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 Mar 9, 2:55 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 255 PM EST SAT MAR 9 2002 SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS FRONT STRETCHING FROM NEAR CROSSVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE AS WE APPROACH 20Z. RADAR DEPICTS A SOLID PRE FRONTAL BAND JUST GETTING INTO THE MTNS AT PRESENT. LAPS ANALYSIS HAS BEST AREA OF INSTABILITY WELL EAST OF THE CURRENT ACTIVITY...GENERALLY OVER THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS. WITH ETA SOUNDINGS DEPICTING CONTINUED INCREASE OF INSTABILITY AND STRONG 850 TO 500 MB LAPSE RATES...ON THE ORDER OF 6.5 C/KM...WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS GOING FOR THUNDER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND JUST PAST MIDNIGHT FROM CLT E. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS ALL LOOK DECENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ERN SECTIONS...AND WILL LIKELY UPDATE THE OUTLOOK WITH THE AFTN PACKAGE. WILL HOLD OFF ON INTRODUCING ANY SEVERE WIND WORDING IN THE ZONES UNLESS WE START GETTING UPSTREAM REPORTS. FROPA AND RAPID DRYING AFTER 06Z WILL CLEAR THE CWA FROM THE WEST. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONSET...ESPECIALLY MTNS...LATE OVERNIGHT. WILL KEEP WINDS JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH BEST COLD ADVECTION AND 50 KT 850 MB JET JUST N IN VA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS E OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY WITH AVN TIMING ON NEXT SYSTEM SLIGHTLY FASTER LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. WILL CONTINUE SMALL CHC POP WORDING FOR LATE MON NIGHT AND KEEP THE BULK OF THE CLOUDS AND PRECIP CHANCES CONFINED TO TUE WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS TIMING. FOLLOWING NDFD CLUSTER COORD...WILL USE CHC POP FOR SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS NEXT SATURDAY AND KEEP PIEDMONT SECTIONS DRY UNDER WITH A STUBBORN SE RIDGE BUT WITH A GRADUAL GULF MOISTURE RETURN. FCSTID = 33 GSP 40 60 26 60 / 60 0 0 0 AND 41 61 25 60 / 60 0 0 0 CLT 44 60 25 59 / 60 0 0 0 HKY 37 55 23 56 / 60 0 0 0 AVL 35 53 23 57 / 60 0 0 0 .GSP... GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES GA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. NC...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES NC MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR AREA LAKES SC MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. GERAPETRITIS
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-092100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1150 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH THE WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TO MAINTAIN A PERSISTENT LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN WESTERN TENNESSEE...AND THIS LINE SHOULD REACH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. DIME SIZED HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING...WHILE ADJACENT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT SECTIONS WILL BE AFFECTED MAINLY FROM 8 PM TO MIDNIGHT. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. HG
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-100400- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 335 PM EST SAT MAR 9 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING...AND REACH THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR AROUND MIDNIGHT. A RATHER SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS LINE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM THIS EVENING...AND THEN PIEDMONT SECTIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR...OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85...WILL SEE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST INSTABILITY WILL BE AROUND THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET IN CASE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. HG
The Greer radar (KGSP), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:55 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines and a tree were blown down at Good Hope Church Rd. and Sam McGee Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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