1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Aug 5, 1:25 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 225 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)... SCT THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED EARLY...OVER THE MTNS FIRST...THEN ACROSS PIEDMONT. ATMOS QUITE UNSTABLE AGAIN TODAY WITH WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING AND PW VALUES AROUND 1.5 IN AND RISING. EXPECTING SOME STRONG CONVECTION THROUGH EARLY-MID EVE. WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. CONVECTION WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT WITH AREAS FOG DEVELOPING...ESP WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN. LOOKS LIKE A REPEAT TOMORROW BUT WITH A BETTER H85 UPSLOPE WIND COMPONENT SO HAVE BUMPED POPS UP THIS AFTN AND SAT AFTN-EVE. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... THE CAROLINAS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE SHEAR AXIS/ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED...WITH THE LATEST RUN OF THE NAM NOW ON BOARD WITH THE GFS IN SPREADING TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. CONSIDERING THIS...AND WEAKLY DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW ALONG WITH PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE...CANNOT RULE OUT CONVECTION CONTINUING WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...SO HAVE RETAINED CHANCE POPS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WILL FEATURE LIKELY POPS IN THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS FOR SUNDAY... WITH SOLID CHANCES ELSEWHERE. WITH INCREASED MOISTURE/CLOUDS/AND PERHAPS MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...SUNDAY TEMPS COULD BE QUITE COOL...AS REFLECTED IN THE MAV. FOR NOW...HAVE SIDED WITH THE RELATIVELY WARMER MET NUMBERS...DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING COVERAGE OF CONVECTION. BY EARLY-TO-MID WEEK...THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO RETROGRADE INTO THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH ALLOWS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TO VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THE DEEP LAYER RH WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH...WILL TAPER POPS DOWN TO TOKEN DIURNAL CHANCES BY TUESDAY...WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND ANTICIPATED. && .AVIATION... CONVECTION INCREASING ACROSS CWA WITH TSTMS TEMPOED IN AT THE NC SITES THRU 22Z...CB AND VCTS ALL SITES THRU 00-01Z. HZ STILL A CONCERN BUT VFR AT ALL BUT KCLT ATTM. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIE DOWN WITH COOLING BUT COULD SEE ISOLD TSTMS...MAINLY MTNS/FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT. MVFR FOG FORECAST FROM 06Z ON BUT COULD GO LOWER IN AREAS THAT GET RAIN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS SAT BUT WITH STRONGER S FLOW 0-5K FT PROVIDING BETTER UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...LANE AVIATION...RB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 534 AM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-060945- 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- 534 AM EDT FRI AUG 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO MOVE VERY SLOWLY...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK (SPSGSP). .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL MARSHALL 35.80N 82.68W
08/05/2005 0.75 INCH MADISON NC EMERGENCY MNGR
EOC REPORTS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PENNY HAIL
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LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0319 PM TSTM WND DMG YORK 35.00N 81.24W
08/05/2005 YORK SC AMATEUR RADIO
2.5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN DOWN ON SHILOH RD
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
352 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 34.48N 81.87W
08/05/2005 LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTS TREES DOWN ON BROOK RD JUST OFF
TORRINGTON RD AND ON JOSHUAS PLACE RD
0325 PM HAIL LAURENS 34.50N 82.03W
08/05/2005 0.75 INCH LAURENS SC AIRPLANE PILOT
911 CENTER REPORTS PENNY HAIL
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG BLACKSBURG 35.12N 81.52W
08/05/2005 CHEROKEE SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
911 CENTER REPORTS ONE TREE DOWN
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
420 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
08/05/2005 LAURENS SC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REPORTS TREES DOWN ON MEDIACL
RIDGE ROAD...TORRINGTON ROAD...RIVER FORK ROAD...EKOM
BEACH ROAD AND INDIAN MOUND ROAD. A LARGE SECTION OF
HIGHWAY 221 IS ALSO BEING CLEARED OF DOWNED TREES AND
DEBRIS.
0338 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E LAURENS 34.50N 81.99W
08/05/2005 LAURENS SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 76
BETWEEN LAURENS AND CLINTON. TRAFFIC BACKED UP IN THE
VICINITY OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND THE COUNTRY CLUB.
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BURRUSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 450 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 SCZ010-011-052200- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON 450 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN LAKE HARTWELL TO LAKE RUSSELL... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ANDERSON COUNTY INTO NORTHWEST ABBEVILLE COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWEST AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. BOATERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD TAKE COVER AND MOVE INLAND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SBK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
453 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W UNION 34.72N 81.64W
08/05/2005 UNION SC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON JERUSALEM ROAD AND HIGHWAY 18...NORTH AND
WEST OF UNION. TREES ALSO DOWN ON LIPSEY STREET IN UNION.
EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 415 PM AND 430 PM.
&&
BURRUSThe Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Quite a few trees down on Johnson St, with at least one tree on a house.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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