Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 22, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
311 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
EVEN WITH UPPER RIDGE CENTERED RIGHT OVER THE CWFA...MID LEVEL TEMPS
NOT AS WARM AS WEDNESDAY. DEW POINTS MIXED OUT AS WELL...BUT NOT AS
MUCH AS WEDNESDAY. COMBINED WITH THE VERY WARM SURFACE TEMPS...
ATMOSPHERE BECAME MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH NO CAP. BEST CHANCE FOR
SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGH THE EVENING REMAINS THE MOUNTAINS AND
NC FOOTHILLS. ISOLATED CONVECTION ELSEWHERE...BUT LEAST LIKELY OVER
THE SOUTH. EVEN WITH THE HIGH FREEZING LEVEL AND LIGHT WIND...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LOSS OF HEATING. STORMS SHOULD
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. VERY WARM NIGHT TONIGHT WITH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS
AND RECOVERING DEW POINTS.

UPPER RIDGE BREAKS FRIDAY AS SHORT WAVES MOVE TOWARD THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH TEMPS NOT AS WARM AS TODAY...ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOISTEN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. LIKE TODAY...BETTER COVERAGE OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESS
CHANCE OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER. CANNOT RULE OUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
SEVERE WEATHER.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LATTER PERIODS OF THE FORECAST WILL BE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON AN
APPROACHING SURFACE BOUNDARY...AND THAT FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN IN OUR VICINITY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE WILL FEATURE A CHANCE
OF SHWOERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY PERIOD. THOSE CHANCES OF RAIN WILL LIKELY
BE ENHANCED SOMEWHAT BY A PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEAST LOW
LEVEL FLOW OF TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. WE WILL FEATURE
BEST CHANCES OF RAIN...INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY...FOR FAVORED
SOUTHEAST-FACING SLOPES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH CHANCES VARYING
BY A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS ALL OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE OTHER
PERIODS. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING TIMING AND STRENGTH OF
ANY UPPER VORTS THAT MAY AFFECT US AS THE EASTERN RIDGE BREAKS
DOWN AND SOME SEMBLENCE OF TROFINESS DEVELOPS OVER PART OF THE
SOUTHEAST STATES. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL INTO THE 70S AND 80S WITH THE
FRONT IN OUR AREA. BY THURSDAY...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
BREAKING UP OVER OUR FOOTHILLS.

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.AVIATION...
SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL AFFECT KAVL AND
POSSIBLY KHKY UNTIL THE EVENING. THE STORMS COULD DRIFT SOUTH TO THE
SC SITES BEFORE DISSIPATION. LEAST LIKELY TO AFFECT KCLT. ALREADY
HAD SHORT TEMPO FOR TS KAVL WITH CB ELSEWHERE. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY
FOR AMENDMENTS. UNLESS A STORM MOVES OVER A TAF SITE...VFR IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. MVFR FOG LIKELY AT KAVL BY SUNRISE.
HAVE SHORT TEMPO FOR MVFR HAZE SC SITES WITH UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE...
MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND LIGHT WINDS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL 00Z OR LATER TAFS TO
ADDRESS THOSE STORMS.

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.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
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SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...SAB
AVIATION...RWH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
530 AM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-230930-
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-
530 AM EDT THU JUN 22 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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP EACH DAY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE BREVARD            35.27N 82.69W
06/22/2006                   TRANSYLVANIA       NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE PISGAH FOREST AREA FROM A
            POWER LINE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECUSTA ROAD AND
            MORRIS ROAD.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKE LURE               35.44N 82.21W
06/22/2006                   RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS REPORTS TREES DOWN IN THE LAKE LURE AREA.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

NCZ504-222130-
GREATER BURKE-
436 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING EASTERN BURKE COUNTY...

AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VALDESE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MORGANTON. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 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.

LANE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
448 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW PICKENS            34.84N 82.76W
06/22/2006                   PICKENS            SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR MCCULLOM ROAD AND RIGGINS
            ROAD.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
506 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     HAIL             POLKVILLE               35.42N 81.64W
06/22/2006  E0.75 INCH       CLEVELAND          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL AS LARGE AS DIMES CURRENTLY FALLING
            IN DOWNTOWN POLKVILLE.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
515 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE FOREST CITY        35.32N 81.84W
06/22/2006                   RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY COMMS REPORTS ONE TREE DOWN OFF OF 74 BYPASS NEAR
            THE SANDY MUSH AREA. ALSO...FIRES RESULTING FROM
            LIGHTNING STRIKES REPORTED IN FOREST CITY.

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