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 9, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 330 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2003 TEMPS AGAIN RUNNING FROM THE L90S OVER M70S DWPTS EAST OF THE MTNS...NATURALLY LESSER AMOUNTS WEST. LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWING CAPES GENERALLY 2700-3000 J/KG EAST TO 1400-2000 J/KG WEST. ATTENTION GIVEN TO LARGE CONVECTIVE LINE JUST NORTH OF THE CWA...MOVEMENT AS BEEN ESE. CORFIDI VECTORS PRESENTLY SE...BY 6Z GFS/NOGAPS SO VECTORS MORE OUT OF THE WSW. WILL EXPECT LINE TO INVADE THE NRN MTNS...FTHILLS...AND PIEDMONT BEFORE FAVORING A WESTERLY DIRECTION. AS SLOW MOVING TS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SOME CONCERNING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAVE DEVELOPED. WILL ISSUE SPS TO HIGHLIGHT THREAT OF SLOW MOVING TS AND TRAINING OVER THE NORN TIER THIS EVENING. THROUGH THURSDAY MOISTURE DEEPENS OVER THE FA...WITH AMP TROF AND INSTABILITY RUNNING HIGH WILL EXPECT IMPROVING COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY. POPS WILL TREND FROM LIKELY MTNS TO HIGH CHC EAST. AS FRONT AND UPPER SUPPORT SWEEP ACROSS THE FA THURS NIGHT WILL PEAK POPS THURS NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MTNS. ETA/MM5 SHOW FRONT BREAK UP A LITTLE WITH THE PASSAGE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT FRONT WILL SHARPEN AS IT MOVES EAST. WILL TAKE POPS UP TO HIGH CHC FOR NOW...BUT LIKELY COVERAGE MAY BE NEED AND FROPA TIMING AND STRENGTH COME BETTER INTO VIEW. WILL TREND POP AND WX OUT OF FA FRI AND FRONT MAKE SLOW PROGRESS TO THE EAST. THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD A LONG WAVE TROF WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST COAST...IN BETWEEN DESERT SW AND ATLANTIC H5 HIGHS. AFTER INITIAL DRY SATURDAY...AIR MASS WILL UNDERGO A GRADUAL DESTABILIZATION. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WILL CARRY DIURNAL SH/TS ACROSS THE CWA WITH FAVOR GIVEN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE CLIMO MEX/HPC TEMPS. FCSTID = 16 GSP 71 89 69 87 / 40 40 50 50 AND 71 88 69 88 / 40 50 50 50 CLT 72 90 70 88 / 40 40 50 50 HKY 70 87 69 83 / 60 40 50 50 AVL 66 84 66 80 / 50 60 60 50 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. NED
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-091230- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 627 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO THE UPPER 90S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH ONLY SMALL CHANCES OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
438 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
433 PM BELMONT NC .75 INCH HAIL
07/09/03 GASTON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY HAM SPOTTER.
LAMBNCZ033-049-050-092145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 445 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... AT 440 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND AFFECT AREAS FROM BANNER ELK TO NEWLAND AND BAKERSVILLE A LITTLE AFTER 5 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED AHEAD OF THESE STORMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. MCAVOY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
500 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
455 PM 5 W GAFFNEY SC 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/09/03 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY COUNTY
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
MCAVOYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
506 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
455 PM 3 N BAKERSVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03 MITCHELL TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ALL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN END OF THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY
COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER.
MCAVOYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
450 PM CHARLOTTE NC WIND DAMAGE
07/09/03 MECKLENBURG 4 OR 5 SEPARATE REPORTS
OF POWER LINES DOWN IN
THE CITY. REPORTED BY
COUNTY FIRE DISPATCH.
MCAVOYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
535 PM 2 S KINGS MOUNTAIN NC .75 INCH HAIL
07/09/03 CLEVELAND AMATEUR RADIO SPOTTER
REPORT
DICARLOThe Greer radar (KGSP), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:41 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: 5330354.