North Carolina, 2004Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 12, 2004
June 12, 2004 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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 Jun 12, 8:17 PM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:17 PM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
917 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
.UPDATE...
FLOODING OCCURRING IN PARTS OF NC MTS. WITH MORE CONVECTION HEADED
THAT WAY ACROSS TN...WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR NC MTS TONIGHT. HAVE
RAISED POPS FROM W TO E PER CURENT RADAR TRENDS. CONCERNED THAT
AS FRONT SINKS S...EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW COULD PUT HEAVY RAIN DOWN
ON BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT...BUT SO FAR BIGGEST RAINS HAVE BEEN ALONG
RIDGES TO WEST.
NOT MUCH CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES...DEW POINTS OR WINDS AS THESE
FIELDS APPEAR ON TRACK. INCREASED CLOUD COVER SUBSTANTIALLY THIS
EVENING PER SATELLITE IMAGERY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FLOOD WATCH NCZ033-048>053-058>059-062>065.
SC...NONE.
&&
JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:57 AM EST, 17 hours 43 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, 5:59 PM EST, 4 hours 41 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.
&&
DEOLocal storm report, Jun 12, 6:22 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
722 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 14 SE DYSARTSVILLE 35.46N 81.70W
06/12/2004 RUTHERFORD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FEW TREES
REPORTED DOWN SOUTHEAST OF DYSARTSVILLE.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 ESE SPARTANBURG 34.90N 81.80W
06/12/2004 SPARTANBURG SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER RECEIVED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN JUST
OFF HIGHWAY 176 NEAR THE COUNTRY CLUB.
&&
DEOLocal storm report, Jun 12, 6:39 PM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG LEICESTER 35.65N 82.69W
06/12/2004 BUNCOMBE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LOTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE SANDY MUSH AREA OF LEICESTER.
&&
SBKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 6:51 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0729 PM FLASH FLOOD 12 W MARSHALL 35.80N 82.90W
06/12/2004 MADISON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 209 AND WALDROP ROAD FLOODED.
&&
JATLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:36 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM HAIL WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
0830 PM HAIL WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS.
&&
SBKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 9:54 PM EST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1054 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG MILL SPRING 35.30N 82.16W
06/12/2004 POLK NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
&&
SBKThunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- June 12, 10:40 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford County, 3 mi NNE of Harris
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.283, -81.867
Trees and power lines were blown down in the Sandy Mush area.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 12 to 13, 20042 injured · $575,000 · F3 · 62 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 12 to 13, 2004$5.7 million · 2.5 in hail · 50 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 20041 death · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 2004$4.6 million · 2 in hail · 20 events
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, June 12 to 13, 2004$284,000 · F1 · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 12, 2004$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 2004$766,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 12, 2004$675,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail in Kansas, June 12, 2004$645,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 12, 2004$538,000 · 7 events
- Flooding in West Virginia, June 12, 2004$500,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 12, 2004$500,000 · 1 event
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: 5411497.