1 flash flood, 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 Jun 18, 2:05 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 305 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH JUST TO OUR SOUTHWEST IS PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. DEEP MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES UP TO 170 PERCENT OF NORMAL ACROSS PARTS OF CWA. INSTABILITY IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED SO THREAT OF SEVERE CONVECTIVE STORMS IS RESTRICTED TO ISOLATED OCCURRENCES. MOST OF CWA REMAINS IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK... SO FLOOD WATCH IS CONTINUED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR PRIOR TO 06Z THURSDAY. AS UPPER TROUGH PASSES BY LATER TONIGHT... BEST LIFT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA... BUT AXIS OF NEGATIVE OMEGA EXTENDS SOUTHWEST FROM VICINITY MD TO TN VALLEY COINCIDENT WITH SURFACE FRONT. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING WITH A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE IN THE AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HEATING BECOMES A FACTOR IN DESTABILIZING ATMOSPHERE. SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT PRIOR TO PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE... DRIER AIR SPREADS INTO REGION. CIRCULATION AROUND STRENGTHENING LOW NEAR MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND GREAT LAKES HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE A DRY NORTHWEST AND WEST WIND FLOW THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... DRY HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA SUNDAY. THIS BRINGS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BELOW CLIMO LOWS WITH HIGHS NEAR CLIMO. MDLS NOW FORECASTING SLOWER MOISTURE RETURN AS THE HIGH CENTER ONLY SLOWLY MOVES OFFSHORE. THEREFORE HAVE REMOVED POP MENTION THRU WED. COULD BE SOME ISOLATED MTN CONVECTION TUE/WED...BUT POP STAYS BELOW CLIMO UNTIL WED WHEN IT IS JUST BELOW AT AVL. LOWS AND HIGHS RISE TO JUST ABOVE CLIMO BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. PRELIMINARY TEMPERATURES AND POPS... GSP 69 85 67 84 / 90 50 50 10 AND 69 86 68 85 / 90 50 50 10 CLT 68 85 68 84 / 80 70 50 10 HKY 66 82 65 81 / 90 60 60 10 AVL 64 80 63 79 / 90 50 50 10 .GSP... GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES GAZ010... GAZ017>018...GAZ026...GAZ028>029. NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES NCZ033>037... NCZ048>059...NCZ062>072...NCZ082. SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR ZONES SCZ001>014... SCZ019. LGL/RWH
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-181145- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 550 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION AGAIN TODAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. SEE OUR PRODUCT CAEFFAGSP FOR DETAILS. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. HOWEVER...A THUNDERSTORM WITH AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUST CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN THE MORE PROMINENT THREAT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...PRIMARILY TO REPORT FLOODING AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS. MCAVOY
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-004-010>012-019-181830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1259 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING AREA LAKES... SHORTLY BEFORE 1 PM...RADAR SHOWED A SHORT LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEVELOPING FROM WEST OF HARTWELL TO WEST OF ELBERTON GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE LOWER PART OF LAKE HARTWELL...ALL OF LAKES RUSSELL AND SECESSION...AND COULD REACH LAKE GREENWOOD A LITTLE LATER. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THREATS TO PEOPLE CAMPING...BOATING...OR FISHING ON THE LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. FARTHER NORTH...SCATTERED STORMS WITH SIMILAR WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF LAKE HARTWELL. JONES
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous roads were closed around the city due to high water. Part of highway 601 was also closed north of the city.
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, June 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: 5363779.