1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mar 26, 10:15 AM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1015 AM EST TUE MAR 26 2002 LATE MRNG ZN ISSUANCE WILL CONT CATEGORICAL POPS FOR ENTR CWA THIS AFTN. LATEST RUC PLACES AXIS OF LOWEST LI AT NOON EAST OF MTNS FM UPSTATE SC TO VCNTY IREDELL COUNTY. WIND SHEAR FM SFC TO 700 MB INCRSS A BIT BY 21Z WHEN INSTBLTY AXIS IS STILL CLOSE TO NOON POSITION. CLD CVR WILL INHIBIT SFC HEATING MOST OF OUR CWA... BUT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR TSTMS TO BCM SVR AS THEY MOVE INTO MORE UNSTBL AIR E OF MTNS DURG AFTN. 06Z ETA FCST SHEAR/CAPE COMBO AT CLT MID TO LATE AFTN THAT SUGGESTS SVR TSTMS QUITE PSBL. .GSP... GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES IN THE MOUNTAINS. NC...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES IN THE MOUNTAINS. LGL
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-262100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1105 AM EST TUE MAR 26 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS WILL STRENGTHEN AS THEY MOVE INTO UNSTABLE AIR EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. BY MID AND LATE AFTERNOON... SOME OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. PEOPLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER. THE PORTION OF THE NWS GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG COUNTY WARNING AREA THAT IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHESTER SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH TO TAYLORSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE CHARLOTTE METROPOLITAN AREA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE TONIGHT. FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION DURING THE AFTERNOON. LGL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were blown down and a railroad crossing gate was destroyed.
Pea to dime size hail was reported covering the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, March 2002
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: 5285697, 5285698.