North Carolina, 2003

Hail in North Carolina, July 29, 2003

July 29, 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.

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  • 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 29, 3:20 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:20 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
420 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

SPC HAS BOXED MOST OF THE CWA E OF THE MTNS AS AN MCV MOVES IN FROM
NRN GA. AT THE SFC...WEAK FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM GSP TO CLT.
SCT STRONG CONVECTION IS FIRING ON THE BNDRY...WITH OTHER CONVECTION
FIRING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF GOOD LLVL
CONVERGENCE...SBCAPES AOA 3000 AND THE SHORT WAVE WL RESULT IN GOOD
CONVECTIVE COVERAGE E OF THE MTNS THE REST OF THE AFTN AND THIS
EVENING.

ASIDE FROM SEVERE THREAT...WEAK ELY FLOW N OF THE FRONT...COUPLED
WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WLY FLOW ALOFT AS WELL AS HIGH PW/S AND HIGH WBZ/S
WL RESULT IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
ATTM A WATCH IS NOT WARRANTED...BUT WL MONITOR AS A SHORT TERM WATCH
MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT THIS EVENING.

NOT MUCH FORCING ON WED...THOUGH THE FRONT WL REMAIN IN THE AREA.
BEST LLVL CONVERGENCE ON THE MODELS DEVELOPS OVER THE SW MTNS. LAYER
DRIES OUT QUITE A BIT AS WELL. THEREFORE...WL HAVE ONLY SLGT CHANCE
POPS IN THE FAR NE ZONES...INCREASING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT INTO THE
SW MTNS. THERE WL BE LGT UPSLOPE FLOW AGAIN TMRW NGHT...AND THERE
MAY ONCE AGAIN BE A PROBLEM W/STATIONARY CELLS INTO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WED NGHT.

LONG WAVE SHARPENS A LITTLE ON THU W/DEEP AND MOIST SWLY FLOW. ETA
HAS GOOD CONVERGENCE ALONG THE LEE AS WELL. WL GO W/A 50 POP ALL
ZONES. DEEPER FRONTAL BNDRY MOVES ACROSS THE CWA EARLY FRIDAY. LOOKS
LIKE A CONTINUED GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN.

FCSTID =   14
GSP   70  86  70  88 /  60  30  30  50
AND   71  87  71  89 /  50  40  40  50
CLT   70  84  71  89 /  60  30  30  50
HKY   68  82  69  86 /  60  20  30  50
AVL   66  81  67  83 /  30  30  30  50

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

MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:58 AM EST, 12 hours 24 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-291100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
458 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED ATT HIS TIME.

RB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 29, 1:54 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
254 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

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

237 PM     MATTHEWS                  NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03   MECKLENBURG                    SPOTTER REPORTED TREE
                                          DOWN ON CAR ON
                                          INDEPENDENCE BLVD NEAR
                                          MATTHEWS. 0.7 OF RAIN IN
                                          TEN MINUTES. TRASH CANS
                                          WASHING DOWN STREET.

LAMB
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
NCZ034-035-054>056-066>070-SCZ004>008-010-292045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
350 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING OFF OF THE BLUE RIDGE...

AT 344 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THIS LINE
OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE I-85 AND
I-77 CORRIDORS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE INTO THE PIEDMONT...AND THEY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF INCREASING TO SEVERE LEVELS. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA UNTIL
9 PM.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
THESE STORMS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LANE
Local storm report, Jul 29, 3:02 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

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

236 PM     1 W MATTHEWS              NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03   MECKLENBURG                    ***INJURED 1, DEAD 3***
                                          LARGE TREE DOWN ON
                                          VEHICLE. OCCURRED ON
                                          MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP
                                          PARKWAY. REPORTED BY
                                          MECKLENBURG COUNTY
                                          COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

MOORE
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:38 PM EST, 44 minutes before
NCZ065-292115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
438 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

...HENDERSON COUNTY HAS BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 812...

AT 438 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS HAD MOVED EAST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WHILE A
FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY PERSIST ACROSS HENDERSON COUNTY
THIS EVENING...NO ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE
WATCH AREA.

GERAPETRITIS
Local storm report, Jul 29, 3:41 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

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

434 PM     VALDESE                   NC   .75 INCH HAIL
07/29/03   BURKE                          HAM REPORTED DIME SIZED
                                          HAIL.

441 PM     3 E BETHLEHEM             NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03   ALEXANDER                      SPOTTER REPORTED 4-5
                                          LIMBS BLOWING OFF TREES
                                          AND PEA SIZE HAIL.

LAMB
Local storm report, Jul 29, 4:22 PM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
522 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

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

500 PM     SPARTANBURG               SC   WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03   SPARTANBURG                    COUNTY 911 REPORTED TREES
                                          AND POWERLINES DOWN AT
                                          INTSCN OF CANNONS
                                          CAMPGROUND RD AND
                                          CONVERSE RD.

520 PM     0.5 S FALLSTON            NC   WIND DAMAGE
07/29/03   CLEVELAND                      HAM REPORTED 2 ROOFS
                                          BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOMES
                                          NEAR JIM CLINE RD AND HWY
                                          18.

LAMB

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rowan

When
July 29, 4:22 PM EST
Where
Rowan County, Woodleaf
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
35.767, -80.600

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5329908.