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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 1:49 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 249 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... TONIGHT AND MONDAY... CONVECTION DEVELOPING RAPIDLY AT MID AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. CORES ARE GROWING TALL QUICKLY. ELSEWHERE...SATELLITE IMAGERY THE LAST HOUR OR TWO HAS SHOWN A RAPID PROLIFERATION OF CUMULUS...EXCEPT FOR ACROSS OUR EASTERN SECTIONS WHICH REMAIN CLEAR AND WHERE SURFACE AIR HAS BEEN A LITTLE DRIER. FORECAST REASONING REALLY HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE. SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD ALLOW FURTHER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EVENING. AT SOME POINT THIS EVENING...FRONTAL ZONE TO OUR NORTH SHOULD ALSO BEGIN TO SAG SOUTHWARD...ASSISTING IN MOISTURE CONVERGENCE. WE WILL FEATURE HIGHEST CHANCES OF RAIN...INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY...FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OUR MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND TIER POPS DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH OVERNIGHT IN THE FAR SOUTHERN UPSTATE AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. BY MONDAY MORNING...FRONT SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA BORDER. WE WILL BRING SOLID CHANCES OF CONVECTION INTO THE SOUTHERN CWFA...BUT KEEP HIGHEST CHANCES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. FRONT EXPECTED SOUTH OF CWFA BY LATE IN THE DAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS UNSTABLE AGAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH...AND FOR A RATHER LONG PERIOD OF TIME. TEMPERATURES NOT LIKELY TO DROP TOO LOW OVERNIGHT...WILL FEATURE A MILD NIGHT WITH MINS IN THE 70S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOST CWFA AND THROUGH THE 60S IN THE NORTH. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD KEEP MAXES DOWN MONDAY...80S/LOWER 90S STILL IN THE SOUTH AND WITH MAXES 70S AND 80S FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... FORECAST FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT PERIOD IS COMPLICATED BY THE TRACK THE TROPICAL CYCLONE CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE OFFICIAL TRACK TAKES IT ACROSS CENTRAL FL TUE MORNING. BY WED MORNING...THE CENTER IS PROJECTED TO BE A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON. THE WRF AND NAM KEEP THE CIRCULATION MUCH FARTHER WEST. IN FACT...I/VE HAD TO DISCARD BOTH MODELS THIS PACKAGE DO TO THEIR EXTREME DIFFERENCES FROM THE FORECAST TRACK. THIS LEAVES THE GFS WHICH IS FASTER THAN THE OFFICIAL TRACK. IN FACT...THE OPERATIONAL RUN SHEARS THE SYSTEM TO THE EXTENT THAT IS IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY BEYOND TODAY. THE EFFECT OF ALL THIS ON OUR SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL BE FOR A DRIER FORECAST THAN IS IMPLIED BY THE NAM...AND MUCH DRIER THAN THE WRF. I WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHANCE POPS IN THE SE ZONES MONDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT AND DRY US OUT. TUE LOOKS DRY AND A LITTLE COOLER WITH APPRECIABLY LOWER SFC DEWPOINTS AND 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES ON THE GFS. BY WED THE 500 MB TROUGH WILL BE NEARLY DIRECTLY OVERHEAD...AND THE GFS BRINGS A SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE QUITE INHIBITED...AND WILL ONLY CARRY A SLIGHT CHANCE POP IN THE EASTERN ZONES. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... NCEP CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE 00 UTC OPERATIONAL GFS FOR THE EXTENDED RANGE. THIS PUTS THE FORECAST AREA ON THE BACK SIDE OF GRADUALLY FILLING LONG WAVE TROUGH THU AND FRI. THE EASTWARD EXTENSION OF A STRONG AND DEEP RIDGE OVER THE SRN PLANS WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION NEXT WEEKEND. THIS CERTAINLY DOESN/T BODE WELL FOR MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. THERE ARE SOME LOW CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS FOR DAY 7...BUT IF THE PATTERN EVOLVES CONSISTENT WITH THE GFS...THE LATTER PERIODS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY VERIFY WARMER AND DRIER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW. && .AVIATION... CHALLENGES FOR THE 18Z TAF SET REVOLVED AROUND CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL AT ANY OF OUR SITES. EACH SITE SEEMS FAIR GAME FOR CONVECTION THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO...DESPITE RELATIVELY LOW STATISICAL GUIDANCE NUMBERS. KGSP 88-D SHOWS CONVECTION ALREADY ORGANIZING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER WE START THE TAF PERIOD