Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 6, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 6, 2003
Start: 2003-05-06T16:00
End: 2003-05-06T16:00
Location: North Carolina

May 6, 2003 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
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 May 6, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
350 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003

MCV INTERACTING WITH THE TMB HAS RESULTED IN A PAIR OF SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE SRN ZONES THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTN. THE MESOLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE MCV ITSELF HAS RESULTED IN
THE LINEAR MCS BACK IN THE STABLE AIR OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
UPSTATE. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY WL CONTINUE TO MOVE ESE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. THUS... WL RUN HIGH POPS SRN AND ERN ZONES AND LOWER
TO THE NORTH.

AFTER THIS COMPLEX EXITS THE REGION...THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES WHAT
HAPPENS LATER TNGT. THE ETA BRINGS ANOTHER CONVECTIVE VORT ACROSS
THE CWA FROM 3 TO 6 UTC...WHILE THE GFS HAS A VORT WHICH MISSES US
TO THE SOUTH. WE STILL HAVE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN THE SW MTNS...AND
EVEN A CHANCE OF AN MCS LATER TNGT IS CERTAINLY ENUF TO KEEP THE
WATCH GOING. WL ALSO KEEP THE WATCH IN THE UPSTATE AS LOCATIONS
CLOSER TO THE TMB HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING REGENERATION LATER
TNGT.

WED WE AGAIN HAVE GOOD SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION W/0-6KM SHEAR IN
EXCESS OF 40 KTS IN THE AFTN. ETA BRINGS A VORT ACROSS THE CWA IN
THE AFTN COMPLETE W/DEEP MOISTURE AND A GOOD SHOT OF PVA. THE AVN IS
A LITTLE MORE NEBULOUS. WL RUN HIGH CHANCE POPS ERN ZONES FOR THE
THREAT OF CONVECTIVE INITIATION IN THE AFTN...AND LIKELY IN THE
MTNS.

BY THU...HGHTS RISE AND FLOW WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THE LAYER.
THIS SHOULD SPELL THE END OF ORGANIZED MCS AND SUPERCELL
THREAT...BUT OUR MORE TYPICAL AFTN CONVECTION WL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

FRI-SUN MCS TRACK LOOKS TO STAY N OF THE CWA. WL CONTINUE LOW POPS
IN THE NC ZONES...BUT KEEP THE UPSTATE AND NE GA DRY. FROPA SUN
NGHT...BUT WL KEEP POPS CONFINED TO THE NRN ZONES.

FCSTID =   14
GSP   64  82  62  83 /  60  50  40  30
AND   64  83  61  83 /  60  50  40  30
CLT   63  83  62  84 /  70  50  40  30
HKY   62  80  61  82 /  60  50  40  30
AVL   59  78  57  78 /  40  60  40  30

.GSP...

GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
GAZ010...GAZ017>018...GAZ026...GAZ028>029.

NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
NCZ048...NCZ051>053...NCZ058>059...NCZ062>065.

SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
SCZ001>007...SCZ010>012...SCZ019.

MCAVOY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 3:40 AM EST, 12 hours 20 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-061100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
440 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...SOME WITH
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME MAY BECOME
SEVERE...ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 1:59 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
259 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

250 PM     CALHOUN FALLS             SC   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/06/03   ABBEVILLE                      911 CENTER REPORTED
                                          QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
                                          CALHOUN FALLS

JMP

Local storm report, May 6, 2:08 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
308 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

235 PM     BOWMAN                    GA   TORNADO
05/06/03   ELBERT                         MOBILE HOME AND VEHICLES
                                          DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS
                                          TREES DOWN NEAR BOWMAN
                                          AND ON HOOT OWL ROAD.

TJB

Local storm report, May 6, 2:11 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
311 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

310 PM     ABBEVILLE                 SC   .75 INCH HAIL
05/06/03   ABBEVILLE                      EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
                                          REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL
                                          IN ABBEVILLE.

TJB

Local storm report, May 6, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

1250 AM    GREER                     SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03   GREENVILLE                     TREES DOWN IN GREER ON
                                          VICTOR HILL ROAD REPORTED
                                          BY ROAD DEPARTMENT.

100 AM     INMAN                     SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03   SPARTANBURG                    ROAD DEPARTMENT REPORTED
                                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
                                          INMAN NEAR THE MILL.

TJB

Local storm report, May 6, 2:18 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

250 PM     RUCKERSVILLE              GA   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   ELBERT                         HIGH WINDS DOWNED TREES
                                          AND POWERLINES DOWN IN
                                          RUCKERSVILLE REPORTED BY
                                          SPOTTER.

TJB

Local storm report, May 6, 3:36 PM EST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

348 PM     UNION                     SC   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   UNION                          UNION EOC REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN ON NORTH MOUNTAIN
                                          RD, MT. LEBANON RD, AND
                                          BOULEVARD DRIVE IN UNION.

TJB

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: May 6, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, Spencer
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.700, -80.433

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, May 2003

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5356086.