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 3, 5:35 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 635 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2002 QUICK UPDATE FORTHCOMING FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCH #222 FOR OUR SOUTHWEST TIER ZONES. WILL ALSO INCREASE POPS...TO CATEGORICAL FOR THE WESTERN ZONES...TO LIKELY FOR THE EASTERN ZONES...EXCEPT KEPT CHANCE ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES BORDERING RAH AND RNK. FCSTID = GSP 74 58 61 54 / 80 70 50 20 AND 75 59 64 55 / 80 70 50 20 CLT 73 57 60 55 / 60 60 50 20 HKY 69 54 59 53 / 40 60 50 20 AVL 69 53 57 49 / 80 60 50 20 .GSP... GA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT GAZ010-017>018-026-028>029. NC...NONE. SC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL NOON EDT SCZ001>006-010-011. BURRUS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down across a road, and another tree was partially uprooted. A cable TV line was also blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 2002
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