1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Sep 24, 9:30 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1030 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2001 WIDESPREAD CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE SFC TROUGH ACROSS THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL OUTFLOWS HAVE ENHANCED THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND AS THE CONVECTION MOVES INTO MORE UNSTABLE AIR TO THE E AND S AS SEEN ON MSAS...IT SHOULD STRENGTHEN. WILL ADD HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WORDING ALONG I-77 CORRIDOR AS BEST FORCING FEATURES AND STRONGEST INSTABILITY COME TOGETHER LATE WITH ARRIVAL OF FRONT. CLOUDS AND RAIN HAVE KEPT TEMPS WELL BELOW GUIDANCE NUMBERS THROUGH 15Z. WILL TRIM BACK UPSTATE TO A COOLER AND WIDER RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON. WILL ALSO BREAK OFF SE PIEDMONT SECTION WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER TEMPS. WILL ISSUE SPS SEVERE OUTLOOK AGAIN WITH I-77 CORRIDOR PLAYED UP AS GREATEST THREAT AREA FOR THE AFTN/EVE. FCSTID = 33 GSP 73 55 66 47 / 100 20 0 0 AND 74 55 66 47 / 100 20 0 0 CLT 75 55 65 47 / 100 30 0 0 HKY 72 52 62 45 / 100 20 0 0 AVL 69 46 59 40 / 100 30 10 0 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. HG
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-242030- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1031 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2001 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED. BECAUSE THE FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE AREA AT THE TIME OF MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING...AND BECAUSE OF A RATHER STRONG WIND SHEAR PROFILE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...PRODUCING WINDS OVER 60 MPH...AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER. ALTHOUGH SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP ANYWHERE IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS ALONG...AND EAST...OF INTERSTATE 77...INCLUDING STATESVILLE...CHARLOTTE...MONROE...AND SALISBURY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BURRUS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1146 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2001
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1140 AM ROCK HILL SC TORNADO
09/24/01 YORK COUNTY SHERIFF RELAYED
TWO REPORTS OF A TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN SOUTHEAST
ROCK HILL.
HGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Brief damaging winds occurred during a fast-moving, low-topped line of thunderstorms.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 2001
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