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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 245 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 CORRECTED NAME OF TROPICAL STORM IN SECOND PARAGRAPH .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE WITH CAPES BTWN 2000-3000 J/KG BY MID AFTN. BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE LIES WITH A COLD FRONT OVER W TN AND WITH A VERY WEAK LEE TROF E OF THE BLUE RIDGE. GFS SHOWS WEAK CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT WITH WEAK WARM ADVECTION WHICH WILL TEND TO MINIMIZE CONVECTION. THE NAM HOWEVER...SHOWS WEAK H5 PVA APPROACHING THIS EVE WITH BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OVER CNTRL CAROLINAS. SINCE SCT CONVECTION ALREADY GOING WILL LEAN SLIGHTLY TOWARD NAM THIS EVE. WINDS ALOFT ARE STRONGER SO STORMS SHOULD MOVE E FASTER THAN ON PREVIOUS DAYS. STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN THREAT THIS EVE. THERE IS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WITH HEAVY RAIN AS WELL...MAINLY WHERE ANY TRAINING OR BACK BUILDING CELLS OCCUR. BIG STORY IS TS CINDY WHICH IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR NEW ORLEANS LATE TONIGHT. MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE SO HAVE USED THE LATEST NHC AND HPC GUIDANCE TO BRING THE LOW N...TO FORM A WAVE ON A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER N CNTRL AL THU MORNING. THIS THEN TRACKS TO THE NE...WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS..KEEPING CWA IN MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW LATE WED INTO FRI. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... EXTENDED FORECAST REMAINS UNCERTAIN WITH TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS IN THE MIX. NAM AND GFS ARE OF LITTLE HELP AND HPC HAS CHOSEN TO STICK PRETTY CLOSE TO THE 00Z ECMWF MODEL. LATEST NHC TRACK AND HPC GUIDANCE HAS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RELATED TO REMNANTS OF TS CINDY VCNTY E KY...W VIRGINIAS BY EARLY SAT MORNING...SO MOISTURE SHOULD BE PULLING OFF TO THE NE OF THE CWA DURG THE DAY SAT. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW SUN WHICH SHOULD KEEP THINGS FAIRLY DRY THROUGH MON. THEN...TROPICAL STORM DENNIS IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG GULF COAST BTWN PENSACOLA AND BILOXI SOMETIME LATER MON OR EARLY TUE AND TRACK TO THE NW INTIALLY...THEN SLOWLY TURN N. THIS COULD BRING ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA AGAIN FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... CONVECTION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AVIATION FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONGEST FORCING FROM UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN TIER...BRINGING THE HIGHEST THUNDER CHANCES FROM KAVL TO KHKY THROUGH 01Z. GIVEN MID LEVEL DRY AIR IN SOUNDINGS...WILL ALSO FEATURE A 30 KT GUST POTENTIAL AT THOSE TAF LOCATIONS. FLOW WILL BECOME MORE W TO NW BEHIND THE WAVE AND PRECIP CHANCES WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW MVFR FOG TO DEVELOP...WITH IFR CIG AND VSBY ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE AT KAVL CIRCA 12Z WED. HIGH CLOUD SHIELD AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA DURING THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...RB AVIATION...HG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1120 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-061530- 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- 1120 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. PLEASE SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CAESPSGSP...FOR THE LATEST DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY...THE FRONT SHOULD STALL OVER THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND MAY REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY MAY TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT LATE THIS WEEK. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 207 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ037-051900- DAVIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOCKSVILLE 207 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING EAST ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN DAVIE COUNTY... AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN SHEFFIELD AND FARMINGTON...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN DAVIE COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM...CROSSING INTERSTATE 40 AROUND 230 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LOCATIONS UNDER THE CORE OF THE STORM WILL PICK UP NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE PRODUCED BY THIS STORM AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 220 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ053-054-051900- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...MARION 220 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY... AT 211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN BLACK MOUNTAIN AND OLD FORT. THIS STORM WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 40 AND BEAR DOWN ON THE TOWN OF SUGAR HILL AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL COUNTY LINE NEAR 300 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LOCATIONS UNDER THE CORE OF THE STORM WILL PICK UP NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE PRODUCED BY THIS STORM AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 220 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ053-054-051900- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...MARION 221 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY... AT 211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN BLACK MOUNTAIN AND OLD FORT. THIS STORM WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 40 AND BEAR DOWN ON THE TOWN OF SUGAR HILL AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL COUNTY LINE NEAR 300 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LOCATIONS UNDER THE CORE OF THE STORM WILL PICK UP NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE PRODUCED BY THIS STORM AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 320 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ067-052000- RUTHERFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUTHERFORDTON 320 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY BETWEEN THERMAL CITY AND SHINGLE HOLLOW. ON THIS PATH...THE STORM WILL BE NEAR THE TOWN OF SUNSHINE AROUND 340 PM EDT. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND HAIL. ALSO...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE PRODUCED BY THIS STORM. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WITH THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 417 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ066-052130- POLK NC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRYON 417 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG QUASI-STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM REBUILDING ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 26 CORRIDOR IN EAST CENTRAL POLK COUNTY. ONE HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTALS...ESTIMATED FROM RADAR...ARE RANGING BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.25 INCHES PER HOUR. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE PROBABLE. ADDITIONALLY...THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS SHOULD ALSO BE APPROACHED WITH CAUTION. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 453 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-052200- CHEROKEE SC-CLEVELAND-GASTON-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...ROCK HILL...SHELBY 453 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CLEVELAND COUNTY... AT 445 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GUSTY WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CHEROKEE COUNTY AND EASTWARD INTO GASTON AND YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM. DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 85 FROM GASTONIA TO GAFFNEY AND MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A STORMY RIDE THROUGH 6 PM. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED QUICKLY TO LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS SHOULD ALSO BE APPROACHED WITH CAUTION. CSH
The Greer radar (KGSP), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines blown down along a half to three quarter mile swath off highway 74 west of Shelby. In addition, some shingles were removed from a house and a porch was shifted from its foundation.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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