North Carolina, 2003

Hail in North Carolina, July 13, 2003

July 13, 2003 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Jul 13, 2:31 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:31 PM EST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

FOR THE SHORT TERM...MULTICELLULAR CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WELL
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT A FEW MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GIVEN
A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT OF COOL TROF AT MID LEVELS AND LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE BOUNDARY CUTTING EAST TO WEST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE CONVECTION MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS IT SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST AS THE SYNOPTIC
ENVIRONMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT...WITH SHORT WAVE ROTATING
AROUND BOTTOM OF UPPER TROF AND UPPER DIVERGENCE IN RIGHT ENTRANCE
REGION OF UPPER JET.

ON MONDAY...THE BEST FORCING SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST...PUTTING THE
PIEDMONT IN THE GRADIENT OF PRECIP PROBABILITY WITH CHANCE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AND LIKELY TO OUR EAST. THE FORCING
SHOULD DIMINISH LATE IN THE DAY AS ENERGY PULLS OUT OF THE UPPER
TROF. AS A RESULT...CONVECTION SHOULD ALSO BE MORE DIURNAL IN
NATURE. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD ALSO FEATURE TYPICAL DIURNAL
CONVECTION. HAVE STAYED RELATIVELY CLOSE TO TEMP GUIDANCE
THROUGHOUT.

FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE...HAVE FOLLOWED HPC SCENARIO AND GUIDANCE
FAIRLY CLOSELY...WHICH FAVORS THE ENSEMBLE GFS/ECMWF. THIS SCENARIO
KEEPS PRECIP PROBABILITY AND TEMPS CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY. SEE LITTLE
REASON TO CHANGE MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE IN THE ONGOING FORECAST...WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF HIGH TEMPS ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL BE RAISED A FEW
DEGREES TO COME INTO LINE WITH ENSEMBLE MOS GUIDANCE UNDER THE
ASSUMPTION THAT ANY FRONT THAT MIGHT MOVE THROUGH WILL BE WEAK.

FCSTID =   10
GSP   67  86  68  88 /  60  40  40  30
AND   68  86  69  88 /  60  40  40  30
CLT   67  85  68  88 /  60  50  50  40
HKY   66  84  67  87 /  60  40  40  30
AVL   63  82  63  84 /  60  40  30  30

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

MOORE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:50 AM EST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-131100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
450 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING
EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

SCATTERD...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE MOST DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

RB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 12:58 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
158 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

138 PM     2 S FRANKLIN              NC   .88 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   MACON                          SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL
                                          SIZED HAIL ACCUMULATING
                                          ON DECK. ESTIMATED WIND
                                          GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

128 PM     5 SE MONROE               NC   FLOODING
07/13/03   UNION                          UNION EOC REPORTED HWY
                                          601 SOUTH COVERED BY 6 TO
                                          8 INCHES OF FLOWING
                                          WATER...MAY BE CLOSED
                                          SOON.

JRL
Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:14 PM EST, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

304 PM     4 NE SIX MILE             SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   PICKENS                        SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF
                                          BALL SIZE HAIL AND TREES
                                          BENT TOTALLY OVER BY
                                          WIND.

248 PM     PICKENS                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03   PICKENS                        EOC REPORTED WIND DAMAGE
                                          OF UNKNOWN EXTENT IN MILE
                                          CREEK TRAILER PARK.

JRL
Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:31 PM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

323 PM     LIBERTY                   SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03   PICKENS                        TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN IN LIBERTY AND
                                          .75 TO 1.0 INCH HAIL.

325 PM     LIBERTY                   SC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   PICKENS                        HAM REPORT.

JRL
Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:48 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
348 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

346 PM     13 NE ANDERSON            SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN
                                          POWDERSVILLE. ANDERSON
                                          COUNTY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT REPORT.

BURRUS
Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:54 PM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

326 PM     5 S EASLEY                SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   PICKENS                        HAM REPORT.

340 PM     SIX MILE                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03   PICKENS                        HAM REPORTED ONE FOOT
                                          DIAMETER TREES DOWN.

335 PM     PIEDMONT                  SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       SPOTTER REPORT.

JRL

SCHOOL
                                          ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
                                          SPOTTER REPORT.

345 PM     15 NE ANDERSON            SC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
                                          WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
                                          REPORT.

BURRUS
Local storm report, Jul 13, 2:56 PM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

347 PM     10 NE ANDERSON            SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       SPOTTER REPORT OF
                                          GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL ON
                                          WREN SCHOOL ROAD IN WEST
                                          PELZER.

347 PM     10 NE ANDERSON            SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       TREES DOWN ON WREN SCHOOL
                                          ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
                                          SPOTTER REPORT.

345 PM     15 NE ANDERSON            SC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
                                          WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
                                          REPORT.

BURRUS

NWUS52 KGSP 131959
LSRGSP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003

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

326 PM     5 S EASLEY                SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   PICKENS                        HAM REPORT.

340 PM     SIX MILE                  SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03   PICKENS                        HAM REPORTED ONE FOOT
                                          DIAMETER TREES DOWN.

335 PM     PIEDMONT                  SC   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       SPOTTER REPORT.

JRL

SCHOOL
                                          ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
                                          SPOTTER REPORT.

345 PM     15 NE ANDERSON            SC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03   ANDERSON                       DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
                                          WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
                                          REPORT.

BURRUS

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burke

When
July 13, 3:02 PM EST
Where
Burke County, 3 mi E of Morganton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.750, -81.650

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5329645.