Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 11, 2002

Name: Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 11, 2002
Start: 2002-11-11T05:40
End: 2002-11-11T05:40
Location: South Carolina

November 11, 2002 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
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 Nov 11, 4:15 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 4:15 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
415 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

...TORNADO WATCH FOR NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT ZONES UNTIL 7 AM...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR SC AND GA ZONES UNTIL 9 AM...

MAIN LINE OF TS IS CURRENTLY RUNNING FROM GVL NORTHEAST TO HKY...AND
PUSHING EAST. LINE SHOULD BE EAST OF THE CWA BY NOON TODAY. UNTIL
THEN THE THREAT OF SVR WX WILL CONTINUE AS FORCING REMAINS DECENT
AND ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR A LEAST STRONG TS WINDS.

TONIGHT THINGS SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUIET AS BOUNDARY SLIDES EAST AND
WITH LITTLE REMAINING FORCING...HAVE TRIMMED BACK POPS. HAVE
INCREASE POPS AND QPF FOR TUES. DEEP H5 TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE MS
VALLEY. GFS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW OVER THE FL
PANHANDLE AND TRACK TO THE NE. GOOD JET DIV AND OMEGA FIELDS...WITH
SOME INSTABILITY GOOD MOISTURE SHOULD SEE AN SIGNIFICANT AXIS OF
RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL SC. HPC QPF SHOWS EASTERN EDGE OF CWA
RECEIVING UP TO 3 TO AN TENTH OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES. TUES PM
PRECIP LINGERS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHTTIME TO THE EAST...DWINDLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT CENTRAL CWA...AND CAA AND NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN
-SHRASN IN THE NORTHERN MTNS. LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO WED AND BEYOND.

WILL KEEP TEMPS WITHIN A BLEND OF MOS GUIDANCE.

FCSTID =   16
GSP   72  52  56  42 / 100  40  80  40
AND   73  54  57  43 / 100  50  80  40
CLT   73  54  57  44 / 100  40  80  50
HKY   72  51  54  40 / 100  40  70  40
AVL   69  46  50  37 / 100  30  60  30

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

NED

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 6:05 AM EST, 23 hours 35 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-101300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 AM EST SUN NOV 10 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHERN GEORGIA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT TONIGHT...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

ON TUESDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION.
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY RESULT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA ON TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NED

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 11, 3:53 AM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
353 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

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

350 AM     MOUNTAIN REST             SC   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   OCONEE                         TREES BLOWN DOWN BY
                                          THUNDERSTORM WINDS

LANE

Local storm report, Nov 11, 4:13 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
413 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

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

0353 AM    MOUNTAIN REST             SC   .88 INCH HAIL
11/11/02   OCONEE                         DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL
                                          REPORTED BY A HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR AT MOUNTAIN
                                          REST.

BURRUS

Local storm report, Nov 11, 4:50 AM EST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
450 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

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

0425 AM    3 NW CARNESVILLE          GA   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   FRANKLIN                       911 CENTER REPORTS TREES
                                          DOWN ON HIGHWAY 320 IN
                                          THE NEW BETHEL COMMUNITY.

BURRUS

Local storm report, Nov 11, 5:05 AM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
505 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

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

445 AM     7 S WALHALLA              SC   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   OCONEE                         911 CENTER REPORTS TREES
                                          DOWN AT
                                          WESTMINSTER...SENECA AND
                                          SOUTH UNION.

445 AM     11 S WALHALLA             SC   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   OCONEE                         HAM RADIO REPORTS
                                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
                                          THE OAKWAY AND FAIR PLAY
                                          COMMUNITIES. ONE TREE
                                          FELL ON A TRAILER. IT IS
                                          UNKNOWN WHETHER THERE ARE
                                          ANY INJURIES.

BURRUS

Special weather statement, Nov 11, 5:09 AM EST, 31 minutes before

NCZ034-035-055-056-111100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
509 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH...WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS THROUGH 6 AM. THE STORMS WILL
BE NEAR GRANITE FALLS AND ICARD ABOUT 515 AM...AND NEAR TAYLORSVILLE
AND HICKORY ABOUT 530 AM. STORMS WITHIN THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO LIKELY. SHOULD THESE STORMS
STRENGTHEN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED.

RWH

Local storm report, Nov 11, 5:18 AM EST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
518 AM EST MON NOV 11 2002

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

0505 AM    7 SW ANDERSON             SC   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   ANDERSON                       TREES DOWN ON INTERSTATE
                                          85 AT MILE MARKER 12.
                                          REPORT FROM ANDERSON
                                          COUNTY 911.

0500 AM    14 NW ANDERSON            SC   WIND DAMAGE
11/11/02   ANDERSON                       TREES DOWN ON LEBANON
                                          ROAD IN PENDLETON. REPORT
                                          FROM ANDERSON COUNTY 911.

515 AM     21 NE ANDERSON            SC   .75 INCH HAIL
11/11/02   ANDERSON                       HAM RADIO REPORT OF DIME
                                          SIZED HAIL ON THE
                                          ANDERSON COUNTY SIDE OF
                                          EASLEY.

BURRUS

The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: November 11, 5:40 AM EST
Where: Laurens County, 4 mi NE of Fountain Inn
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.733, -82.150

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: November 11, 5:40 AM EST
Where: Laurens County, Gray Court
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.600, -82.117

Some trees were blown down.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, November 2002

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: 5321274, 5321275.