1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 11, 12:50 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 150 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 WILL UPDATE TO INCLUDE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR UPSTATE SC AND NE GA THROUGH 8 PM EDT. FCSTID = 33 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. HG
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-111100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 511 AM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. PLEASE SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CAESPSGSP...FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MUCH OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. LANE
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-112100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1125 AM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR...ALLOWING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. WITH WINDS ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE RATHER STRONG FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ORGANIZE INTO STRONG CELLS OR LINES AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOUNTAINS WILL MAINLY BE AFFECTED THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE GREATER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE OVER FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. HG
SCZ004-005-010-112000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 306 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM CLEMSON TO ANDERSON THROUGH 4 PM... AT 302 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM CLEMSON TO OAKWAY WHICH WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS LINE WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING... WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE ANDERSON AREA BETWEEN 330 AND 4 PM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL WATCH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS VERY CLOSELY IN CASE ANY WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. HG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
406 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
405 PM BLACKSBURG SC .88 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 CHEROKEE NICKEL SIZED HAIL
OBSERVED AT INTERSTATE 85
EXIT 100. HAM RADIO
REPORT.
BURRUSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
420 PM BALCKSBURG SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 CHEROKEE MARBLE SIZED HAIL COVERED
THE GROUND LIKE SNOW.
420 PM 2 NE BLACKSBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 CHEROKEE LARGE TREE BLOCKING EAST
CHEROKEE ST BETWEEN
BLACKSBURG AND GROVER.
OTHER TREES DOWN IN
BLACKSBURG. REPORTED BY
COUNTY COMMS CENTER.
MCAVOYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
420 PM BLACKSBURG SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/11/03 CHEROKEE MARBLE SIZED HAIL COVERED
THE GROUND LIKE SNOW.
420 PM 2 NE BLACKSBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
07/11/03 CHEROKEE LARGE TREE BLOCKING EAST
CHEROKEE ST BETWEEN
BLACKSBURG AND GROVER.
OTHER TREES DOWN IN
BLACKSBURG. REPORTED BY
COUNTY COMMS CENTER.
MCAVOYNCZ071-072-082-SCZ009-112210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 455 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM... AT 450 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN LAKE NORMAN IN NORTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...SOUTHWEST TO BELTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM CONCORD TO CHARLOTTE TO PINEVILLE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS... TORRENTIAL RAIN AND PEA SIZED HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE LINE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND PREPARE FOR THE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND. IN EXCESS OF AN INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL WITH THE LINE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL WATCH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS VERY CLOSELY IN CASE ANY WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY. MCAVOY
The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down.
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, July 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: 5329441.