1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 7, 8:30 AM EST, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 930 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 FORECAST ON TRACK WITH SCT SHOWERS MOVING INTO MTNS...ISOLD ACROSS N FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT ATTM. WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE MENTION OF FOG...NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ZONES NCZ033>037... NCZ048>050...NCZ053>057...NCZ065>072...NCZ082. SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ZONES SCZ003... SCZ006>009...SCZ012>014. RB
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 521 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WATCH COVERS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE THROUGH ASHEVILLE AND GREENVILLE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (FFAGSP) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. OUTSIDE THE WATCH AREA...SCATTERED STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK (ESFGSP) WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING FOR TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSGSP) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. A UPPER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. THIS SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. NED
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-080300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 309 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS EVENING... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF A COUPLE OF INCHES PER HOUR. SOME LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS. POTENTIAL FLOODING TONIGHT IS ADDRESSED IN GREATER DETAIL IN THE FLOOD WATCH AND FLOOD POTENTIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
311 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
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245 PM 3 NW SALEM SC .75 INCH HAIL
08/07/03 OCONEE REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE
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RBNGAZ028-SCZ010-072215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 525 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 515 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN HART COUNTY INTO NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY. THROUGH 630 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM HARTWELL...TO THE CITY OF ANDERSON...AND EVENTUALLY TO BELTON AND WILLIAMSTON. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON I-85. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
SCZ006-011-012-019-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED LOCATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 620 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE UPSTATE... AT 615 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN TIP OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. THROUGH 730 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR DONALDS...FORK SHOALS...WARE SHOALS...HICKORY TAVERN...AND EVENTUALLY GRAY COURT AND LAURENS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. PONDING OF WATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON HIGHWAY 25...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS...AND COULD TOPPLE DEAD TREES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. LANE
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A man was struck by lightning as we mowed his lawn.
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: 5333288.