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 Feb 4, 11:19 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1119 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006
.SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...
ACTIVE COLD FRONT PROGRESSING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
CWFA ATTM. HIGH PRESSURE WIND SHIFT BEHIND FRONT HAS LOWERED
TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS ACROSS NE GA AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE. BELIEVE
MAX TEMPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REACHED IN THESE AREAS AND HAVE
ATTEMPTED TO TIME THIS TREND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE
GRIDS. OTHER NOTABLE CHANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON INCLUDED ADDITION OF
CHANCE POPS FOR RA AND TS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AS FRONT BEGINS TO
SLOW AND SHEAR A BIT. MOUNTAIN SNOW STILL LOOKS GOOD TO BEGIN IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AFTER 18Z OR SO PER LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS
AND STILL EXPECT LOWERING SN LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS HAVE RESPECTIVE AREAS
COVERED WELL AND HAVE REISSUED PRODUCT WITH NO CHANGES MADE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR ADVECTION
PUSHES IN...SO WILL CONTINUE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE
WHOLE CWFA UNTIL 600 PM EST.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 357 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006)
SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...
UPDATING TO ADD PATCHY DENSE FOG I-40 CORRIDOR TO METRO CLT AREA THIS
MORNING...AND PATCHY FOG REST OF LEE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 240 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006)
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...
AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TODAY...ACCOMPANIED BY SURFACE COLD FRONT. INSTABILITY IN WARM
SECTOR TO SUPPORT CONVECTION AHEAD OF FRONT...AND WILL CARRY THUNDER
ENTIRE AREA. MODELS SLOWER TO BRING COLD AIR INTO AREA...WITH ONLY
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET COOLING BELOW FREEZING BY 18Z. BY 21Z
FREEZING LEVEL DOWN TO 3000 FT...THEN DOWN TO 2000 FT BY 00Z.
WESTERLY WIND TO PERSIST BEHIND SYSTEM FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUN...BUT WITH WEAKER 850 MB WIND THIS MODEL RUN. DURATION OF
UPSLOPE COMPONENT SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOW
N NC MTS...WITH ADVISORY AMOUNTS TO S INTO SMOKYS...BALSAMS AND
SNOWBIRDS. WILL UPGRADE WATCH TO HEAVY SNOW WARNING SAT - SUN
AVERY TO MADISON COS...AND ISSUE SNOW ADVISORY TODAY/TON HAYWOOD
TO GRAHAM...INCLUDING N JACKSON AND BUNCOMBE. WIND TO COME UP EVERYWHERE
AS GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF FRONT...SO LAKE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE HOISTED FOR TODAY. WIND MARGINAL FOR
ADVISORY TONIGHT N NC MTS...AND WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA TO BE
APPROACHED ON MT PEAKS.
SNOW TAPERS OFF SUN NIGHT AS MOISTURE RETREATS NE ALONG SPINE OF
MTS. FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW TO TRAVERSE
I-20 TO S OF AREA MON. HAVE REDUCED POP N TIER... ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO WARM I-40 CORRIDOR IN LESS CLOUDS AND NO PRECIP.
LOWERED TEMPERATURES TO S UNDER CLOUD BLANKET AND EVAPORATIVE
COOLING. BASED ON MIN TEMPERATURES...1000/850 MB PARTIAL THICKNESS
FORECAST AND MODEL SOUNDINGS...WILL START PRECIPITATION AS ALL
SNOW MON MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN LEE OF MTS AS WET
BULBS RISE ABOVE FREEZING...AND 1000/850 MB PARTIAL THICKNESS
RISES ABOVE 1300M. SECOND PRECIP EVENT ENDS MID AFTERNOON MON AS
SYSTEM QUICKLY MOVES E.
LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
ON TUESDAY...WILL PLAN ON S/WV ENERGY BEING DOWNSTREAM OF THE
CWFA...KEEPING THE DRY AND CHILLY FCST INTACT FROM THE PREVIOUS
PACKAGE. PLAN ON LOADING UP DEEPER MOISTURE AHEAD OF APPROACHING
CLIPPER ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN SHOW SHOWER POSSIBILITIES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN LARGE SCALE PATTERN FOR
DAYS 6/7...STILL FEATURING A RATHER COLD AND DEEP EASTERN U.S.
