Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 2004
Start: 2004-07-05T17:00
End: 2004-07-05T17:00
Location: North Carolina

July 5, 2004 · 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 Jul 5, 1:26 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:26 PM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
226 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
FIRST PERIOD CONCERN CENTERS AROUND THE CHCS FOR CONVECTION. MCS
OVER WESTERN KY WILL CONTINUE TRACK EASTWARD TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SYSTEM SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE
AS IT REACHES THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ISOLATED SH/TS ARE DEVELOPING OVER
THE MTN PEAKS ATTM. WILL EXPECT COVERAGE OF THE LOCAL CONVECTION TO
SLOWLY INCREASE OVER FA BEFORE SUNLIGHT FADES. WILL FORECAST CHC
OVER THE MTNS AND ISO EAST...WILL END MENTION IN THE GRIDS BY 4Z TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE MCS.

AMPLITUDE OF MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN HIGH
TUE. MESOETA SHOWS H85 TEMPS BUILDING TO 21C BY TUE
AFTERNOON...WHILE KEEPING SKY RATHER CLEAN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S OVER UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S DWPTS. HEAT
INDEX VALUES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CATE...WITH WIDESPREAD
VALUES OF 100F LASTING 2-3 HRS.

LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
TUESDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FA ON WED
AS H5 HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL. THE ATMOS SHOULD DESTABILIZE AS TEMPS
DECREASE ALOFT AND LLVL DWPTS POOL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WILL
FORECAST DIURNAL CHC COVERAGE. THU...THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH
THROUGH THE REGION AND WILL AGAIN USE CHC POPS TO REPRESENT.
&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...
COLD FRONT FCST TO PUSH THROUGH CWA FROM THE NW ON THU...WHILE MAIN
ENERGY WITH UPPER TROF STAYS WELL N. WILL LEAVE CHANCE POPS IN
FCST...WITH HIGHER POPS OVER MTNS THU INTO THU EVE. UPPER RIDGE AND
SFC HIGH PRESSURE REALLY BEGIN TO BUILD OVER REGION FRI AND TROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERING
HOWEVER...WILL KEEP LOW CHANCE POPS...MAINLY MTNS...THROUGH WEEKEND.
&&

.AVIATION...
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER REGION TODAY WITH SUBSIDENCE ALOFT. THIS
SHOULD HELP SUPPRESS STRONG CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTN-EVE. WITH
SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...STILL EXPECT SCT TSTMS MTNS AND
ISOLD ELSEWHERE UNTIL COOLING THIS EVE. DEW POINTS REMAIN FAIRLY
HIGH AND WITH WEAK SUBSIDENCE OVERNIGHT EXPECT MVFR FOG LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...RAB
AVIATION...RAB

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 5:18 AM EST, 11 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-061017-
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-
618 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004

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

.DAY ONE...

LOCALLY DENSE FOG IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN VALLEYS EXTENDING
EAST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...WILL DISSIPATE
BY MID-MORNING.

SPOTTY MORNING SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY TO JUST ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
THE UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
THIS WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:43 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TIGERVILLE              35.07N 82.37W
07/05/2004                   GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR THE SANDY FLATS AREA.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:43 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0410 PM     HAIL          TIGERVILLE              35.07N 82.37W
07/05/2004  0.75          GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR THE SANDY FLATS AREA.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0440 PM     HAIL             2 SW GREER              34.92N 82.26W
07/05/2004  0.75 INCH        GREENVILLE         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED NEAR RIVERSIDE HIGH

&&

JONES

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:05 PM EST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
505 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW WOODRUFF           34.79N 82.10W
07/05/2004                   SPARTANBURG        SC   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED WIND BLEW DOWN SIGNS...DOWNED AT LEAST 2
            TREES...AND BLEW CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AROUND AT
            CASHVILLE

&&

JONES

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:15 PM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
515 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW GREER              34.98N 82.28W
07/05/2004                   GREENVILLE         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BULLS ROAD AND HWY
            290.

&&

SBK

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
532 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E SIMPSONVILLE        34.73N 82.17W
07/05/2004                   GREENVILLE         SC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CLEAR SPRING FIRE RESCUE REPORTED LARGE TREE ACROSS
            SCUFFLETOWN ROAD. ALSO...PUBLIC REPORT OF ADDITIONAL TREE
            ON BETHANY RD.

&&

JONES

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: July 5, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, Salisbury
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 35.667, -80.500

A carport was damaged.

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 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, 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: 5417556.