1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Nov 24, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...
TORNADO WATCH #901 UNTIL 5 PM.
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP
THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UPSTATE...ENTERING NC BY 3 PM.
INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON WITH LAPS GIVING A LARGE
AREA OF 200-500 J/KG. 0-3 KM HELICITIES SHOULD REMAIN STEADY WITHIN
THE 150-200 M2/S2 RANGE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS HAVE BEEN THE MAIN THREAT AND LITTLE SHOULD CHANGE BEFORE THE
LINE EXITS THE CWA. AFTER SQUALL PASSES...STRATIFORM RAIN SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH 0Z. MESOETA AND RUC SHOW THE SFC COLD FRONT TO PASS
THROUGH THE FA BY 9Z TONIGHT. WILL END CHC EAST OF THE MTNS BY
6Z...WILL MAINTAIN WESTERN UPSLOPE SH THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
THANKSGIVING MORNING...ETA IS MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE CAA AND THE
DEPTH OF THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ACROSS THE NC/TN LINE. H85 TEMPS
OVER THE TN BORDER FALL TO -6 TO -7 BY 18Z. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO MIX
IN WITH THE SHRA BY SUNRISE OVER 4K FT. BY MID-MORNING...PRECIP
SHOULD BECOME PREDOMINANTLY SN ABOVE 4K FT AND MIX WITH THE RAIN AS
LOW AS 2500 FT. IN FACT...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THE TOP OF
THE MOISTURE ALMOST REACHES THE OPTIMAL SNOW GROWTH TEMPS BETWEEN
12-15Z OVER THE NRN MTNS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE A FEW DECENT SHSN
THAT COULD RESULT IN A BRIEF ACCUM OF SNOW...WILL CARRY POPS AS HIGH
AS 30%.
TEMPS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN MTNS TOMORROW WILL SEE
LITTLE TO NO WARMING WITH THE ONGOING CAA. IN FACT...THE FA WILL BE
MUCH COOLER WITH TEMPS REMAINING BELOW NORMAL INTO FRIDAY. HARD
FREEZE EXPECTED FRI MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OVER
THE FA. WILL USE A BLEND OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE FOR THE SHORT TERM
TEMPS.
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
NEGATIVELY TILTED H5 TROF PROGGED TO APPROACH SATURDAY MORNING...
WITH SFC CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SFC LOW AND BEST
UPPER DYNAMICS SHOULD STAY JUST NW OF OUR AREA...LIMITING THE EXTENT
OF PRECIPITATION. WILL KEEP A CHANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS SAT
AFTERNOON/EVE. RATHER SUBDUED WEATHER FOR SUN PM THRU MON NITE.
SUBTLE S/W RIPPLES THROUGH TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING UPPER
CLOSED LOW. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS TUE THROUGH WED. TWEAKED
TEMPERATURES PER ENSEMBLE MOS AND HPC GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...
CONVECTIVE BAND CROSSING UPSTATE SC THIS AFTERNOON...HEADED FOR
KCLT. GSTS 25 TO 30 KTS QUITE COMMON ALONG THIS LINE...WITH
POTENTIAL TO 50KTS AS EVIDENCED BY DOWNED TREES. BEHIND THIS BAND
STRATIFORM RAIN AND MVFR CIGS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
VEERING WIND BEHIND TROUGH NOW IN GULF STATES SHOULD END PRECIP THIS
EVENING. ACTUAL FROPA NOT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH WIND COMING
AROUND TO WNW...AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LIFTING TO AROUND 050 FT.
WIND VEERS FURTHER MID MORNING WED AND BECOMES QUITE GUSTY...WITH
LOW CLOUD BECOMING SCATTERED IN DOWNSLOPE LEE OF MTS. KAVL TO REMAIN
BKN THROUGH 18Z IN UP VALLEY NW FLOW.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 UNTIL 5 PM
EST.
NC...NONE.
SC...TORNADO WATCH FOR ZONES SCZ001>014-019 UNTIL 5 PM EST.
&&
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM/AVIATION...PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 645 AM EST WED NOV 24 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-251145- 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- 645 AM EST WED NOV 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL THREATEN THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SPSGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LINGERING SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THANKSGIVING MORNING...OTHERWISE A PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY HOLIDAY IS ON TAP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
152 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 SE WALHALLA 34.67N 82.94W
11/24/2004 OCONEE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON CAMPBELL BRIDGE RD IN THE FRIENDSHIP
COMMUNITY.
&&
TJBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT AIRY 34.52N 83.50W
11/24/2004 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON WELCOME HOME RD AND ON DOOLEY RD IN NORTH
PART OF COUNTY.
&&
TJBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
236 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
11/24/2004 LAURENS SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HWY 221 NEAR WATERLOO. LARGE LIMBS DOWN WITH
STRONG WINDS REPORTED POUNDING AGAINST THE BUILDINGS IN
CROSS HILL.
&&
TJBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
304 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM TORNADO 3 NW CARLISLE 34.62N 81.50W
11/24/2004 UNION SC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR REPORTED A TORNADO
BETWEEN CARLISLE AND SANTUCK ALONG HWY 215. MULTIPLE
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.
&&
RWHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
306 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW CARLISLE 34.65N 81.54W
11/24/2004 UNION SC CO-OP OBSERVER
LARGE LIMB DOWN AT COOP OBSERVERS HOUSE IN SANTUCK.
&&
RWHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E CARLISLE 34.59N 81.39W
11/24/2004 CHESTER SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON HWY 215 AND HWY 72 AREA IN SW CORNER OF
CHESTER COUNTY.
&&
RWHThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous power lines blown down in the northeast part of the county.
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, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5428705.