1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Sep 22, 2:20 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 320 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND A FEW TSRA WILL MOVE THRU AS WELL. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED SEVERE STORM GIVEN STRONG WIND FIELDS ALOFT. WILL KEEP CATEGORICAL POP AND TREND PRECIP ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. WARMED UP MINS A LITTLE GIVEN TIMING. PRECIP SHOULD END BY 12Z TUE AS DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THICKNESSES HOLDING UP A LITTLE AND FULL SUN SO ACCEPTED SLIGHTLY WARMER GUIDANCE MAXES. NEAR NORMAL TEMPS WED AS THICKNESSES FALL. DRY FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THRU THURSDAY WITH NEARLY STEADY TEMPS. MDLS TRENDING WETTER SAT/SUN AS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST NEAR ATLANTIC COAST. DECENT UPGLIDE AND MOISTURE DEVELOP AND CONTINUES UNTIL LOW PULLS OUT LATE SUNDAY. HAVE ADDED CHC RAIN WITH WARMER LOWS AND COOLER HIGHS DURING THIS TIME. COOL DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN MONDAY. FCSTID = 81 GSP 64 84 56 80 / 99 10 00 00 AND 64 84 56 81 / 99 10 00 00 CLT 64 84 56 80 / 99 10 00 00 HKY 62 82 53 79 / 99 10 00 00 AVL 58 78 49 77 / 99 10 00 00 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. RWH
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-221200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 AM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD AND ALONG A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THERE IS ENOUGH WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE THAT A TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSGSP) ISSUED AT 507 AM. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOORE
NCZ033-048>053-059-063>065-222300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 556 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... AT 550 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THROUGH 7 PM...THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...FROM EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...TO HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. THE MAIN THREAT IN THESE AREAS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED...BRIEF PERIODS OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010-230000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 645 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE UPSTATE... AT 640 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THROUGH 8 PM...THE MAIN THREAT IN THESE AREAS WILL BE FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER...THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED...BRIEF PERIODS OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-85. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
NCZ033-034-049-050-053>055-065>068-230000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 652 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA... AT 645 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THROUGH 8 PM...THE MAIN THREAT IN THESE AREAS WILL BE FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER...THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED...BRIEF PERIODS OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
725 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
455 PM CORNELIA AND BALDWIN GA FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 HABERSHAM COUNTY 911 OFFICIALS
REPORTED ANKLE DEEP WATER
INSIDE MANY BUSINESSES. A
SECTION OF HWY 105 WASHED
OUT.
500 PM 3 N CORNELIA GA FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 HABERSHAM TREE TOPPLED POWERLINES
AND TREE OVER HWY 441
REPORTED BY COUNTY 911
OFFICIALS.
600 PM COUNTYWIDE SC FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 OCONEE TREES DOWN ALL OVER
COUNTY...INCLUDING 3
FALLEN NEAR HWY 123 10
SOUTHWEST OF
WESTMINISTER...AND 1 DOWN
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
FLATS SHOALS AND HWY 28.
713 PM COUNTYWIDE NC FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED
WATER HALF WAY UP ON CAR
DOORS IN ROSMAN. SEVERAL
MUDSLIDES ALL OVER
COUNTY...INCLUDING HWY 64
AND CASHIERS VALLEY.
ROAD PARTIALLY WASHED
AWAY IN SILVERSTEIN.
KRENTZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
725 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
455 PM CORNELIA GA FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 HABERSHAM COUNTY 911 OFFICIALS
REPORTED ANKLE DEEP WATER
INSIDE MANY BUSINESSES. A
SECTION OF HWY 105 WASHED
OUT.
500 PM 3 N CORNELIA GA WIND DAMAGE
09/22/03 HABERSHAM TREE DOWNED POWERLINES
AND TREE OVER HWY 441
REPORTED BY COUNTY 911
OFFICIALS.
600 PM WESTMINISTER SC WIND DAMAGE
09/22/03 OCONEE TREES DOWN ALL OVER
COUNTY...INCLUDING 3
FALLEN NEAR HWY 123 10
SOUTHWEST OF
WESTMINISTER...AND 1 DOWN
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
FLATS SHOALS AND HWY 28.
713 PM BREVARD NC FLASH FLOOD
09/22/03 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED
WATER HALF WAY UP ON CAR
DOORS IN ROSMAN. SEVERAL
MUDSLIDES ALL OVER
COUNTY...INCLUDING HWY 64
AND CASHIERS VALLEY.
ROAD PARTIALLY WASHED
AWAY IN SILVERSTEIN.
KRENTZGAZ028-SCZ002>008-010-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 759 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS AND URBAN FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 755 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE UPSTATE...AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THROUGH 9 PM...THE MAIN THREAT IN THESE AREAS WILL BE FROM VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER...THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED...BRIEF PERIODS OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL TREES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE GUSTY WINDS AND URBAN FLOODING WILL BE IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-85...INCLUDING THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG METRO AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. LANE
The Greer radar (KGSP), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong storm system produced very heavy rainfall across portions of the Upstate, which resulted in some flooding across Pickens County. A creek flooded part of City Lake Road. Flooding of urban and poor drainage areas was fairly widespread across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5372136.