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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 Aug 30, 1:51 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 251 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS YESTERDAY...SKIES CLEARED AND STRONG HEATING DEVELOPED PUSHING CAPES INTO THE 3000 J/KG RANGE. EVEN WITH THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE DOWNDRAFT CAPES HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 800 J/KG. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALREADY IN PLACE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SHORT TERM FLOODING AS WELL. LIKELY COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OVER THE BLUE RIDGE AND NORTHERN TIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. COULD BE SOME POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT AS ERNESTO APPROACHES. HOWEVER...BEST RAIN HOLDS OFF UNTIL LATER. SHOULD BE ANOTHER VERY WARM NIGHT WITH PRECIP...CLOUDS AND DEW POINTS HELPING TO KEEP TEMPS UP. AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND A RIDGE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL DIRECT FLOW ALOFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. TROPICAL SYSTEM ERNESTO IS FORECAST BY THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT THURSDAY ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT...WHILE PRONOUNCES UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WILL MAKE ITS WAY NORTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR. BY THURSDAY NIGHT DOWNSLOPE FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA... SPREADING ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN WILL BE ALONG INTERSTATE 77 AND THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE...WHERE THE HIGHEST QPF WILL BE CARRIED AS WELL. BY FRIDAY ONLY CHANCE POPS WILL BE CARRIED...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS IN A NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF ERNESTO. THIS FLOW CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY...BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE...POPS AND QPF WILL BE RATHER LOW. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT QPF WILL BE A BIT LOWER THAN EARLIER ESTIMATES DUE TO THE TRACK OF ERNESTO BEING A BIT FARTHER EAST THAN YESTERDAY. EVEN SO...TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS A GOOD BET EAST OF INTERSTATE 77...AND AN OUTLOOK STATEMENT WILL BE REISSUED THIS AFTERNOON STATING SUCH. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CLOSE OFF OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE OPENING UP AND LIFTING OUT TO THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WEAKENING SURFACE FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE EXTENDED FOREACST...ONE THAT MOVES TO THE COAST PLAIN BEFORE UNDERGOING FRONTOLYSIS AS IT REACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. ALTHOUGH SURFACE MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO DECREASE IN THE WAKE OF THESE SYSTEMS...WITH SOUTHWEST UPPER LOW OVER THRE AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MIDWEST LOW...AND LOW LEVEL CONVEGENCE NEAR THE BOUNDARIES... LOW CHANCE POPS ARE JUSTIFIED ROUND THE CLOCK FOR MUCH OF PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL MEANDER EITHER SIDE OF NORMAL AS THE FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. && .AVIATION... AS YESTERDAY...RAPID CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ONGOING. HAVE VCTS AND LOW VFR CIGS AT ALL SITES AND WILL AMEND AS NECESSARY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE CELLS AFFECT ALL SITES THIS AFTERNOON. STRENGTH OF CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF HEATING. HOWEVER...COVERAGE WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS FLOW BECOMES NORTHEASTERLY AND ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES AHEAD ERNESTO. ALL LOCATIONS HAVE A PERIOD OF IFR AROUND SUNRISE...THEN IMPROVING TO MVFR BY LATE MORNING. THE EXCEPTION IS KAVL WHERE IFR CIGS LINGER. BEST WINDS DEVELOP OUTSIDE OF THE 18Z TAF TIME WITH RESTRICTIONS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JAT/RWH LONG TERM...JAT AVIATION...RWH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 540 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-310945- 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- 540 AM EDT WED AUG 30 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 NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE COVERAGE OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. A FEW OF STORMS MAY RESULT IN A QUICK INCH OR MORE OF RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH THE DAYTIME ON THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY MORNING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RANGE FROM 2 INCHES OVER THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO 2-3 INCHES AND AREAS OF 4 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 77. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (ESFGSP) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF FLOODING OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DAMAGE WOULD BE APPRECIATE. ALSO...PLEASE REPORT ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 3 INCHES. NED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 406 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 NCZ071-SCZ009-302100- MECKLENBURG-YORK- 406 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING AREAS NEAR LAKE WYLIE... AT 400 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TEGA CAY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF ROCK HILL... MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND PEA SIZE HAIL 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
433 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S UNION 34.69N 81.62W
08/30/2006 UNION SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
POWER LINES DOWN AT 3890 WHITIRE HWY.
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07PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
440 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 34.72N 81.62W
08/30/2006 UNION SC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON BROOKSIDE DRIVE.
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07SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 NCZ502-302145- GREATER CALDWELL- 440 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CALDWELL COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE RHODHISS...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF LENOIR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 447 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 NCZ072-302130- CABARRUS- 447 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING CABARRUS COUNTY... AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT...OR 5 MILES EAST OF CONCORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 451 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 NCZ057-302145- ROWAN- 451 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SOUTHERN ROWAN COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM EDT... AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING MUCH OF SOUTHERN ROWAN COUNTY. THROUGH 6 PM...THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR ROCKWELL... CHINA GROVE...AND GRANITE QUARRY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AS WELL AS PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 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. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE 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
The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a church, igniting a fire that destroyed the structure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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