1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 17, 2:45 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
345 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...
THE REMNANTS OF IVAN ARE LOCATED NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN NORTHERN GA
AND NORTHERN AL. WV IMAGERY INDICATES VERY DRY MID/UPPER LEVEL AIR
CONTINUES TO WRAP INTO THE SYSTEM...RESULTING IN MOST OF THE
WIDESPREAD/CONVEYOR BELT PRECIP BEING CONFINED TO EAST TENN AND
KENTUCKY. HOWEVER...NARROW CONVECTIVE BANDS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP W/IN
THE DRIER AIR ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. EXPECT THIS
TREND TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...WHILE DEVELOPING FURTHER
EAST...AS THE CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST. LATER
TODAY...ANY CONVECTIVE BANDS COULD BECOME VERY INTENSE...ESP IN ANY
AREAS THAT MANAGE SOME PEAKS OF SUN W/IN THE DRY SLOT. THIS COULD
RESULT IN VERY INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AND AN ENHANCED TORNADO THREAT
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. TONIGHTS CONVECTIVE BANDS HAVE HAD A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...SO WILL MAINTAIN THE HIGH
WIND WARNING ACROSS THE CWFA TODAY.
GENERAL FLOODING IS BECOMING VERY SERIOUS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
BUT WERE BECOMING CONCERNED THAT FLASH FLOODING MAY BECOME MORE OF
A PROBLEM WITH THE TREND TOWARD STRONG CONVECTIVE BANDS. WITH THIS
IN MIND...DO NOT PLAN ANY ALTERATIONS TO THE FLOOD WATCH.
FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...HAVE FOLLOWED THE SLOWER TPC TRACK (AS
COMPARED TO THE ETA AND GFS)...WITH CATEGORICAL POPS LINGERING
ACROSS THE NORTH.
&&
.LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
FOR THE EXTENDED...ALL BETS ARE OFF AS THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE FATE OF THE REMNANT LOW LEFT BY IVAN. DID NOT MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS.
&&
.AVIATION...
COPIOUS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND ELY TO SELY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THRU THE TAF PERIOD AS IVAN APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
CIGS...WHILE GENERALLY MVFR...ARE BOUNCING AROUND BETWEEN MVFR AND
IFR. EXPECT ALL SITES TO BECOME IFR BY EVENING...AND LIFR
OVERNIGHT...AS RAIN SPREADS OVER THE AREA AND ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN
CONTINUES TO MOISTEN. VSBY...ALSO GENERALLY MVFR...IS DROPPING TO
IFR IN RAIN BANDS AND SOMETIMES EVEN VFR AFTER THE BANDS PASS.
EXPECT ALL SITES TO FALL TO MVFR BY EVENING WITH IFR
OVERNIGHT...AGAIN AS RAIN SPREADS OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE AS WELL. SPEEDS INCREASING TO 15G25...AND EVEN 20G30
CLOSER TO THE CENTER OVERNIGHT. DIRECTION WILL ALSO TREND TO THE SE
OVERNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION IS KAVL WITH SLY FLOW IN THE VALLEY. HAVE
BROUGHT WIND SPEEDS UP THERE AS WELL...BUT AS USUAL...THE HIGHEST
SPEEDS MAY NOT BE REALIZED AT THE TAF SITE IF THE DIRECTION OF THE
GENERAL WIND FLOW IS MORE FROM THE SE.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 THROUGH
SATURDAY.
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 THURSDAY
OVERNIGHT AND TODAY.
NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES NCZ033>035-037-038-048>059-062>072-
082 THROUGH SATURDAY.
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES NCZ033>035-037-038-048>059-
062>072-082 THURSDAY OVERNIGHT AND TODAY.
SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONES SCZ001>014-019 THROUGH SATURDAY.
...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES SCZ001>014-019 THURSDAY OVERNIGHT
AND TODAY.
&&
SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...LANE
AVIATION...MCAVOYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 605 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-181004- 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- 605 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN WILL BRING CONTINUED FLOODING AND HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCH...CAEFFAGSP...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING...CAENPWGSP...FOR FURTHERN INFORMATION. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... PAST TONIGHT...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE REMNANTS OF IVAN. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY. LANE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
405 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0221 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W FLAT ROCK 35.27N 82.49W
09/17/2004 HENDERSON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** TREE FELL THROUGH HOUSE AT THE CROOKED
CREEK SUBDIVISION OFF OF NEWPORT RD. ONE OCCUPANT WAS
KILLED.
&&
MCAVOYThe Columbia radar (KCAE), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:08 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two tractor trailers flipped over on I-77 when the drivers lost control due to strong winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 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: 5422952.