Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 2004
Start: 2004-06-12T18:15
End: 2004-06-12T18:15
Location: North Carolina

June 12, 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: 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 Jun 12, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
300 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.SHORT TERM...

WILL KEEP DISCUSSION BRIEF AS SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING. WEDGE
FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE FA ATTM...ENCOUNTERING CAPES NEAR 3000
J/KG. STRONG STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE FA
UNTIL CAD AIRMASS DOMINATES LATE THIS EVENING. ISENTROPIC LIFT AND
UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD FUEL SH AND ISO TS OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUN.
TEMPS SHOULD ONLY REACH THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S SUN...LIMITING
THE INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...BROAD S FLOW AND FLATTENING RIDGE WILL
ALLOW SCT TO LIKELY COVERAGE TO REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MTNS. WITH THE HIGH FURTHER SE OVER THE
ATLANTIC...DEEP GULF MOISTURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FA MON AND TUE.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ALL HAVE A TROPICAL FEATURE MOVE ACROSS THE DEEP
SOUTH EARLY IN THE WEEK...WILL CONTINUE CHC POPS AND MILD TEMPS.

.LONG TERM...

RIDGE REESTABLISHES ITSELF EARLY WED THEN SLOWLY MOVES E. ZONAL FLOW
FOLLOWS THROUGH WEEK AS BROAD UPPER TROF DROPS S OVER E CANADA. LOW
LEVELS REMAIN FAIRLY DRY THROUGH FRI IN NE FLOW BEHIND H85 LOW AS IT
MOVES OFFSHORE AND FILLS. BY FRI NIGHT MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVER CWA AND SCT CONVECTION SHOULD DEVELOP FRI AFTN OVER
MTNS...THEN ISOLD CONVECTION SAT AFTN...VCNTY SFC BOUNDARY STRETCHED
ACROSS CWA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GSP  70  79  68  84 /  50  50  30  50
AND  72  82  68  84 /  50  50  30  50
CLT  67  81  69  85 /  20  30  30  50
HKY  66  78  66  81 /  30  30  30  50
AVL  65  76  64  79 /  50  50  40  50
&&

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

NED/RAB

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:57 AM EST, 13 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
557 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-130956-
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 SAT JUN 12 2004

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

.DAY ONE...
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD
BE QUITE STRONG...ESPECIALLY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY...ENHANCING HEAVY RAINFALL
POTENTIAL. SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UNDER THE PRODUCT
HEADER CAESPSGSP...FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IN UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 1:59 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
259 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALHALLA                34.77N 83.06W
06/12/2004                   OCONEE             SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS CENTER IS OPERATING FROM BASEMENT AS
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN WALHALLA.

0238 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TOCCOA                  34.58N 83.32W
06/12/2004                   STEPHENS           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORTS TWO TREES DOWN ON OLD CHURCH
            ROAD AND PENNY SIZED HAIL IN TOCCOA.

&&

DEO

Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0318 PM     HAIL             7 E RUTHERFORDTON       35.36N 81.84W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ON BOSTIC-SUNSHINE ROAD.

0318 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 E RUTHERFORDTON       35.36N 81.84W
06/12/2004                   RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN.

&&

JAT

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:12 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
512 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S FOREST CITY         35.28N 81.87W
06/12/2004                   RUTHERFORD         NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HARRIS              35.26N 81.87W
06/12/2004                   RUTHERFORD         NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWERLINES FELLED. PEA SIZE HAIL

&&

NED

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:25 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
525 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0515 PM     HAIL             10 ESE SPARTANBURG      34.89N 81.77W
06/12/2004  1.75 INCH        SPARTANBURG        SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL JUST
            NORTH OF PACOLET. ALSO SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS OF UP TO 6
            INCH DIAMETER WERE DOWN.

&&

DEO

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:51 PM EST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
651 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0610 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 W NEWLAND             36.09N 82.00W
06/12/2004                   AVERY              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            WHITAKER CREEK RD FLOODED.

0610 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W NEWLAND             36.09N 82.02W
06/12/2004                   AVERY              NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROARING CREEK RD FLOODED.

&&

JAT

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:59 PM EST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
659 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0656 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNION                   34.72N 81.62W
06/12/2004                   UNION              SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A FEW TREES DOWN ON SONOCO RD.
            ALSO...A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY.

&&

DEO

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: June 12, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Spring Creek
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.800, -82.850

Some trees 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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 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: 5411413.