WITH A VCSH AT KAVL...AND INCLUDE POSSIBLE THUNDER THERE 18 TO 21Z. FOR NOW...KEPT KHKY AT VCSH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT THAT TAF SITE DEFINITELY A TARGET FOR AMENDMENT IN NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS CONVECTIVE TRENDS MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN. FORTUNATELY...WITH SUCH DRIER AIR IN PLACE IN THE LOWER LEVELS...CEILINGS SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY COULD BE LOWERED TO MVFR AT ANY OF THE TAF SITES DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GREATEST CONVECTIVE COVERAGE SHOULD OCCUR THIS EVENING...AND THAT IS WHEN WE TARGET ALL OUR TAF SITES FOR CONVECTION. KAVL GETS A CATEGORICAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH TEMPO FOR THUNDER FROM 01Z TO 04Z...THEN AGAIN IN THE PREDAWN WITH FRONT SAGGING SOUTH AND BEST SHORTWAVE ENERGY PASSING. KHKY IS ALSO TARGETED FOR THE PREDAWN HOURS...WITH KCLT INDICATED FOR THUNDER FROM 07Z THROUGH 11Z...AND AGAIN FROM 12Z TO 15Z IN TEMPO GROUPS. THE UPSTATE TAF SITES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN A THUNDER CHANCE UNTIL THE OUTLOOK PERIOD...AND VERY NEAR THE END OF THE OUTLOOK AT THAT. TEMPO FOR MVFR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS INCLUDED AT KGSP/KGMU FROM 15Z TO 18Z ON MONDAY...AND FROM 16Z TO 18Z AT KAND. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...MCAVOY/SAB LONG TERM...MCAVOY AVIATION...SAB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 604 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121015- 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- 604 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 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 SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA DNA NORTHEAST GEORGIA AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. PLEASE REFER TO CAESPSGSP FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. KRENTZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1107 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-112215- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1107 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK... A SURFACE COLD FRONT OVER EXTREME NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD LATER TODAY...COINCIDENT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. GIVEN THAT SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND THROUGH THE 90S ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE ONCE ALL THE MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE IN PLACE LATER TODAY. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...THE BEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER...ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MPH...AS WELL AS HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. SLIGHTLY LARGER HAIL COULD BE REALIZED LATE THIS EVENING AS COLDER TEMPERATURES ALOFT INVADE THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY LAST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
119 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM HAIL 1 NW LUCIA 35.39N 81.02W
06/10/2006 E0.88 INCH GASTON NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL-SIZED HAIL THAT OCCURRED ON THE
GASTON-LINCOLN COUNTY BORDER. ALSO HAD ENOUGH WIND TO
BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND BLEW LAWN FURNITURE OFF A DECK.
&&
OUTLAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 PM HAIL 5 E ASHEVILLE 35.57N 82.46W
06/11/2006 M0.50 INCH BUNCOMBE NC AMATEUR RADIO
1/2 INCH HAIL FALLING IN EAST ASHEVILLE.
&&
44PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0236 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE ASHEVILLE 35.51N 82.47W
06/11/2006 BUNCOMBE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
IN THE REYNOLDS FIRE DISTRICT.
&&
OUTLAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
326 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0257 PM HAIL 10 ESE ASHEVILLE 35.52N 82.38W
06/11/2006 E0.75 INCH BUNCOMBE NC CO-OP OBSERVER
A COOP OBSERVER REPORTED THREE-QUARTER INCH DIAMETER HAIL
FALLING ON FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 4320 FEET
FROM 255 TO 3 PM.
&&
OUTLAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0327 PM HAIL 8 SSW MORGANTON 35.63N 81.75W
06/11/2006 E1.00 INCH BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL. ALSO HAD LAWN
FURNITURE SCATTERED AND A LARGE LIMB DOWN.
&&
OUTLAWThe Greer radar (KGSP), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a tree, then traveled along power lines to ignite a fire at a home. The home was practically a total loss.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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