1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 12:43 PM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 143 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ATMOSPHERE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE TODAY...BUT A WEAK LOW LEVEL AND SFC RIDGE...PLUS A WEAK CAP...SHOULD HELP KEEP WIDESPREAD CONVECTION THIS EVE DOWN SOMEWHAT. A WAVE IS STILL FCST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF STATES LATE TONIGHT WITH INCREASED MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY... SLOWLY MOVING ENE ACROSS THE DEEP S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WILL CONT TO CARRY CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MON AND TUE APPEAR SLIGHTLY DRYER...THEN A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NW WED INTO THU. FRONT IS FCST TO PUSH THROUGH THU AND HAVE BUMPED POPS UP. EXPECT SUBSIDENCE FRI BEHIND SYSTEM. TEMPS WILL REACH AROUND 90 ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...MID 80S MTNS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. FCSTID = 77 GSP 70 88 70 85 / 20 40 40 40 AND 70 88 70 85 / 20 40 40 40 CLT 70 89 71 86 / 10 30 30 40 HKY 69 88 70 82 / 10 30 30 40 AVL 65 83 65 83 / 20 40 40 40 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. RB
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-041215- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 610 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. NED
SCZ011-019-042130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 437 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES... AT 420 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 72. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OR DEVELOP SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE... PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY REACH THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD BY 5 PM. THE STORMS MAY ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF LAKE GREENWOOD BETWEEN 5:00 AND 5:15 PM. BOATERS ON LAKE GREENWOOD SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHORE QUICKLY DURING THIS TIME. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OF THESE STORMS FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. LANE
SCZ019-042200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 514 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY... AT 505 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENWOOD... MOVING NORTH AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE STORM WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND COKESBURY BETWEEN 5:15 AND 5:30 PM...AND COULD AFFECT AREAS AS FAR NORTH AS WARE SHOALS BY 5:45 PM. THE STORM COULD ALSO AFFECT FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE GREENWOOD BETWEEN 5:30 AND 5:45 PM. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 25 AND OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE AREA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
NCZ033-034-055-042315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 633 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS... AT 619 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED 2 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF LENOIR. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. THE OTHER STORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN JONAS RIDGE AND CROSSNORE. BOTH OF THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY...AND COULD THEREFORE PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN JUST AN HOUR. BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN VALLEYS AND LOW ELEVATION AREAS. IN ADDITION...MUD AND ROCK SLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS PASSING THROUGH STEEP TERRAIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THESE STORMS. LANE
The Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a house.
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