TROUGH. AS USUAL...FAIRLY LOW CONFIDENCE IN TIMING INDIVIDUAL BOUTS
OF S/WV ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH MEAN TROUGH AND WILL CONTINUE TO
BROAD BRUSH LOW CHANCES FOR SHOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY NC MTNS
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
AVIATION...
EXPECT LOW CIG/VIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTY SW
WINDS. AS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE NE...DRY SLOT SHOULD WORK IN FROM
THE SW AND BY NOON EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS SPREADING FROM SW TO NE
WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY. EXPECT CONTINUED DRYING AND VFR
CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. WITH
COOLING BEHIND SYSTEM AND NW FLOW SNOW DEVELOPING..MAINLY ACROSS THE
TN BORDER MTNS...A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX POSSIBLE AT KAVL THROUGH THE
MID AFTN HOURS. HAVE GONE WITH MVFR CIG/VIS UNTIL LATE AFTN AT KAVL.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 UNTIL 6 PM
SATURDAY.
NC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR NCZ033-048>050 UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082 UNTIL 6
PM SATURDAY.
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR NCZ051>053-058-059 UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>014-019 UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...SBKHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 509 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-051015- 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- 509 AM EST SAT FEB 4 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 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WHILE PATCHES OF DENSE FOG PERSIST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FROM NEWLAND TO MARSHALL...AND A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FROM ASHEVILLE TO ROBBINSVILLE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW ADVISORY FROM NEWLAND TO MARSHALL REMAINS IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY MORNING FROM LAKE HARTWELL AND ELBERTON...TO LAURENS AND GREENWOOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 855 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 NCZ053>055-065>068-SCZ002-003-005>007-010-041500- ANDERSON-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CLEVELAND-GREATER GREENVILLE- GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON-MCDOWELL- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD-SPARTANBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...ASHEVILLE...GREENVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY... SPARTANBURG...TRYON 855 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS MORNING... AT 850 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LAKE HARTWELL ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA BORDER...TO THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THROUGH 10 AM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM ANDERSON...TO GREENVILLE...RUTHERFORDTON AND MARION...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER...BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 NCZ034-035-054>056-066>068-SCZ003-006>008-012-041600- ALEXANDER-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE SC-CLEVELAND- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-LAURENS SC-MCDOWELL-POLK NC- RUTHERFORD-SPARTANBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAFFNEY...GREENVILLE...HICKORY...LAURENS... MARION...MORGANTON...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...SPARTANBURG...TRYON 1000 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS MORNING... AT 955 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE GREENVILLE AREA...TO COLUMBUS IN NORTH CAROLINA...TO NEAR BLOWING ROCK. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THROUGH 11 AM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM SPARTANBURG...TO RUTHERFORDTON...TO MORGANTON...TO HICKORY. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER...BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. LANE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1134 AM EST SAT FEB 04 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW DILLARD 34.95N 83.41W
02/04/2006 RABUN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR RABUN GAP.
&&
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1226 PM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-041830- ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-LINCOLN NC- MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTE...CHESTER...CONCORD...GASTONIA... HICKORY...LINCOLNTON...MOCKSVILLE...MONROE...ROCK HILL...SALISBURY... STATESVILLE 1226 PM EST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON... AT 1225 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT FALLS AREA... NORTHWARD TO LAKE WYLIE TO STANLEY IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THROUGH 130 PM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG AND AROUND INTERSTATE 77 TO AFFECT LOCATIONS FROM FORT MILL...TO PINEVILLE...TO CHARLOTTE...TO MOORESVILLE. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER...BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. KRENTZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1240 PM EST SAT FEB 04 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1205 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N ROCK HILL 34.98N 81.03W
02/04/2006 YORK SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS REPORTS TREES BLOWN DOWN AT A RESIDENCE
NORTH OF ROCK HILL. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
117 PM EST SAT FEB 04 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 PM HAIL 5 W SALISBURY 35.67N 80.57W
02/04/2006 0.50 INCH ROWAN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS HAIL JUST LESS THAN PENNY SIZE NEAR
SALISBURY.
&&
LANEThe Greer radar (KGSP), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees blown down on the east side of Charlotte and a privacy fence blown down. One large tree fell on a home, causing significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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