Georgia, 2001

Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 13, 2001

June 13, 2001 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 13, 2:40 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:40 PM EST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
340 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

SATELLITE IMAGERY...RADAR...AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW
SUBTROPICAL LOW IN THE VICINITY OF FLORENCE THIS AFTERNOON...MOVING
SLOWLY OFF TO THE EAST. LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW THIS COMPACT SYSTEM
TRUDGING OFF TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT TO THE NC COASTAL PLAINS...WHERE
IT GRINDS TO A HALT AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER NY/NEW ENGLAND AND
BLOCKS ITS ESCAPE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HISTORY OF CRAWLING ALONG SO
THIS SEEMS REASONABLE...THUS THE SLOWER ETA SOLUTION IS FAVORED IN
KEEPING THE LOW IN THE PICTURE THROUGH FRIDAY.

MOST OF THE PRECIP WRAPPING AROUND THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF UNION COUNTY NC BY MIDNIGHT OR THEREABOUTS.
IN THE MEAN TIME...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR UNION COUNTY NC WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM AND MAY BE EXTENDED IF ADDITIONAL RAIN BANDS
WRAP IN FROM CENTRAL NC. WILL GO WITH A LIKELY POP IN THAT
ZONE...WITH CHANCE ELSEWHERE TO HANDLE ONGOING CONVECTION.

BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FAR ENOUGH TO THE
EAST THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT RAIN BANDS THAT DEVELOP WILL REMAIN TO THE
EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE MAIN EFFECT OF THE LOW WILL BE THE
RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE THAT SHOULD PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR DEEP CONVECTION.
THE MAIN QUESTION WILL BE A TRIGGER MECHANISM. UPPER SUPPORT IS NOT
ESPECIALLY FAVORABLE...BUT NEITHER IS IT UNFAVORABLE. THE MAIN
SUPPORT SUGGESTED BY THE ETA WOULD BE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...OF
VARYING DEGREE...THROUGHOUT THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. THIS SHOULD BE
ENOUGH FOR SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE
SUMMERLIKE AS WELL.

LOOKING BRIEFLY AT THE EXTENDED...AVN MOVES SURFACE FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA EARLY SATURDAY. EXPECT THIS IS TOO FAST GIVEN THE STALLING LOW
OVER EASTERN NC OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
PREVIOUS IDEA OF FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST THEREAFTER.

FCSTID = 10
GSP   67  90  68  88 /  30  30  30  40
AND   68  90  67  89 /  30  30  30  40
CLT   69  88  69  87 /  50  30  30  40
HKY   67  88  68  88 /  40  30  30  40
AVL   63  86  64  84 /  30  30  30  40

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 8 PM FOR UNION COUNTY N"CZ082.
SC...NONE.

MOORE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:19 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
519 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

510 PM     LAURENS                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/01   LAURENS                        TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
                                          IN LAURENS AND GRAY
                                          COURT, AND HIGHWAY 92
                                          NEAR GRAY COURT.

TJB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:53 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
553 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

550 PM     8 E ANDERSON              SC   .88 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   ANDERSON                       HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
                                          COVERING THE GROUND
                                          BEzTWEEN BELTON AND
                                          ANDERSON ON HIGHWAY 76.

TJB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:40 PM EST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
640 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

632 PM     ANDERSON                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/01   ANDERSON                       TREES THE SIZE OF
                                          TELPHONE POLES DOWN IN
                                          ROAD NEARs ANDERSON
                                          HOSPITAL. PEA SIZE HAIL.

TJB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:19 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
719 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

625 PM     5 S GREENWOOD             SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/01   GREENWOOD                      TREES DOWN ON COUNTY LINE
                                          ROAD AND HIGHWAY 67 SOUTH
                                          OF GREENWOOD.  CREWS ON
                                          SCENE CLEARING ROAD.

TJB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:26 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
726 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

714 PM     3 S ANDERSON              SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/01   ANDERSON                       TREES DOWN ON HOMES IN
                                          HOMELAND PARK AREA NEAR
                                          HIGHWAY 28 AND 29.

TJB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:39 PM EST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LO+CATION....

710 PM     2 W LANDRUM               SC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   GREENVILLE                     DIME SIZE HAIL 2 MILES
                                          WEST OF LANDRUM.

TJB

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 13, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, Carnesville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.367, -83.233

Sheriff's department reported trees and power lines down across the county.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5254655.