1 lightning, 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 Jul 1, 1:21 PM EST, 7 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 221 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE AGAIN TODAY WITH CAPES BTWN 2000-3000 J/KG BY EARLY AFTN. BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE LIES WITH A COLD FRONT OVER CNTRL TN AND WITH A LEE TROF ACROSS THE W-CNTRL CAROLINAS. THERE IS WEAK DIFLUENT FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAK SHORTWAVE APPROACHING. STRAIGHT- LINE WIND GUSTS STILL APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN CONVECTIVE THREAT WITH STORMS THRU THIS EVE. THERE IS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WITH HEAVY RAIN AS WELL...ESPECIALLY WHERE ANY TRAINING CELLS OCCUR. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHWRS AND TSTMS THRU THIS EVE WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OVERNIGHT AND SAT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. FRONT PUSHES S OF AREA LATE SAT. EXPECT SCT LATE DAY CONVECTION SUN-MON AS LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AND BRINGS ATLANTIC MOISTURE UPSLOPE TOWARD THE MTNS. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TUE WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW...AND UPPER FLOW BEGINS TO SHIFT FROM A ZONAL PATTERN AS AN UPPER TROF STARTS TO DEEPEN OVER E US. THIS SHOULD ALLOW MORE VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEK. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO FROM CWA FROM THE NW WED AND STALLS OVER THE AREA...THEN A SURFACE WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE W ON THU WHILE A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE ALOFT MOVES IN FROM THE W. THIS SHOULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THU AND FRI BUT PLAN TO LIMIT POPS TO THE CHANCE CATEGORY TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO TIMING AND STRENGTH UNCERTAINTIES. && .AVIATION... CONVECTION IS BLOWING UP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. CELLS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY ATTM...AROUND 4 KNOTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT STORMS WILL DO ONCE THEY FINALLY MOVE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. YESTERDAYS CONVECTION TENDED TO DIMINISH ONCE IT MOVED INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...DESPITE THE IMPRESSIVE INSTABILITY. FOR NOW...HAVE OPTED FOR A VCTS AT ALL SITES EXCEPT AVL...WHERE THE TEMPO GROUP WAS RETAINED FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS FOR CONVECTION...HOPEFULLY WITH A 2 HOUR LEAD TIME...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LINE OF CONVECTION OVER EAST TENNESSEE MAY THREATEN THE WESTERN-MOST TERMINALS DURING THE EARLY-TO-MID EVENING HOURS...SO RETAINED VCTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT FOG SCENARIO SAT MORNING VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF FRI MORNING. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...RB AVIATION...JDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-021000- 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- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. PLEASE SEE CAESPSGSP FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 502 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 GAZ029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-012200- ABBEVILLE-ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER-CLEVELAND- DAVIE-ELBERT-GASTON-GREENWOOD-IREDELL-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC- MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-UNION SC-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...CHARLOTTE...CHESTER... CONCORD...ELBERTON...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENWOOD...HICKORY... LAURENS...LINCOLNTON...MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...ROCK HILL...SALISBURY... SHELBY...STATESVILLE...UNION 502 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE PIEDMONT... AT 455 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CONTINUING TO DRIFT SOUTH AND EAST AT 15 MPH. AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THE SOUTHERN UPSTATE... CHARLOTTE METRO...AND THE INTERSTATE 85 AND 77 CORRIDORS...SOME OF THEM WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS AND PERHAPS HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. CSH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 510 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 GAZ010-017-NCZ062-063-012215- HABERSHAM-MACON NC-RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN 510 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... AT 505 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND INTO WESTERN MACON COUNTY...AND DRIFTING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCALES FROM AROUND FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CLAYTON...AND CLARKESVILLE... AND NUMEROUS LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FREQUENT AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS AND PERHAPS HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. CSH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
531 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG WOODRUFF 34.74N 82.03W
07/01/2005 SPARTANBURG SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 REPORTED NUMBER OF TREES BLOWN DOWN AROUND
TOWN...SOME ON HOUSES. MEDIA REPORTED AWNING AND TREES
DOWN OLD SWITZER ROAD AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
RADAR.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE FOUNTAIN INN 34.67N 82.18W
07/01/2005 LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 RELAYED REPORT OF ROOF DAMAGED BY WIND. INITIALLY
REPORTED AS TORNADO. WATER POURING INTO HOME. TIME
ESTIMATED BY DOWNBURST SIGNATURE ON RADAR.
&&
JONESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 537 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 NCZ070>072-082-SCZ009-012345- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD... MONROE...ROCK HILL 537 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN THE CHARLOTTE METROPOLITAN AREA... CLUSTERS AND LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MECKLENBURG AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY COULD CAUSE THE RAPID RISE OF WATER LEVELS IN CREEKS... STREAMS... AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 5 MPH CAUSING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN... LIGHTNING... AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 700 PM. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS ROADS THAT ARE COVERED WITH WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. LGL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
629 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0619 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S CHARLOTTE 35.13N 80.83W
07/01/2005 MECKLENBURG NC AMATEUR RADIO
1 TREE DOWN JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH PARK MALL.
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
639 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SSE GREER 34.85N 82.18W
07/01/2005 SPARTANBURG SC BROADCAST MEDIA
WYFF TV RELAYED REPORT OF LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND SOME
PROPERTY DAMAGE OFF BROCKMAN-MCCLIMMON ROAD 2 SE GSP.
TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N CALHOUN FALLS 34.11N 82.60W
07/01/2005 ABBEVILLE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 REPORTED 2 TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 81 N
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E PELZER 34.64N 82.39W
07/01/2005 GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S CHARLOTTE 35.15N 80.83W
07/01/2005 MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 2.44 INCHES RAIN IN SHORT TIME. SCANNER
AND EMS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING WITH NUMEROUS RESCUES
IN PROGRESS...CARS STALLED...2 TO 3 FEET WATER SOME
INTERSECTIONS.
&&
JONESThe Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning was responsible for at least 6 house fires across the city.
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, July 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: 5470655.