South Carolina, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 4, 2002

June 4, 2002 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 4, 1:02 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:02 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
202 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002

RIDGE ALOFT CONT OVER SE US WITH MOIST LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW OVER
CWA. AREA REMAINS UNSTABLE BUT WITH A LACK OF ANY STRONG TRIGGERS
FOR CONVECTION. EXPECT WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW TO BE ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST
SCT AFTN-EVE CONVECTION. DUE TO WEAK STEERING WINDS THERE WILL BE
LITTLE MOVEMENT OF STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP AND PRECIP WATER VALS ABV
ONE AND A HALF INCHES POINT TOWARD POSSIBLE RUNOFF PROBLEMS LATE
THIS AFN-EVE AND WED AFTN-EVE ALSO. WILL STICK WITH SCT CONVECTION
BOTH DAYS.

ON THU THE ETA BRINGS AN UPPER TROF SE TOWARD CWA WITH A COLD FRONT
PUSHING INTO NC MTNS DURG DAY. AVN STALLS THE FRONT OVER NC THU.
WITH THIS IN MIND WILL KEEP POPS IN FOR THU NIGHT BUT NOT CHANGE
CURRENT DRY FCST FOR FRI. WKND LOOKS DRY...THEN A SIG SHRTWV TROF
DROPS IN FROM THE W LATE SUN NIGHT INTO TUE. HAVE ADDED CHANCE POPS
FOR MON AND TUE.

FCSTID = 77
GSP   70  91  70  85 /  20  30  30  40
AND   71  92  70  86 /  20  30  30  40
CLT   69  92  70  86 /  20  30  30  40
HKY   69  88  69  83 /  20  30  30  40
AVL   66  86  66  80 /  30  40  40  40

.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

RB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:38 PM EST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
238 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

432 PM     CANTON                    NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   HAYWOOD                        SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL

PAT
Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:38 PM EST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
238 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

232 PM     CANTON                    NC   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   HAYWOOD                        SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL

PAT
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:08 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
408 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

403 PM     BURNSVILLE                NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   YANCEY                         SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
                                          REPORTED DIME HAIL JUST
                                          OUTSIDE BURNSVILLE

JONES
Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:37 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
537 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

532 PM     WEAVERVILLE               NC   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   BUNCOMBE                       BUNCOMBE COUNTY 911
                                          REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZED
                                          HAIL IN WEAVERVILLE.

BURRUS
Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:09 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
609 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

540 PM     MONTREAT                  NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   BUNCOMBE                       REPORTED BY THE BLACK
                                          MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPT.

553 PM     TIGER                     GA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   RABUN                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

545 PM     OLD FORT                  NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   MCDOWELL

603 PM     2 EAST OLD FORT           NC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/04/02   MCDOWELL                       STRONG WIND BLEW A SOLAR
                                          PANEL OFF A ROOF.

NED
Local storm report, Jun 4, 6:04 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
704 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

526 PM     OLD FORT                  NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   MCDOWELL                       TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN.

603 PM     TIGER                     GA   WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02   RABUN                          TREES DOWN ALONG WITH
                                          HAIL. EVENT LASTED 10 -
                                          15 MINS.

NED

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
June 4, 6:25 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Anderson County, 2 mi NW of Piedmont
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
34.717, -82.483

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down.

Hail, Anderson

When
June 4, 6:25 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Anderson County, 2 mi NW of Piedmont
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.717, -82.483

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5305585, 5305586.