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 May 9, 4:15 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 515 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2002 WL UPDATE ZONES TO REMOVE SVR TSTM WATCH. WL ALSO GO LIKELY POPS IN THE NE GA ZONES AND THE SRN PART OF THE UPSTATE AS THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHICH HAS NOT MIXED OUT THIS AFTN...AND TSRA LOOK LIKE THEY WL SURVIVE THEIR TRIP ACROSS THE SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MCAVOY
GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ010-011-092230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 533 PM EDT THU MAY 9 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE... AT 535 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE LINE WILL MOVE EAST AT 35 MPH...AND AFFECT AREAS FROM CLARKESVILLE TO TOCCOA AND CARNESVILLE BY 615 PM. THIS WILL ALSO INCLUDE MUCH OF LAKE HARTWELL. WINDS OF 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE LINE. IF THE STORMS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...THEY MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MCAVOY
The Greer radar (KGSP), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown onto a house, while several other trees were blown across roads. A few powerlines were also blown down.
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