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 Aug 15, 1:55 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 255 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002 GULF MOISTURE REMAINS OVER SE U.S. WITH A VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROF INDICATED ALOFT. AFTERNOON HEATING AND WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW OVER MOUNTAINS ARE HELPING GET THINGS GOING. EXPECT SCT SHOWERS TSTMS TO CONTINUE THRU THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WASH OUT TO THE SOUTH. TEMPS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED MUCH THIS FAR S BUT A CHANCE OF RAIN HAS BEEN ADDED THRU SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH DRYER COND FORECAST AS UPPER RIDGE AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA MON THRU THU. FCSTID = 77 GSP 71 87 70 90 / 40 50 40 30 AND 71 87 70 91 / 40 50 40 30 CLT 72 89 71 91 / 40 50 40 30 HKY 70 86 70 89 / 40 50 40 30 AVL 66 83 66 84 / 40 60 50 30 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. RB/LGL
The Greer radar (KGSP), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. A carport attached to a home was damaged, and fell on a car.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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