1 tornado, 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 13, 1:59 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 259 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... SE UNITED STATES RADAR COMPOSITE SHOWS THAT CWA IS BETWEEN ROTATING SHIELD OF WIDESPREAD SH OVER TN/NC AND BROAD BAND OF VORT OVER CENTRAL SC TO SRN LA. CURRENTLY...LONG THIN LINES OF TS HAVE DEVELOP OVER THE MTNS AND SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND SHOULD MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FA. LAPS ESTIMATES CAPES OVER 3K J/KG ACROSS MOST OF THE PIEDMONT. EXPECT THAT LINES SHOULD GENERALLY HOLD TOGETHER AND COVER A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE FA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL FORECAST WIDE COVERAGE MTNS TO LIKELY EAST. NAM CONTINUES TO HOLD THE CENTER OF THE H5 LOW OVER NRN KY WITH H5 S/W ROTATING OVER THE FA. THESE WEAK VORTS AND UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD KEEP CONVECTION GOING LONGER THAN THE PAST SEVERAL EVENINGS. WOULD EXPECT MOST OF THE TS TO ASH OUT BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER...SCT SH ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED. LLVL STRATUS SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...WILL FORECAST MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH PATCHY FOG BY SUNRISE. WITH AMPLE BL MOISTURE AND HIGH SKY COVER...KEPT MIN TEMPS CLOSEST TO THE WARMEST MOS. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS UPPER LOW CENTER WOBBLES SLOWLY WESTWARD AND SHOWS SIGNS OF FILLING AND LIFTING BY FRIDAY. A MOIST TROPICAL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE INTERIM...WITH BEST PRECIP CHANCES SPIKING DURING THE DIURNALLY FAVORED AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS. WEAK VORT LOBES MAY INFLUENCE THE WESTERN CWFA...CLOSER TO THE UPPER LOW...AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AXIS SHOULD KEEP THE BEST COVERAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUNDING PARAMETERS ALSO LOOK VERY SIMILAR THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MEANING PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES 1.8 TO 1.9 INCES...WITH RELATIVELY HIGH FREEZING LEVELS...AND CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY. INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY ONCE AGAIN BE BETTER THAN PROGGED AS MODEL SOUNDINGS INITIATE AND MAINTAIN CONVECTION THROUGH THE DAY. HEIGHTS RISE MOST STRONGLY LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW GRADUALLY VEERING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. PM POPS WILL FINALLY TRIM BACK INTO THE CHC RANGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH STILL HIGHER THAN THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES EARLY IN THE MEDIUM RANGE...KEEPING THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHIELDED FROM ANY IMPACTS FROM EMILY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WEAK LEE PIEDMONT TROUGHING IS EXPECTED IN LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE TRIGGERING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN SLIGHTLY WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION... SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...GREATEST SHORT TERM AVIATION CONCERN WILL BE THE PATH OF ONGOING TS LINES. RADAR TRENDS ARE POINTING TO SEVERAL WELL ESTABLISHED LINES TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FA. WILL CARRY TEMPOS TO COVER ACTIVITY OVER ALL TERMINALS THROUGH 3Z. NAM SHOWS WINDS BELOW H85 TURNING TO A MORE UPSLOPE DIR AFTER 6Z. FWC/MAV/MET MOS ALL INDICATE THAT LOW STRATUS AND MVFR FOG WOULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. MOS HAS NOT SERVED WELL AS LOW CLOUD AND FOG GUIDANCE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...TONIGHT IT MAY VERIFY WELL AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUPPORT A FORECAST OF LLVL MOISTURE...WILL BEGIN TO TAKE CONDITIONS DOWN AFTER 6Z. BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE PAST SEVERAL MORNINGS...WILL BRING CONDITIONS TO VFR BY MID TO LATE MORNING. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...HG/NED LONG TERM...HG AVIATION...NED
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 604 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-141015- 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- 604 AM EDT WED JUL 13 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 AGAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. FLASH FLOODING REMAINS WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES OWING TO DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION AND ELEVATED STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MOORE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
201 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
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..REMARKS..
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD SKYLAND 35.48N 82.52W
07/13/2005 BUNCOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
BUNCOMBE EOC REPORTED THAT AREA FROM SKYLAND TO AIRPORT
HAD CREEKS FLOOD ROADS AND BUILDINGS.
0130 PM HAIL ANTREVILLE 34.30N 82.54W
07/13/2005 0.50 INCH ABBEVILLE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
ALSO ONE TREE DOWN.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG WOODLAWN 35.79N 82.04W
07/13/2005 MCDOWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. DOT ENROUTE.
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JONESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
205 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
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0200 PM FLASH FLOOD ROSMAN 35.14N 82.82W
07/13/2005 TRANSYLVANIA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER REPORTED THAT LOTS OF FLASH FLOOD
PROBLEMS ONGOING AROUND THE GENERAL AREA OF LAKE TOXAWAY
AND ROSMAN WITH NO TIME FOR DETAILS.
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JONESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
324 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD ROSMAN 35.14N 82.82W
07/13/2005 TRANSYLVANIA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY REPORTS SEVERAL STREETS...INCLUDING MAIN
STREET...CLOSED IN AND AROUND ROSMAN DUE TO FLOODING.
SOME WATER IS INTO BUILDINGS.
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HGThe Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:39 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado touched down near exit 20 off highway 321 producing mainly F0 damage, with some intermittent F1. A number of trees were snapped off and there was damage to a cornfield.
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