179-102000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260710T2000Z/
Cabarrus NC-Mecklenburg NC-Union NC-
342 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN CABARRUS...MECKLENBURG AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES...

At 342 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles south of Huntersville to 5 miles southwest of
Uptown Charlotte, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Downtown Concord, Central
Charlotte, South Charlotte, Northeast Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte,
East Charlotte, and Northwest Charlotte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3505 8056 3510 8093 3511 8093 3510 8095
      3534 8094 3551 8074 3550 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 284DEG 24KT 3536 8085 3516 8091 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
239 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No major changes to overall forecast thinking. Temperatures could
trend cooler Saturday if decaying thunderstorms move over the
area in the morning as some models depict. Confidence on forecast
timing and trends Sunday-Tuesday has diminished slightly due to
a new trend in how a low pressure system may evolve.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1. An active period of convective weather will continue into at
least Monday, with showers and thunderstorms still most likely
in the afternoons and evening, but also being possible at other
times each day, especially Sunday night. A few strong or severe
thunderstorms and isolated flash flooding are possible each day
through Monday.
2. Another hot day today, before a cooling trend sets in over
the weekend, with below normal temperatures forecast early next
week. If you have outdoor activity planned through Saturday,
make sure to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks to cool off
and avoid heat-related stress.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Key message 1: An active period of convective weather will continue
into at least Monday, with showers and thunderstorms still most
likely in the afternoons and evening, but also being possible at
other times each day, especially Sunday night. A few strong or
severe thunderstorms and isolated flash flooding are possible each
day through Monday.

Broadly cyclonic upper-level flow is already in place across the
eastern US and will amplify over the weekend as ridge builds over
the Rockies and Plains. A well defined shortwave now over the
central Plains will advect southeastward tonight into Saturday
and possibly even partially cut off into an closed upper low over
KY/TN by Sunday.  This pattern, and abundant subtropical moisture
intially over our area, are expected to result in a period of
active weather lasting into Monday, with potential for heavy rain
and thunderstorms not necessarily on the diurnal trend typically
seen this time of year.

Convective complexes which developed Thursday night in the mid-MS
and lower OH valleys created weak upper disturbances or MCVs which
should advect toward NC this afternoon and evening. Seasonably
unstable conditions over our CWA should develop this afternoon,
with slightly more low-level shear than normal due to the westerly
flow aloft.  These conditions combined with the MCVs could result
in some loosely organized clusters of storms producing a damaging
wind threat this afternoon and early evening.

Last night's MCSs also left behind a cold pool which, in the face
of southwesterly flow around the Bermuda ridge, should effectively
place a warm front in place over KY/TN through tonight, and could
provide a focus for overnight covective development upstream. Cold
pool boundaries could remain from earlier convection in our CWA
as well.  As a result we will maintain 60-80% PoPs near the NC/TN
border tonight and at least a 15-30% PoPs east of the mountains
into the very early morning hours. A number of CAM runs also
develop another MCS this evening somewhere over the lower Ohio
Valley and the warm front would provide a route for such an MCS to
make a run at the Appalachians near daybreak Saturday. Thus such
development would appear to have more implications tomorrow, with
potential for a cold pool to stabilize parts of the area and/or
promote initiation of a new round of diurnal storms.

The amplifying trough will be associated with an east-west oriented
cold front, which should progress southward along the East Coast
in backdoor fashion and potentially will induce drier and cooler
weather circa Monday or Tuesday. While this still appears possible,
confidence has decreased somewhat on the cooling/drying due to
some guidance depicting the cutoff low developing to our west,
which suggests the front will stall near or north of the CWA. A
period of easterly low-level flow still is expected to develop
Sunday near the front, supplying Atlantic moisture, while the cloud
layer flow is likely to remain westerly. 60-90% PoPs are forecast
over most of the area then into Monday. Slow-moving or training
convection remains possible along the front and thus this still
looks like a period of greater concern for flash flood potential.
The upper low could however turn the mean flow more southerly,
which might result in the threat being more localized. PoPs do not
start to trend downward until Monday night, doing so from north
to south. The potential for a lingering upper low west of the
area hinders confidence Tuesday and beyond, but otherwise heights
should rise over the area as the upper ridge expands eastward,
and we would expect a return to more typical mountain-focused
convection each day.

Key message 2: Another hot day today, before a cooling trend sets
in over the weekend, with below normal temperatures forecast early
next week. If you have outdoor activity planned through Saturday,
make sure to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks to cool off
and avoid heat-related stress.

Temperatures are running above normal this afternoon with dewpoints
in the upper 60s to near 70 for the most part, resulting in heat
index reaching the low 100s in many spots. An isolated occurrence
of heat index over 105 is possible.

Outflows or cold pools associated with convection could offer
some relief for the heat this afternoon. There remains potential
for convective activity in the TN Valley late tonight or Saturday
morning, which could bring additional cold pools and/or a high
altitude cloud shield over the area. Based on partial thickness
values, heat potential is similar Saturday compared to today, though
enough models depict the cooling effects of convection impacting
temperatures Saturday that NBM values trend a little cooler and back
to about normal in most locations. Heat index accordingly will be
more comfortably below advisory criteria. A moist/cloudy pattern
is even more likely Sunday, but there is also the potential for
some cooler air to arrive with the backdoor cold front, so temps
trend slightly lower that day also. Temperatures are expected to
top out below normal Monday and Tuesday, with Monday still looking
like the coolest day with highs near 10 degrees below normal.

