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, 2:43 PM EST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 343 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002 GETTING VERY BUSY NOW WITH SEVERE WEATHER...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SWAIN COUNTY...IN THE FAR WESTERN REACHES OF OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ENTIRE CWFA IS BOXED...WITH NORTH CAROLINA PORTION CONTINUING UNTIL 8 PM AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA PORTION TENTATIVELY PENCILED IN FOR A 6 PM EXPIRATION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO A FAVORED AREA FOR CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT...WITH IMPRESSIVE SPEED SHEAR PROFILE IN PLACE PER AREA SOUNDINGS AND IN AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AS 25H JET SWINGS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. FRONT MAKING STEADY PROGRESS EASTWARD...BUT WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHANCE POPS EARLY...ESPECIALLY WITH SEVERE WATCHES IN PLACE. MOSITURE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE RAPIDLY WITH FROPA...BUT SOME RESIDUAL WRAP AROUND LOOKS TO WORK ITS WAY INTO OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES LATE. MAIN WEATHER FEATURE TONITE...AND FOR MOST OF TUESDAY...WILL BE WIND...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF PROGD ETA SOUNDINGS SUPPORTS SOME WIND GUSTS TO 50 KT OR SO. AVN NOT NEARLY AS AGGRESSIVE. WILL CONTINUE 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONITE...DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE...AND AT LEAST 15 TO 25 FOR HIGHER TERRAIN ON TUESDAY. WILL HIGHLIGHT WIND GUSTS TO 45...JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. FOR FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT...10 TO 20 AND GUSTY SHOULD SUFFICE. DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO CONTINUE...BUT NOGAPS/UKMET AND LONGER RANGE MRF (BUT NOT THE OPERATIONAL...THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS) ALL SUPPORT A FASTER FROPA FOR LATE WEEK...WITH CHANCE OF CONVECTION MOST OF SATURDAY. WILL REMOVE POPS FROM SUNDAY AND MAKE MONDAY DRY. LITTLE CHANGE TO LONGER RANGE TEMPERATURES. FCSTID = GSP 52 76 46 79 / 30 0 0 0 AND 52 78 48 80 / 30 0 0 0 CLT 52 76 45 78 / 30 0 0 0 HKY 51 73 42 74 / 30 0 0 0 AVL 49 67 41 74 / 30 0 0 0 .GSP... GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN LAKES OVERNIGHT. NC...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN LAKES OVERNIGHT. SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN LAKES OVERNIGHT. BURRUS
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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
326 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
322 PM BRYSON CITY TO CHEROKEE NC WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02 SWAIN DOZEN TREES DOWN ON
HIGHWAY 19.
DICARLOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
428 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
418 PM SENECA SC WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02 OCONEE LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
A FEW TREES DOWN
424 PM CLEMSON SC .75 INCH HAIL
05/13/02 PICKENS SPOTTER REPORTED DIME
SIZE HAIL
RBNThe Greer radar (KGSP), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down, some onto vehicles and homes.
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
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: 5298260.