1 lightning, 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 Jul 7, 2:53 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005
.SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT)...
UPDATED DISCUSSION TO ADD NEW TORNADO WATCH.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 249 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005)
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
ACTIVE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF CINDY CONTINUED OVER
THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWA AT MID AFTERNOON. A STRONG WIND SHEAR
PROFILE CONTINUED TO GENERATE TORNADIC SIGNATURES ALONG CONVECTIVE
BANDS ON THE RADAR...WHILE BANDS OF HEAVY RAINSHOWERS CONTINUED
TO GENERATE IN DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE. AS THE SYSTEM TRANSLATES E
THIS EVENING THE SEVERE STORM THREAT WILL DIMINISH...ALONG WITH
THE HEAVY RAIN. THE TORNADO WATCH IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM EDT.
THE FLOOD WATCH RUNS UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW MORNING SINCE AREAS THAT
RECEIVED...OR WILL RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
FLOOD PROBLEMS AS RAINFALL DRAINS INTO STREAMS AND CREEKS THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
AS THE UPPER SYSTEM AND SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSH E LATE TONIGHT...HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA FRI INTO SAT...FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF
RECOVERY BEFORE HURRICANE DENNIS APPROACHES THE GULF COAST AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR PENSACOLA SUNDAY.
LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...
ALTHOUGH THE TRACK OF DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO STAY WELL W OF THE
AREA...TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO STREAM UP ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. HAVE LIMITED EXTENDED POPS AND QPF
DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
STORM...OTHERWISE HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO HPC GUIDANCE USING THE
GFS...WHICH IS COMBINED WITH THE LATEST NHC TRACK. LATEST FORECAST
HAS DENNIS MAKING LANDFALL ALONG GULF COAST VCNTY OF WHERE CINDY HIT
SUN AFTN-EVE AND TRACKING NW INTO N MS MON...INTO FAR SE KS TUE. THIS
TRACK WOULD KEEP DEEPEST TROPICAL MOISTURE AND BEST TORNADO THREAT
W OF CWA. THE SYSTEM WILL TURN E AT SOME POINT HOWEVER AND TRACK N
OF THE AREA. WITH UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE...LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW
AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE...HAVE CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.
AVIATION...
AS THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION OF THE REMNANTS OF CINDY CONTINUE TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. LOW CIGS WILL HANG ON FOR THE NC TAFS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS IN SC LATE TONIGHT. THE SKY WILL
BECOME SCT FOR ALL TAFS AS WE GO INTO THE LATE MORNING TO MID DAY ON
FRIDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NORTH TO SOUTH RAIN BAND WILL LEAVE
HKY TO THE EAST THIS AFTN AND SHOULD BE MOVING EAST FROM CLT BY
EARLY EVENING. GUSTY S-SW WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVE AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES E.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR NCZ034>036-054>056-065>070 UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY.
TORNADO WATCH FOR NCZ037-057-072-082
SC...FLOOD WATCH FOR SCZ001 >008-010 UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY.
TORNADO WATCH FOR SCZ009-014
&&
SHORT TERM...RBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-081015- 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- 607 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS TO 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THIS RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES. THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...A FEW STORMS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HURRICANE DENNIS WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST STATES THIS WEEKEND...AND IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ON SUNDAY. AS DENNIS APPROACHES...A SLOW MOVING FRONT SHOULD SLIDE WEST OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THIS FRONT SHOULD TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. NED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
307 PM EDT THU JUL 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N HARMONY 35.99N 80.77W
07/07/2005 IREDELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
WIND DAMAGE/PSBLE TORNADO WITH TREES DOWN IN THE ROAD ON
HWY 21 NORTH OF HARMONY. ALSO TREES DOWN ON HWY 901 NEAR
HARMONY.
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N STATESVILLE 35.86N 80.89W
07/07/2005 IREDELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ALONG I-77 FROM EXIT 54 NORTH TO THE COUNTY
LINE. FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED EARLIER ON HWY 901 AND
TAYLORSBURG ROAD AREA IN THE NORTH PART OF COUNTY.
&&
TJBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
347 PM EDT THU JUL 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 PM HAIL FORT MILL 35.01N 80.94W
07/07/2005 0.88 INCH YORK SC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN FORT MILL.
&&
TBENTHALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT THU JUL 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TORNADO CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.83W
07/07/2005 MECKLENBURG NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TORNADO TOUCH DOWN REPORTED AT COMMUNITY HOUSE CIRCLE AND
BLAKNEY DRIVE IN CHARLOTTE.
&&
TBENTHALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
408 PM EDT THU JUL 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HAIL ROCK HILL 34.94N 81.03W
07/07/2005 0.88 INCH YORK SC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED DIME TO NICKEL HAIL ON CONSTITUTION BVD
IN ROCK HILL
&&
LANESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 408 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 NCZ036>037-057-071>072-082-SCZ009-014-080200- CABARRUS-DAVIE-IREDELL-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION-CHESTER-YORK- 408 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 618 AND HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 620 UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NORTH CAROLINA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CABARRUS... DAVIE... IREDELL... MECKLENBURG... ROWAN... UNION... IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA CHESTER... YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTE...CHESTER...CONCORD... MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...MOORESVILLE...ROCK HILL... SALISBURY AND STATESVILLE. NCZ035-056-069-SCZ003-006>008-010>013-019-072100- ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-LINCOLN-ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-CHEROKEE-GREENVILLE- -GREENWOOD-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-UNION- 408 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW TORNADO WATCH 618 TO EXPIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 7 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER... CATAWBA... POLK... RUTHERFORD... IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 8 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE... ANDERSON... CHEROKEE... GREENVILLE... GREENWOOD... LAURENS... SPARTANBURG... UNION... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...COLUMBUS... GAFFNEY...GASTONIA...GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...HICKORY...LAURENS... LINCOLNTON...NEWTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...SPARTANBURG... TAYLORSVILLE AND UNION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 441 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 NCZ057-071-072-082-SCZ009-014-072130- CABARRUS-CHESTER-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTE...CHESTER...CONCORD...MONROE... ROCK HILL...SALISBURY 441 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PIEDMONT... AT 429 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA...TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF CHARLOTTE METRO...TO SALISBURY...MOVING EAST AT AROUND 20 MPH. THROUGH 530 PM...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS MONROE...SALISBURY...AND EASTERN CABARRUS AND ROWAN COUNTIES. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE BRIEF...WEAK TORNADOES AT ANY TIME. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE IF ANY TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...OR A TORNADO IS OBSERVED. LANE
The Greer radar (KGSP), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning ignited a house fire, which caused significant damage to the structure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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