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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 2:02 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MAIN CONCERN LATE THIS AFTN-EARLY EVE IS ONGOING SEVERE STORMS.
ONCE SHORTWAVE AND ASSOC SFC BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH...AREA BEGINS
TO COOL THIS EVE SO EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIE DOWN AND MOVE E.
HOWEVER...DEEP UPPER LOW OVER OH VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING SE TOWARD AREA OVERNIGHT...KEEPING ATMOS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE.
DRYER AIR MOVES IN AND HAVE REDUCED POPS FROM THE SW DURG
EVE...BUT KEEPT CHANCE POPS OVER MTNS THROUGH THE NIGHT...SLIGHT
CHANCE ELSEWHERE. H5 LOW FCST TO SWING UP OH VALLEY AND OVER CNTRL
APPALACHIANS MON...WHICH KEEPS CWA IN MOIST UNSTABLE FLOW THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. HAVE RETAINED CHANCE POPS OVER
MTNS...SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. MEDIUM RANGE ENSEMBLES DEPICT THE UPPER CLOSED LOW LIFTING
NORTHEAST BY MID WEEK...JUST IN TIME FOR ANOTHER UPPER TROF TO
DEVELOP UPSTREAM TO KEEP THE REGION UNSETTLED. EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. LATEST CENTRALIZED
GUIDANCE SHOWS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE N LATE IN
THE WEEK AND DROPPING OVER THE CWA FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...
STORMS WILL MOVE E OF CWA EARLY THIS EVE AS SFC BOUNDARY TRACKS OFF
TO THE E. WILL KEEP MENTION OF VCTS AT KCLT THROUGH EARLY EVE...THEN
VFR VIS AND CIGS ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING SW TO W WINDS
DECREASING BY SUNSET AND CONITNUING AT 5 TO 10 KTS OVERNIGHT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029 UNTIL 6 PM
SUNDAY.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ066-069>072-082-507-509 UNTIL 6 PM
SUNDAY.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>014-019 UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...RB
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...RBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 536 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-150945- 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- 536 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 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 SEVERAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TODAY. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATES 85 AND 77 WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. A SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET...TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM LOW TO MID 30S TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
236 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL 8 W KANNAPOLIS 35.49N 80.76W
05/14/2006 E1.75 INCH CABARRUS NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE COUNTY ALSO STRONG WINDS BUT NO DAMAGE
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM HAIL 3 N CONCORD 35.45N 80.59W
05/14/2006 E1.75 INCH CABARRUS NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONCORD POLICE REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 3 MI S OF
ROWAN CO LINE ON I-85.
0255 PM HAIL 6 NNE CONCORD 35.49N 80.55W
05/14/2006 E1.75 INCH CABARRUS NC TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS.
0250 PM HAIL ROCKWELL 35.55N 80.41W
05/14/2006 E0.88 INCH ROWAN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND SLIGHTLY LARGER IN
ROCKWELL.
&&
GMSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM TORNADO 7 NE CONCORD 35.48N 80.51W
05/14/2006 CABARRUS NC EMERGENCY MNGR
EM REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AND ON
HOMES IN THE RIMER COMMUNITY. NON-SPECIFIED REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
&&
GMSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 1 SSE MOORESVILLE 35.57N 80.81W
05/14/2006 E1.00 INCH IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
GMSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
407 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM HAIL LINCOLNTON 35.48N 81.23W
05/14/2006 U1.75 INCH LINCOLN NC PUBLIC
0302 PM HAIL GOLD HILL 35.56N 80.37W
05/14/2006 U1.00 INCH ROWAN NC PUBLIC
&&
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
415 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM HAIL GREAT FALLS 34.57N 80.90W
05/14/2006 E0.50 INCH CHESTER SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
&&
KRENTZThe Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A vacant building at the intersection of highway 70 and Nathan St was heavily damaged by a downburst. Two large trees were blown down next to the building, and part of the roof was torn off, which enabled a brick wall on the side of the building to collapse.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5508120.