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 Aug 22, 1:45 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 245 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)... ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITHIN THE HIGHEST LAPS CAPE AREA...ALONG AND EAST OF THE SWRN BLUE RIDGE INTO THE UPSTATE/NE GA. ASCENT WILL BE AIDED BY S/WV NOTED IN THE LATEST WV LOOPS. STILL PLAN TO RUN A LOW CHANCE SOUTH TO SLIGHT CHANCE NORTH POP INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS SHEARING S/WV SAGS SE INTO THE CWFA COMBINED WITH MOISTENING OF DEEP LAYER RH AND CONTINUED LIGHT SSELY LLVL FLOW. MOS POPS CONTINUE TO AVERAGE IN THE LOW LIKELIES FOR TUESDAY WITHIN LINGERING DEEP MOISTURE AND WEAK WAA REGIME. PLAN ON CONTINUING TO ORIENT POPS HIGHEST EASTERN ZONES CLOSER TO STRONGER RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET. HAVE NUDGED POPS IN THE WEST UP TO LIKELY AS WELL WHERE BETTER LLVL CONVERGENCE LOOKS TO DEVELOP. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MON)... IN THE TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI TIMEFRAME...NAM/GFS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THAT WEAK BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO HOVER JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN SETTLING S AS FRONTAL WAVE STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES OFF THE COAST. BOTH NAM/GFS INDICATE THAT MOISTURE WILL BE TOUGH TO DISLODGE WITH WEDGE TYPE SCENARIO DEVELOPING ON WED. SOME LINGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ON WED ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. GFS SLOWER TO DRY COLUMN...BEYOND WED. PREFER FASTER NAM SOLUTION OF PUSHING DRYER AIR OVER FA. THEREFORE...WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR SKIES WED NIGHT AND FORECAST GENERALLY THU INTO FRI. USED A BLEND OF GFS/ETA MOS FOR MAX/MIN TEMPS THROUGH THU...BUT DID TRIM BACK A COUPLE DEGREES ON WED. WITH CLOUD COVER...WILL GENERALLY TOP OUT IN MID TO UPPER 70S MOUNTAINS AND NEAR 80 TO LOWER 80S ELSEWHERE. IN THE LONG TERM FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...USED HPC GUIDANCE WITH ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. LOOKS LIKE A RATHER QUIET PERIOD WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH THE NE AND THEN FINALLY OFF THE COAST ON SAT. EXPECT THAT WEAK RIDGING WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG THE E SIDE OF APPALACIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN EASTERN WIND COMPONENT LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE PERIOD SO WILL INCREASE POPS INTO SLIGHT CHANCE CATEGORY OVER MOUNTAINS AT THAT POINT. MODELS CONTINUE TO TRY AND DEVELOP A TROPICAL SYSTEM VICINITY THE BAHAMAS AND TRACK IT SLOWLY W. 12Z GFS CONTINUES TO TAKE THIS SYSTEM INTO THE GULF...SO IT SHOULD BE A NON-PLAYER IN WEATHER OVER OUR REGION. && .AVIATION... DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS DEEP CONVECTIVE THREAT AT ANY ONE SPECIFIC TERMINAL THRU EARLY EVENING...BUT BEST CHANCES REMAIN AT THE UPSTATE SITES...WITHIN THE BETTER RH AND INSTABILITY. STILL... AT THIS JUNCTURE...BEST TO PLAY JUST VCTS UNTIL THREAT TIME CAN BE REFINED. WITH WEAKENING S/WV ENERGY SAGGING INTO THE CWFA TONIGHT...WILL CONTINUE WITH VICINITY SHOWER THREAT INTO THE OVERNIGHT...FOR ALL AREAS EXPECT KCLT WHERE ANY LIFT FROM S/WV WILL BE FURTHEST AWAY. WILL PLAY PERSISTENCE FOR OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG THREAT...LIMITING MVFR CHANCES AT JUST KAVL/KAND. DO NOT WANT TO JUMP ALL OVER 12 UTC MAV WITH PRE-DAWN LIFR VSBY AT KAVL. 12 UTC NAM WOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS AND EVEN THE GFS DOES NOT LOOK THAT FAVORABLE FOR LOW VSBYS WITH DEEP MOISTENING FROM SFC-70H AFTER 06Z. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...LG AVIATION...CSH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 559 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-231000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 559 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPSTATE...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...AND ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY ALSO SEE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS...AND ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE ENOUGH RAIN TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. MCAVOY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 207 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-222015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION... MORGANTON...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 207 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 ...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE... AT 2 PM EDT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS SEVERAL AREAS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ONE PRIMARY AREA OF SHOWERS WAS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...ALL THE WAY FROM CLAYTON GEORGIA TO LENOIR NORTH CAROLINA. AN ISOLATED STORM WAS OVER EASTERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY...AND AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDLANDS WAS EXPANDING IN COVERAGE. STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE COMMON WITH MANY STORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...MEANING THAT DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL COULD OCCUR. ALSO...SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IF A STORM BECOMES PARKED OVER AN URBAN AREA FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY WARNINGS. JONES
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
351 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 S GREENWOOD 34.05N 82.15W
08/22/2005 GREENWOOD SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN SOUTH OF THE CITY.
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENWOOD 34.19N 82.15W
08/22/2005 GREENWOOD SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE CITY.
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JONESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 421 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-222230- ABBEVILLE-ALEXANDER-ANDERSON-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CABARRUS- CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-ELBERT- FRANKLIN GA-GASTON-GRAHAM-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-HABERSHAM-HART- HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-IREDELL-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC- MCDOWELL-MECKLENBURG-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK NC-RABUN-ROWAN-RUTHERFORD- SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-UNION NC- UNION SC-YANCEY-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...ASHEVILLE... BREVARD...CHARLOTTE...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON... CONCORD...ELBERTON...FRANKLIN...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENVILLE... GREENWOOD...HARTWELL...HENDERSONVILLE...HICKORY...LAURENS... LINCOLNTON...MARION...MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...MORGANTON...NEWLAND... ROCK HILL...RUTHERFORDTON...SALISBURY...SHELBY...SPARTANBURG... SPRUCE PINE...STATESVILLE...SYLVA...TOCCOA...TRYON...UNION... WAYNESVILLE 421 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2005 ...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE... AT 4 PM EDT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING AREAS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HEAVIEST STORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH GREENWOOD COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST SPARTANBURG COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE FAIRLY STRONG WINDS NEAR 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STORMS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND WINDS HIGH ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN TREES. ALSO...SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP... ESPECIALLY IF A STORM BECOMES PARKED OVER AN URBAN AREA FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY WARNINGS. KRENTZ
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Little Savannah Creek came out of its banks, flooding Blake Branch Rd. Later in the evening, the Tuckasegee River came out of its banks in this same area and flooded low lying areas, including the area around a trailer park, from which some residents required evacuation.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2005
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: 5472744.