Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 15, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 15, 2007
Start: 2007-04-15T11:05
End: 2007-04-15T15:40
Location: North Carolina

April 15, 2007 · NWS GSP · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours over the foothills and western Piedmont of North Carolina.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours over the foothills and western Piedmont of North Carolina.

What forecasters said that day

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 Apr 15, 10:44 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 10:44 AM EST, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1144 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
THE ZONES WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THUNDER IN THE WEST NEAR THE
SURFACE LOW PER OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR RETURNS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1024 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS ANALYZED AT 500 MB AT 12 UTC THIS MORNING
OVER THE LOWER OH RIVER VALLEY..WITH A 90 KNOT MID LEVEL JET MAX
SWINGING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST OF IT. THE SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE EXTENDED SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. AT THE
SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG THE APPALACHIANS TO A
WAVE IN SOUTHWEST NC...THEN EXTENDED SOUTH TO NORTH FL. A LULL IN
ACTIVITY WAS DEPICTED ON RADAR...WITH ANOTHER BATCH OF SHOWERS
BECOMING ORGANIZED WITH THE MID LEVEL COOL POOL OVER THE TN RIVER
VALLEY.

MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS HIGH POPS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE I-40 CORRIDOR...WITH CHANCE POPS TO THE SOUTH. THE ONLY
ADJUSTMENT WILL BE TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LATE TODAY IN
THE FAR SOUTH...WHERE THE MODELS INDICATED MOISTURE SPILLING
AROUND THE BASE OF THE APPALACHIANS. INSTABILITY REMAINS ELEVATED
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FAR EAST...AND THUNDER WILL BE INCLUDED
THERE.

MODEL SOUNDINGS DO NOT LOWER SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE
THIS MORNING...BUT THEN LOWER THEM MORE QUICKLY THAN PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
UPDATED FORECAST...WITH THE WINTER STORM WARNING REAMINGIN IN
PLACE ALONG THE TN BORDER.

TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING WARM THIS MORNING...AND A FEW DEGREES
WERE ADDED TO THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
MIDDAY BEFORE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND COLD ADVECTION ARRIVE.

NAM MODEL WINDS SUPPORT CONTINUING THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND NC FOOTHILLS. MODEL WINDS WERE ADJUSTED UP IN THE
LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS TO ACCOUNT FOR MIXING OF HIGHER VELOCITIES
ALOFT...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CONTINUED THERE.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 626 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE...I/M AFRAID THAT THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IN THE NC MTNS FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS ON THE ROUTINE
ISSUANCE. SINCE THE FREEZE SEASON BEGINS TODAY IN THE MTNS OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA...HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR
MOST OF THE NC MTNS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HENDERSON CO. STRONG
WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN AN ADVECTIVE FREEZE...WITH
ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 3000 FEET LIKELY FALLING TO FREEZING AS
EARLY AS LATE AFTERNOON.

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO EXPIRED. NOW THAT THE DRY PUNCH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEPENING CYCLONE HAS OVERSPREAD THE FORECAST
AREA I DON/T SEE MUCH OF A FLOOD THREAT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL
A SMALL CHANCE OF A SEVERE HAIL EVENT AS LAPSE RATES STEEPEN AND
FREEZING LEVELS FALL.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE AT THE OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS 994 MB. AS THE
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES TOWARD THE DELMARVA BY THIS
EVENING...A GRADIENT HIGH WIND EVENT IS STILL LOOKING GOOD FOR THE
MTNS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS AS WE SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE
RISES LATER IN THE DAY.

