1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 2, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 225 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002 TSRA ARE DEVELOPING AT THE SAME PLACE...AT THE SAME TIME AND WITH THE SAME INTENSITY AS YDAY. CURRENTLY CAPES ARE RUNNING AOA 3000 ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ABOUT THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT ON THE GSO SOUNDING WAS THE WBZ WHICH WAS A LITTLE OVER 11KFT THIS MORNING...ABOUT 1500 FT HIGHER THAN YDAY. THETA-E DIFFERENCES OFF OF THE NESDIS GOES WEB PAGE SHOW DELTA/S OF 25 TO 30 DEG...SIMILAR ONCE AGAIN TO YDAY. THE FLOW IS A LITTLE MORE OUT THE E TDA...AND A LITTLE STRONGER. THIS MAY KEEP CONVECTION CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN A LITTLE LONGER...BUT SINCE THE BEST MOISTURE FLUX DIVERGENCE IS ACTUALLY CENTERED E OF THE MTNS...EXPECT CONVECTION TO GRADUALLY DEVELOP E ON OUTFLOW BNDRYS. POPS WL ONCE AGAIN BE DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE BASED ON THE ORIENTATION AND MOVEMENT OF CONVECTION. WL PROBABLY HAVE LIKELY W AND CHANCE E ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING. BY WED AFTN...THE DEEP LAYER FLOW WL BE A LITTLE MORE ELY THAN TDA...AND THE UPPER RIDGE WL PUSH IN A LITTLE CLOSER FROM THE NW. THIS WOULD IMPLY A LITTLE LESS MOISTURE AND A STRONGER MID LEVEL INVERSION. THEREFORE...SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA. THIS WL ALSO RESULT IN TEMPS A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER. BY LATE THU...SFC FRONT WL PUSH INTO THE NRN MOST ZONES. FLOW ALOFT IS KIND OF WEAK...BUT AVN POOLS MOISTURE ALONG THE FRONT AND DEVELOPS CONVECTION OVER THE NRN ZONES IN THE AFTN. WL CARRY 40 POPS N AND 30 SOUTH. WL CARRY 40 POPS ALL ZONES FRI. CAN/T BE TOO SURE OF LOCATION OF FRONT...AS A GREAT DEAL WL BE DEPENDANT ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... BEHIND FRI/S FRONT RIDGING BOTH FROM SFC NEW ENGLAND HIGH AND ALOFT SHOULD SQUELCH STRONG CONVECTION...LEAVING A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY BEHIND A FIELD OF CUMULUS. SUN...DEEP LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES AND AIRMASS DRIES FURTHER...CU RULE VALUES ARE ALSO WARMING...LEADING TO LESS CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS. AVN BACKS H5 RIDGE TO THE WEST OF THE FA AS A LOW DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. MOISTURE DEEPENS ON MONDAY AND WOULD EXPECT SOME AIRMASS TS...FOR NOW LOOKS AS IF COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED TO 20% AND WILL USE SILENT 20 POPS. TUE SFC FRONT FROM THE LOW ENTERS THE FA FROM THE NW WITH GOOD CAA. I BELIEVE THAT THE AVN IS GOING A LITTLE TOO FAR WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM BUT WILL MENTION A CHANCE POPS FOR TS/SH AS BOUNDARY LAYER LIS ARE COMFORTABLY IN THE NEGATIVE RANGE. WILL KEEP TEMPS AROUND THE ENSEMBLE MEANS. FCSTID = GSP 72 92 71 92 / 30 30 30 30 AND 72 92 71 92 / 30 30 30 30 CLT 69 92 68 92 / 30 30 30 30 HKY 69 90 68 90 / 30 30 30 30 AVL 68 87 67 87 / 40 40 40 30 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MCAVOY/NED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
458 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
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440 PM MARS HILL NC WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02 MADISON COUNTY EOC REPORTS TREES
DOWN.
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
515 PM 5 SE NEWLAND NC .75 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 AVERY SPOTTER REPORTS DIME SIZE
HAIL ON NEDS MOUNTAIN.
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
539 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
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....COUNTY LOCATION....
445 PM MARSHALL NC WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02 MADISON COUNTY EOC REPORTS TREES
BLOWN DOWN.
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
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....COUNTY LOCATION....
530 PM ANTREVILLE SC WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02 ABBEVILLE COUNTY 911 REPORTS CHAIRS
BLOWN OFF A PORCH.
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
555 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
550 PM ANTREVILLE SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 ABBEVILLE SPOTTER REPORTS DIME SIZE
HAIL.
540 PM 5 E ANDERSON SC WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02 ANDERSON COUNTY REPORTS SINGLE
TREE DOWN ON ANDERSON
BELTON HIGHWAY.
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
602 PM EDT TUE JUL 02 2002
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....COUNTY LOCATION....
556 PM BELTON SC 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/02/02 ANDERSON NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BELTON.
TJBThe Greer radar (KGSP), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous powerlines and trees were blown down, including a 60" diameter tree. Some trees were blown on houses. Siding was torn off of a house. 5700 homes were without power.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 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: 5310682.