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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 22, 12:10 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 110 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004 .SHORT TERM... RELATIVELY STRONG RIDGE SET UP OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WITH ZONAL FLOW TO THE NORTH OF CWA. DURING THE NEXT WEEK WE ARE LOOKING AT A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES MOVING OVER THE RIDGE...PROVIDING A LITTLE EXTRA FORCING TO THE SUMMERTIME PATTERN. BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION APPEARS TO BE TOMORROW. .LONG TERM... THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN A LITTLE AND GET PUSHED TO THE SOUTH. LOOKING AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER POPS ON THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK FRONT...BUT MODELS ARE TOO INCONSISTENT TO ADVERTISE AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAV IS DRY...ETA MOS IS DRIER. SO WILL KEEP ISOLATED WORDING APPROPRIATE FORECASTS. GFS ADVERTISES STRONG SHORT WAVE FOR NEXT SATURDAY THAT MAY DEPRESS RIDGE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO TRIGGER MORE SHOWERS BY NEXT WEEKEND. THIS TROUGH LOOKS WAY TO STRONG AND THE TIMING IN SUSPECT...SO AGAIN WILL STICK WITH ISOLATED WORDING. TEMPS REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME AS RIDGE DOMINATES WEATHER. GRIDS CONTAIN ADDITIONAL MESOSCALE FEATURES LIKE CLT URBAN HEAT ISLAND AND LOCAL MORNING COOLS SPOTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GSP 66 89 66 90 / 20 30 20 20 AND 66 89 65 91 / 20 30 20 20 CLT 68 89 66 90 / 20 30 20 20 HKY 66 88 65 88 / 20 30 20 20 AVL 59 84 61 85 / 20 30 20 20 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && DICARLO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 459 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-230900- 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- 502 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. RB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
325 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM HAIL 2 S BLOWING ROCK 36.10N 81.67W
05/22/2004 1.50 INCH CALDWELL NC PUBLIC
0235 PM HAIL 2 S BLOWING ROCK 36.10N 81.67W
05/22/2004 1.50 INCH CALDWELL NC PUBLIC
&&
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
350 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM FLASH FLOOD CASHIERS 35.11N 83.10W
05/22/2004 JACKSON NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
COUNTY FIRE MARSHALL REPORTED WATER FLOWING ACROSS
SEVERAL ROADS IN SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. OFFICIALS HAVE
BEGUN BARRICADING. ALSO PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
40-45 MPH.
0245 PM HAIL 2 SW BLOWING ROCK 36.11N 81.70W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH CALDWELL NC AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT ONE POINT...CONTINUING NOW
AS PEA TO DIME SIZED. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH.
HAIL ACCUMULATING ON GROUND. LIGHTNING STRUCK TREE 25
FEET FROM SPOTTER WHILE ON PHONE.
&&
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD CASHIERS 35.11N 83.10W
05/22/2004 JACKSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
4 BUSINESSES RECEIVED FLOOD DAMAGE IN CASHIERS. POWER
CURRENTLY OUT TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE TREE BROUGHT DOWN
A POWER LINE EARLIER CAUSING PART OF THE OUTAGE.
&&
LAMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 4 NNE DALLAS 35.37N 81.15W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH GASTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS BRIEF HAIL APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF
DIMES AND GUSTY WINDS KNOCKING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND
LEAVES.
&&
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
654 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL BUFFALO 34.72N 81.68W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH UNION SC EMERGENCY MNGR
COUNTY EOC REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL.
0625 PM HAIL 1 NNE BUFFALO 34.74N 81.68W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH UNION SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 3/4 INCH HAIL.
&&
HGThe Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
This wind gust was estimated at the intersection of highway 226 and Double Springs Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5401162.