1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 1:06 PM EST, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 206 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001 CONVECTION CONTINUES IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWFA...BUT WE HAVE NOT WITNESSED ANY RE-DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OR WEST OF THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT. CONVECTION IS ORGANIZING NEAR THE FRONT IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...HOWEVER...AND OUTFLOW FROM THIS MAY APPROACH THE WESTERN CWFA LATER. BECAUSE MOUNTAINS REMAIN IN FAVORED CONVERGENT AREA BETWEEN THE FALLING HEIGHTS TO THE WEST AND THE RIDGE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH...WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF CONVECTION THERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WILL HIGHLIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION THIS EVENING IN THE FOOTHILLS...OTHERWISE DRY TONIGHT. 85H FLOW...AND ACCOMPANYING MOISTURE...BEGINS TO INCREASE IN EARNEST THURSDAY...YET HEIGHTS RISE ALOFT AHEAD OF THE DIGGING LONGWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL ENVELOP THE EAST COAST BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. INSTABILITY GREATER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND MODELS DEPICT A STRONGER UPPER VORT AND MORE UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE IN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE 25H JET...PROGGD TO BE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT PROGD TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE. WILL GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW...DESPITE TIME SECTIONS SHOWING MARGINAL MOISTURE FOR CONVECTION. FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY. POPS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE MOUNTAINS....WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AND GOOD CHANCE EVERYWHERE ELSE. UPPER FLOW SEEMS TO LEAVE THE BOUNDARY AT THAT POINT...AND MODELS SUGGEST IT WILL JUST SLOWLY LUMBER EAST AND SOUTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. UPPER TROF DIGS INTO THE AREA...WITH SEVERAL VORTS ROTATING THROUGH. WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. DRY SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FCSTID = 44 GSP 65 88 67 83 / 10 30 30 50 AND 66 89 67 84 / 10 30 30 50 CLT 64 87 67 82 / 10 30 40 50 HKY 62 86 64 81 / 30 30 30 50 AVL 60 84 61 78 / 30 40 40 60 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. BURRUS
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck an unoccupied house, causing a fire that resulted in serious damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2001
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: 5255117.