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 Feb 22, 9:59 AM EST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 959 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH CLT METRO AREA...ASSOCAITED WITH LINE OF CONVECTION. FCSTID = 7 GSP 66 42 58 37 / 90 40 0 20 AND 66 42 58 37 / 90 40 0 20 CLT 66 42 57 36 / 90 40 0 20 HKY 59 39 52 34 / 90 40 10 20 AVL 62 38 49 32 / 90 40 10 20 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR ZONES NCZ051>052...NCZ058>059... NCZ062>064. TORNADO WATCH THROUGH 4 PM FOR ZONES NCZ057-071>072-082. SC...TORNADO WATCH THROUGH 4 PM FOR ZONES SCZ009-014. O7
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-221300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 619 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AFTER THE PRECIPIATION ENDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE CAESPSGSP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY EARLY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR. LANE
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-222100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 502 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A WARM FRONT TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE WARM FRONT...AND CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ISOLATED WEAK TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS COULD ALSO BE SEVERE...WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY...IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN AREAS SOUTH OF I-85. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS INTENSE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS ALOFT TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG...AND EVEN WEAK STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING SOME OF THESE STRONG WINDS INTO THE VALLEYS...RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED FLOODING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. LANE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
951 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003
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935 AM UNION SC .75 INCH HAIL
02/22/03 UNION REPORTED AT 911 CENTER
MOOREThe Greer radar (KGSP), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home, causing 3 minor injuries, and significant damage to the home.
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, February 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: 5345591.