1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 May 8, 1:05 PM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 205 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 .SHORT TERM... UPPER RIDGE REMAINS STRONG OVER SE US NEXT COUPLE DAYS. HOWEVER...BACKDOOR FRONT EGDING DOWN INTO CWA FROM THE NE...POSSIBLY INITIATING CONVECTION. GFS APPEARS OVERDONE WITH QPF WHILE ETA AND GFS DEVELOP CAPE VALUES OVER 3000 THIS AFTN. RUC IS NOT AS HIGH...WITH CLT AND HKY CAPE COMING IN AT ABOUT 2300. LAPS SOUNDINGS SHOW BULLSEYE OVER GSP DUE TO HIGHER DPS. IN ANY CASE THERE IS A CHANCE OF LATE DAY TSTMS...ESPECIALLY VCNTY OF WEAK SFC BOUNDARY THAT IS CURRENTLY DIPPING S OF VA-NC BORDER. RUC ALSO BRINGS WEAK PVA INTO CWA FROM THE SW THIS EVE...SO WITH SFC HEATING AND DP VALS EXPECTED IN THE LOW-MID 60S...SCATTERED TSTMS LOOK REASONABLE. PATTERN DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THROUGH TUE AND ALTHOUGH UPPER RIDGE REMAINS OVER REGION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE DAY TSTMS REMAIN A POSSIBILITY...MAINLY OVER THE MTNS WHERE WEAK UPSLOPE IS EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. TEMPS WILL COOL SLOWLY NEXT FEW DAYS AS THKNS IS FCST TO DECREASE. .LONG TERM... LOW PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS EARLY WED AS L/W TROUGH SWEEPS EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN ROCKIES. LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO THE GREAT LAKES BY FRI AM. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST...REACHING THE LOWER APPALACHIANS BY SAT. IN THE MEANTIME...SOUTH FLOW IN BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BERMUDA HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A WARM AND MOIST FLOW OVER THE SE US. GFS LIS CONTINUE TO SHOW UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...WITH QUESTIONABLE FEATURES ALOFT I CONTINUED TO SHOW FAVOR TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN FOR POPS/WX. WILL INTRODUCE POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA SAT A FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. COOLED DAYTIME TEMPS A FEW DEGREES TO ACCOUNT FOR INCREASE IN CLOUDS...IN LINE WITH HPC/MEX GUIDANCE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GSP 63 87 62 85 / 30 10 10 10 AND 61 89 61 85 / 20 10 10 10 CLT 62 87 62 86 / 30 10 10 10 HKY 63 86 61 85 / 30 20 10 10 AVL 56 83 55 81 / 30 30 10 20 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && RB/NED
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 552 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-081200- 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- 552 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG A COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED AT 358 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA LATE TODAY. MOORE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 252 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 GAZ010-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>010-012>014-090200- ALEXANDER NC-ANDERSON SC-AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CABARRUS NC- CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC- GASTON NC-GRAHAM NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC- GREATER PICKENS SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-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-SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-UNION SC- UNION NC-YANCEY NC-YORK SC- 252 PM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004 A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE HEATING AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INTERACT TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS. THE MOST LIKELY AND EARLIEST LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE STALLED FRONT. THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER DROPS OFF RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTH...ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ONE OTHER CONCERN REGARDING AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW MOVING...MEANING THEY COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AT ANY ONE LOCATION. IF CAUGHT IN THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY...KEEP IN MIND THAT WATER LEVELS COULD RISE RAPIDLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. KRENTZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
517 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E WAYNESVILLE 35.48N 82.96W
05/08/2004 60 MPH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
EDGE OF WAYNESVILLE TOWARD HOSPITAL
0435 PM HAIL CLYDE 35.53N 82.91W
05/08/2004 0.88 INCH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
FOLLOWED BY PENNY HAIL 10 MINUTES LATER
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JONESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
541 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM HAIL CANTON 35.55N 82.84W
05/08/2004 1.00 INCH HAYWOOD NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA CELL PHONE OF LOTS OF PENNY TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL BEATING UP CARS. ALSO LOCAL FLOODING OF ROADS
AND TERRIBLE LIGHTNING.
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JONESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL TUCKASEGEE 35.27N 83.12W
05/08/2004 1.75 INCH JACKSON NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED THROUGH 911
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JONESThe Greer radar (KGSP), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Cullowhee Creek overflowed its banks, flooding Cullowhee Mountain Road. Several roads in the Tuckasegee area were flooded or affected by mudslides.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2004
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: 5403407.