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 Aug 22, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 WARMING TOP MCS OVER EASTERN KY AND WEST VA CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE LOWER APPALACHIANS. WITHIN THE CWA...CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE RIDGE TOPS AND LEE TROF...THESE CELLS ARE DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SE. WILL EXPECT A FAIR AMOUNT OF COVERAGE FROM NATIVE SH/TS AND REMNANTS OF A WEAKENING MCS...ARRIVING IN THE 0-6Z WINDOW. WITH CAPES > 3K AND SLOW STORM MOTIONS WILL REISSUE SPS FOR THE SEVERE AND HIGH RAINFALL THREAT. BY DAYBREAK...COLD FRONT WILL BE DRAPED JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE FA. WITH A TRIGGERING MECHANISM SLOWLY WORKING ACROSS THE AREA...I FELL VERY COMFORTABLE FORECASTING OVER MOS...WITH POPS IN THE MID TO U30S. WILL EXPECT FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH OF THE FA BY SUNSET SAT. SAT NIGHT...1023 MB HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND THE MESOETA SHOWS A WEAK CAD-LIKE SYSTEM TO BUILD OVER THE FT.HILLS AND PIEDMONT BY SUN AM. WITH LITTLE UPGLIDE AND DECENT DRY AIR ADVECTION WILL FORECAST A PARTLY (SOUTH) TO MOSTLY (NORTH) SUNNY DAY...AND WILL FAVOR THE COOLER MOS TEMPS. MON AND TUES...HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFFSHORE AND MOISTURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE FA...WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST AND WILL INCREASE TEMPS A FEW DEGREES OVER PREVIOUS FORECAST. FROM WED THROUGH FRI...GFS SHOWING A MORE PROGRESSIVE COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL SYSTEM. BY WEDNESDAY AM...COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WITH DEEP MOISTURE ADVECTING OVER THE FA. GFS LIS COOL TO AROUND -4C WHILE UPPER HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL...THIS SEEMS A LITTLE TOO QUICK WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. WILL EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE MTNS AND ISOLATED EAST. COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PASS OVER THE FA ON THURSDAY AND WILL BLANKET CWA WITH CHC POPS FAVORING THE MTNS. FRI NIGHT...GFS DEPICTS THAT THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...WHICH COULD BE CALLED FABIAN...WOULD BE OVER THE NW GULF AS THE FRONT IS SLOWLY WORKING SOUTH. UNCERTAINTIES GATHER IN THE DETAILS OF THE OUTER PERIODS. BUT WILL KEEP TRENDS SIMILAR TO THE GFS DEPICTION...KEEPING POPS FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHERN TIER ON FRI. FCSTID = 16 GSP 70 89 68 84 / 50 40 30 10 AND 70 90 70 86 / 50 40 30 10 CLT 71 88 66 84 / 50 40 30 10 HKY 69 86 64 82 / 50 40 20 10 AVL 64 84 63 81 / 50 30 20 10 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. NED
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-221200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 601 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. ONE OR TWO OF THE STORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE SLOW MOVERS...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AT ANY ONE LOCATION. SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UNDER PRODUCT LABEL CAESPSGSP...FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR SEVERE WEATHER PROSPECTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF FAIR WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOLLOWING THE SATURDAY FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT RETURNS THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MIDWEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BURRUS
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-222100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1204 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN QUITE MOIST TODAY AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO SOME OF THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE SUMMER. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY UNSTABLE...RESULTING IN IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. RWH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
313 PM TAYLORSVILLE NC .75 INCH HAIL
08/22/03 ALEXANDER SPOTTER REPORT FROM
DOWNTOWN TAYLORSVILLE.
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
330 PM ICARD NC .75 INCH HAIL
08/22/03 BURKE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT
FROM EAST BURKE HIGH
SCHOOL.
318 PM 4 SW MILLS RIVER NC .75 INCH HAIL
08/22/03 HENDERSON PUBLIC REPORT FROM HWY
280.
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
410 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
351 PM 5 W STATESVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 IREDELL SHERIFFS DEPT REPORTED A
UTILITY SHED BLOWN DOWN
AND SEVERAL POWERLINES
DOWNED. FIRE DEPT EN
ROUTE.
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
429 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
320 PM 9 E TRYON NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 POLK SHERIFF REPORTED A TREE
AND A POWERLINE DOWN ON
SANDY PLAINS RD.
LAMBThe Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:45 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of trees was blown down on Chestnut Ridge Church Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2003
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: 5374237.