1 dust devil, 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 Mar 15, 3:00 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 300 PM EST FRI MAR 15 2002 TRICKY FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. MODELS REMAIN IN AGREEMENT THAT A FRONT WILL STILL BE WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AT 12Z SATURDAY...WITH LEADING EDGE OF THE PRECIP JUST REACHING WRN NC. THIS STILL LOOKS REASONABLE AS ALL THE FORCING WILL REMAIN JUST TO THE WEST BY THAT TIME. WILL CONTINUE THE IDEA OF A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NC MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT WITH THE PRECIP NOT MAKING IT OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL AFTER 12Z. THE CHANCE OF PRECIP ON SATURDAY IS THE FIRST REAL PROBLEM. IN THESE SITUATIONS...WE OFTEN SEEM TO GET A SPLIT WITH ONE LARGER AREA LIFTING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST WITH THE MAIN UPPER FORCING...AND ANOTHER AREA MOVING DOWN ACROSS GA...AS SHOWN BY THE 12Z ETA. IN FACT...UPPER FORCING IS QUITE WEAK ACROSS THE WRN CAROLINAS. THIS SCENARIO CASTS DOUBT ON THE LIKELY POP SEEN ON THE MAV GUIDANCE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WILL STAY THE COURSE AND KEEP THE LIKELY POP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND A CHANCE E OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE FRONT SHOULD DROP S ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AS MORE OF A BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT AS A LARGE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO ERN CANADA. THIS MAKES SUNDAY REALLY PROBLEMATIC. THE COOL AIR SHOULD BE SHALLOW THIS FAR S WITH DRIER AIR REMAINING UP ACROSS VA. EXPECT ENOUGH LOW LEVEL UPGLIDE OVER THE TOP OF THIS SHALLOW AIR MASS TO DEVELOP SOME LIGHT PRECIP ON SUNDAY. SINCE WE SHOULD BEGIN THE DAY WITH DEWPOINTS CLOSER TO 45 OR 50...THIS WILL HARDLY BE YOUR CLASSIC LATE WINTER COLD AIR DAMMING SITUATION...BUT NEVERTHELESS I WILL KEEP TEMPS ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE MAV NUMBERS. WEDGE MON/TUE...DESPITE MODELS TRYING TO LIFT FRONT N TUE...NOT SCOURING TIL COLD FROPA WED MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE WELL BELOW GUIDANCE...WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES JUST A LITTLE COOLER FOR LOW DIURNAL RANGE. CHANCE STRATIFORM PRECIP BOTH DAYS.-JAT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HAVE TRIED TO FOLLOW ECMWF DEPICTION OF STRONGER UPPER RIDGE REMAINING OVER E COAST WITH FRONT STALLING NEARBY. HARD TO BELIEVE...IN A WAY...THAT WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF PRECIP NEARLY EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO RULE OUT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MOORE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.
A large dust devil damaged a chicken pen.
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, March 2002
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