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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 20, 1:26 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 226 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... MTN CONVECTION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHORT RANGE MODELS TRIGGER ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IN THE CONVERGENCE AXIS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE CIRCA 21Z. OUTFLOWS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MIGRATE SOUTHEAST INTO THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...ALTHOUGH WITH LESS COVERAGE. ANY STORM WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR MARGINAL DAMAGING WIND/LARGE HAIL THREAT AS MID LEVELS REMAIN DRY. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY SAGS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OH VALLEY FRIDAY...SFC WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSIT EAST ALONG IT. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO STEADILY INCREASE OVER THE REGION AS WESTERLY 850 MB FLOW PROVIDES SOME HIGH MTN TRIGGERING...AND A CONVECTIVE VORT LOBE ARRIVES BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. AFTER A DIURNAL LULL TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING PEAK HEATING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS HEIGHTS CONTINUE FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL GRADUALLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE CWFA. ALTHOUGH CHANCE POPS WILL BE FEATURED FRI NIGHT...THE BEST CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND IMPROVING SHEAR PROFILES IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPING UPPER TROUGH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL BOTH BE OF SOME CONCERN ON SAT. VARIOUS WEAK WAVES DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WILL SLOW ITS PROGRESSION ACROSS THE CWFA...SO HIGH CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS WILL BE MAINTAINED INTO SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH MODEL SOLUTIONS INDICATE DEEP LAYER DRYING WORKING ITS WAY INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE UPPER JET AXIS...WE WILL HOLD ON TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... BY THE EARLY PART OF THE EXTENDED...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO BE WELL TO OUR SOUTH...BUT LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT WARRANTS A CONTINUATION OF SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE POPS DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. BY THE MID-TO-LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK...HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO RISE...GIVING WAY TO RATHER FLAT RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CONUS. LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION AROUND BERMUDA HIGH WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD...RESULTING IN BETTER CHANCES FOR DIURNAL DEEP CONVECTION BY LATE NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... TSRA COVERAGE RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THE MTNS WILL BRING THE BEST VICINITY THUNDER CHANCE TO KAVL THROUGH THE EVENING. COVERAGE AND OUTFLOWS WILL DRIVE ADDITIONAL FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT CONVECTION THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT WITH COVERAGE TOO SPARSE TO MENTION AT TAF LOCATIONS. MVFR VSBY FROM BR AND HZ IS LIKELY AT ALL TAF SITES TONIGHT...WITH TEMPO IFR VSBY EXPECTED AT KAVL AND KHKY GIVEN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PROFILES. ANY FRIDAY CONVECTION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER THE CURRENT OUTLOOK PERIOD. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...HG/LANE LONG TERM...LANE AVIATION...HG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 539 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-210945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 539 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST IN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
440 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM TSTM WND DMG CASAR 35.51N 81.62W
07/20/2006 CLEVELAND NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CASAR FD HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO REMOVE SEVERAL TREES FROM
ROADS
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LANESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 446 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 NCZ057-202145- ROWAN- 446 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THREATEN ROWAN COUNTY... AT 445 PM...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING SOUTHEAST FROM TURNERSBURG TO STATESVILLE TO TROUTMAN. LOCALES ACROSS MUCH OF ROWAN COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL OR GUSTY WIND THROUGH 6 PM. CSH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 453 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 SCZ006-010-202145- ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE- 453 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES... AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PIEDMONT...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. GMS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
456 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG TURNERSBURG 35.91N 80.81W
07/20/2006 IREDELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS REPORTS 2 TREES DOWN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE COUNTY- ONE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BLACKWELDER RD
AND HIGHWAY 21. ALSO A POWER LINE DOWN IN THE AREA
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LANESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 500 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 GAZ018-202130- STEPHENS- 500 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING STEPHENS COUNTY... AT 459 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOCCOA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. GMS/ESL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 508 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 NCZ069>071-SCZ009-202215- GASTON-LINCOLN-MECKLENBURG-YORK- 508 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO APPROACH METRO CHARLOTTE... AT 5 PM...RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING SOUTHEAST FROM LAKE NORMAN TO GASTONIA AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH THROUGH 630 PM. LOCALES ACROSS MUCH OF MECKLENBURG...GASTON AND YORK COUNTIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SOME HAIL OR GUSTY WIND THROUGH 630 PM. CSH
The Greer radar (KGSP), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Elberton. Some trees fell on cars and houses.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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