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 13, 1:45 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 245 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002 HAVE UPDATED ZONES FOR NEW WATCH. RAISED POP ALL ZONES. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. RWH
NCZ048-131800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1056 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY THIS MORNING...PRODUCING A LITTLE OVER AN INCH OF RAIN DURING THE PAST HOUR. MORE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MORE RAIN MAY PPRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER MADISON COUNTY CAUSE A MAJOR THREAT TO MOTORISTS IN THE MORE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING A TRIP...PLEASE REMEMBER TO AVOID WATER CROSSING A ROAD. DICARLO
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
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, May 2002
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