Hail in Georgia, July 18, 2004

Name: Hail in Georgia, July 18, 2004
Start: 2004-07-18T21:50
End: 2004-07-18T21:50
Location: Georgia

July 18, 2004 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 Jul 18, 8:00 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 8:00 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
900 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)...
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT SE OF AREA...BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS...
WITH DRY MID AND UPPER LEVELS. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CONTINUES TO DIVE
INOT BASE OF E COAST LONGWAVE TROUGH. CONVECTION ACTIVE JUS E OF
BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING. WILL EXTEND POPS UNTIL 06Z...WITH HIGHEST
POPS FROM BLUE RIDGE TO I-77. RAISED POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE LEE LATE
TONIGHT. MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FORECAST CLOSE TO 18Z MAV...SO WILL
NOT ADJUST FOR NOW...BUT HAVE ADJUSTED HOURLY TEMP AND DEW POINT
TREND TO FIT EVENING OBSERVATIONS. UPDATED WINDS WITH RUC DATA...
THOUGH NOT MUCH CHANGE. STILL FACING THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND AND
FLASH FLOODING.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 241 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...
VIS SAT ATTM SHOWING MAINLY RIDGELINE CU OVER THE MTNS WITH A
ENHANCEMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE...EAST...LOW TOPPED CU. MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE OVER THE FOOTHILLS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL 0Z AS WEST MTN
WINDS INTERACT WITH NE FLOW OFF THE ESCARPMENT. EAST FACING
SLOPES/FTHILLS SHOULD BE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FIRST TS THIS
AFTERNOON. ONCE SH/TS DEVELOP THEY SHOULD BE CARRIED SE AT 5 TO
10KTS. WILL CONTINUE CHC POPS THROUGH THE EVENING. LOWER FREEZING
LEVELS...DRY MID-LEVEL AIR...AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL
INCREASE THE CHCS FOR SVR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

DWPTS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING IN THE L60S WEST TO U60S EAST...LIKELY
RESULTING IN CROSSOVER TEMPS A LITTLE LOWER. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
CLEARING SKY PREDICTED TONIGHT FORMATION OF FOG WILL BECOME A
CONCERN. MOS DEPICTS A FEW PERIODS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MTN VALLEYS.
WILL ADD PATCHY FOG MENTION IN THE GRIDS...WITH DENSE FOG
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE VALLEYS.

MON...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON
OVER THE FA. HOWEVER...PATTERN WILL BE LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEEP
CONVECTION AS DEEP RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD LATE IN THE DAY. WITH THE
MAIN TRIGGER AS RIDGETOP CONVERGENCE I WILL HIGHLIGHT WITH CHC
POPS...ELSEWHERE...COVERAGE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ISO. TUE...ATMOS
WILL DRY OUR FURTHER AND INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO PEAK LESS THAN
500 J/KG...WILL SIDE WITH A NO PRECIP MENTION GIVEN BY MOS.

WED...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE FA BY
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE A FEW DEGREES OVER
TUES VALUES AND DWPTS RISE AS WELL. POOLING CAPES WEST OF THE MTNS
WILL COMBINE WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW AND MAY INITIATE SH/TS. I WILL
ADVERTISE MAINLY CHC MTN POPS.

LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
REGION LIES BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON THU AS UPPER TROF FILLS AND MOVES OFF
TO THE NE WHILE HI PRES REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE W US. HAVE KEPT
CHANCE PRECIP OVER MTNS THU WITH SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE. STRONG
UPPER LOW OVER CANADA EXPECTED TO KEEP SENDING AN OCCASIONAL WEAK
SHORTWAVE TOWARD REGION...WITH A COLD FRONT FCST TO DROP SE AND
THROUGH THE AREA ON SAT. THIS WILL BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AVIATION...
WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE SE ALONG THE BORDER OF THE PIEDMONT
MOVING INTO THE MIDLANDS...BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAINS SE
OF FORECAST AREA. ATMOSPHERE ALONG AND SE OF I-85 HOWEVER IS STILL
UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTN-EVE. HAVE
INCLUDED CB CLOUD TYPE AND VCTS FOR TAF SITES ALONG I-85. EXPECT
MVFR FOG LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING WITH IFR FOG ALONG FRENCH
BROAD VALLEY AT KAVL FOR A COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNRISE.
&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM (UPDATE)...JAT

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 4:57 AM EST, 16 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
557 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-191000-
ABBEVILLE SC-ALEXANDER NC-ANDERSON SC-AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-
CABARRUS NC-CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-
CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-ELBERT GA-FRANKLIN GA-GASTON NC-GRAHAM NC-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENWOOD SC-HABERSHAM GA-HART GA-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-IREDELL NC-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-
MCDOWELL NC-MECKLENBURG NC-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-POLK NC-RABUN GA-ROWAN NC-
RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG SC-STEPHENS GA-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-UNION SC-UNION NC-YANCEY NC-YORK SC-
557 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

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

.DAY ONE...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SEE
THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UNDER THE PIL CAESPSGSP...FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON FOR A PORTION OF
OUR FOREFCAST AREA.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:26 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
826 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0658 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SE TOCCOA             34.50N 83.23W
07/18/2004                   STEPHENS           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN PARTLY BLOCKING
            DORTCH ROAD NEAR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BORDER. COMMS CENTER
            SAYS MAY BE FROM A COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND SOME
            WIND.

0713 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW TOCCOA             34.50N 83.42W
07/18/2004                   STEPHENS           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN OFF BROAD RIVER
            ROAD. COMMS CENTER SAYS MAY BE FROM A COMBINATION OF WET
            GROUND AND SOME WIND.

&&

OUTLAW

Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:36 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW PICKENS            34.86N 82.73W
07/18/2004                   PICKENS            SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN ON TABLEWOOD ROAD
            NEAR HIGHWAY 183.

&&

OUTLAW

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hart

When: July 18, 9:50 PM EST
Where: Hart County, 5 mi SE of Hartwell
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.300, -82.867

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, July 2004

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: 5417861.