As noted, there is some uncertainty into the overall trend due to
the potential for a cutoff low to impede the progress of the upper
ridge from the central into eastern CONUS toward the middle of next
week, but the consensus remains that heights will trend upward
and the cooler post-frontal airmass will quickly modify. As such
temps trend back to normal Wed and even slightly above normal Thu.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: TEMPOs very early in the period at all sites
(except PROB30 at KAVL) with loosely organized clusters of SHRA/TSRA
scattered around the region. Lower MVFR vsby is mentioned but there
is potential for brief IFR. Some of the existing small clusters
could grow upscale into a larger line which would be associated with
more widespread or longer duration aviation impacts, so monitor for
AMDs. A shortwave trough remains over KY/TN and will drift eastward
into and across the terminal area later this afternoon/evening,
so there is potential for a second round of convection, except
perhaps where the first round consumes the available energy for
storms. This warranted a PROB30 this evening at all sites except
KAVL. SHRA appear more likely in this second round, except at KAND
which is nearest the track of a developing line of TSRA moving into
GA as of 1830z. Gusts of 25+ kt possible with any thunderstorms
this afternoon/evening. Aside from TS impacts, VFR is expected
through evening. Cannot rule out restrictive cigs/vsby forming
tonight where heavy rain falls in the late aftn or evening. Not yet
confident enough to make any mention of convection on Saturday,
except KAVL, which is most likely to see precip due to decaying
convection moving out of TN in the morning, prompting PROB30.

Outlook: Greater than normal coverage of SHRA/TSRA continues for
all terminals Saturday into Monday as multiple rounds of storms
move towards and across the area. Drier conditions should develop
Tuesday into Wednesday. Low stratus and/or fog will be possible
each morning in the mountain valleys and in locations that see
appreciable rainfall the previous afternoon/evening.

&&

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

&&

JCW

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
214 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-109-101845-
Gaston NC-Cleveland NC-York SC-Cherokee SC-Southern Spartanburg SC-
214 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND...
SOUTHWESTERN GASTON...NORTHWESTERN YORK...EAST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG
AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 214 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Shelby to 3 miles
northwest of Gaffney to 9 miles northeast of Spartanburg. Movement
was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gaffney, Shelby, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Blacksburg, Grover,
Patterson Springs, Hickory Grove, Earl, and Smyrna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 8125 3503 8127 3489 8143 3496 8188
      3527 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 279DEG 26KT 3521 8160 3512 8169 3502 8179

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
225 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

SCZ010>012-019-107-101900-
Laurens SC-Abbeville SC-Anderson SC-Greenwood SC-
Southern Greenville SC-
225 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAURENS...SOUTH
CENTRAL GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON...NORTHEASTERN ABBEVILLE
AND NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles east of Anderson to 16 miles north of
Abbeville. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Laurens, Honea Path, Ware Shoals, Due West, Donalds, Cokesbury,
Hodges, Shoals Junction, Lake Greenwood, and Coronaca.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 8204 3422 8210 3433 8258 3457 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 282DEG 25KT 3451 8239 3442 8239

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
232 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

NCZ056-068>070-504-101900-
Gaston NC-Cleveland NC-Lincoln NC-Greater Burke NC-Catawba NC-
232 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CATAWBA...LINCOLN...CENTRAL
CLEVELAND...NORTHERN GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH
300 PM EDT...

At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Hickory to 6 miles west
of Lincolnton to 3 miles northeast of Shelby. Movement was east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Newton, Lincolnton, Gastonia, Mt Holly, Cherryville, Bessemer
City, Dallas, Maiden, and Stanley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 8098 3562 8092 3561 8094 3559 8093
      3555 8096 3554 8094 3553 8094 3553 8095
      3550 8096 3546 8094 3543 8096 3539 8095
      3537 8099 3536 8092 3534 8099 3529 8101
      3527 8125 3527 8159 3571 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 283DEG 22KT 3562 8142 3544 8135 3532 8150

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
239 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

GAZ029-SCZ010-011-101915-
Elbert GA-Abbeville SC-Anderson SC-
239 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ELBERT...SOUTHERN ANDERSON AND
SOUTHWESTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles west of Elberton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Elberton, Middleton, Russell State Park, Lake Russell, Lowndesville,
Calhoun Falls, Dewy Rose, Rock Branch, Sweet City, and Ruckersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Russell, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 8294 3403 8294 3404 8295 3403 8296
      3404 8298 3408 8300 3408 8302 3418 8305
      3431 8269 3406 8259 3401 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 257DEG 25KT 3413 8294

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
247 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0220 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Gaffney            35.08N 81.65W
07/10/2026                   Cherokee           SC   Emergency Mngr

            Persons trapped in 2 homes by downed trees.
            Additional trees down throughout the city.

&&

RWH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
254 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

SCZ011>013-019-101930-
Laurens SC-Abbeville SC-Greenwood SC-Union SC-
254 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAURENS...SOUTHERN ABBEVILLE...
SOUTHERN UNION AND CENTRAL GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Laurens to 11 miles north of
Greenwood to 7 miles west of Abbeville. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville, Clinton, Ninety Six, Joanna, Cross
Hill, Cokesbury, Waterloo, and Hodges.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Greenwood, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3417 8264 3437 8220 3459 8204 3456 8142
      3450 8142 3449 8144 3449 8149 3445 8154
      3448 8156 3453 8164 3437 8178 3430 8190
      3424 8191 3421 8194 3418 8192 3404 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 283DEG 19KT 3454 8191 3436 8214 3420 8250

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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