NO OTHER CHANGES ATTM.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 601 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
ZFP AND NPW HAVE ALREADY BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT ISSUANCE OF A
FREEZE WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE NC MTNS FOR TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 303 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WILL LET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RUN THROUGH 10 UTC. THE PRODUCT MAY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED...BUT WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE HOURS.
PCPN HAS REDEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS LLVL FLOW
BACKS AN UPPER DIFFLUENCE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER
TROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE THREAT EARLY THIS MORNING HAS
MOVED EAST OF THE REGION...BUT WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT...IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONGER STORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. IN FACT...HODOGRAPHS LOOK QUITE INTERESTING THROUGH 12 UTC
AND WE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH
SUNRISE IN THE EASTERN ZONES. LATER THIS AFTERNOON FREEZING LEVELS
WILL BE VERY LOW. BOTH THE MAV AND NAM HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CAPE IN
THE NC PIEDMONT AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS..ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
LOW EL/S...SO A FEW SEVERE HAIL EVENTS LOOKS QUITE POSSIBLE IN THIS
AREA LATER IN THE DAY.

HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IN ALL THE
COUNTIES WHERE THE WATCH IT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES
THE MOUNTAINS OF NC...SC AND NE GA AND THE WESTERN NC FOOTHILLS.
PLAN TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY EAST OF THERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AS
WINDS COULD GUSTS INTO THE MID 40 MPH RANGE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE AS
STRONG COLD ADVECTION MIXING MOVE INTO THE REGION IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. WIND THREAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE. MET GUIDANCE HAS
MID 30 KT SUSTAINED WINDS AT KAVL TMRW...BUT THIS IS PROBABLY A BIT
ON THE HIGH SIDE. FOR NOW WILL JUST RUN THE WARNING THROUGH THE END
OF THE DAY TOMORROW AND WILL LET LATER SHIFTS JUDGE WHETHER IT NEEDS
TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME OR SPACE. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF
SEEING DAMAGING WINDS IN THESE AREAS LATE TODAY AS THE GFS HAS 60+
KT H8 WINDS OVER A GOOD BIT OF THE FA...QUITE RARE FOR THE GFS.

THE OTHER ISSUE FOR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT IS SNOWFALL. TEMPS FALL
DRAMATICALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE UPPER LOW ROUNDS INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY
DROP AND WE SHOULD SEE A BURST OF 3 TO 6 HRS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE
3500 FEET BEGINNING 18 UTC IN THE SW AND SPREADING ACROSS THE REST
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN BY AROUND 2100 UTC. I HAVE ISSUED A WARNING FOR
ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH NOON
TOMORROW...BUT JUST FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR FROM MADISON COUNTY DOWN TO SWAIN. THIS LINES UP WITH A LOCAL
SNOW TOOL THAT WE USE...AND MAKES SENSE WITH THE RATHER WARM H8
TEMPS.

RUNNING OUT OF TIME...SO I WON/T GO INTO DETAIL ON LATER TIME
PERIODS...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
REMAINS VERY TIGHT ALONG THE LEE AND WINDS MAY NOT ABATE IN SOME OF
THE MOUNTAIN GAPS.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST WITH THIS
PACKAGE.

AVIATION /07Z-06Z/...
A COMPLEX AVIATION FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 6-8 HOURS...AS GUIDANCE
DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. LIFR
CIGS/IFR VISBY WERE ONGOING AT MOST TERMINALS OUTSIDE OF KAVL AT
06Z. THIS APPEARS TO BE TIED TO A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT THAT HAS
DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KGSP TO KCLT. WE DON/T EXPECT
THIS BOUNDARY TO MOVE A WHOLE LOT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HOWEVER...IT WILL NOT HAVE TO MOVE FAR TO CREATE HAVOC WITH CIGS/
VISBY. IN ADDITION...HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE AREA MAY
ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE LOW CIGS/VISBY FROM TIME TO TIME...MAKING THE
SITUATION EVEN MORE COMPLEX. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST LIFR/IFR
CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH INDICATE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH 12Z.
AFTERWARDS...CIGS SHOULD INCREASE TO MVFR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...AS
THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BECOME VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ018-026-028-
     029.

NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-
     059-062>065-501>510.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051-052.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 12 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050.

SC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ001>003.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAT

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 5:11 AM EST, 5 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ033-049-050-161015-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ048-161015-
MADISON-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ051-052-161015-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ053-058-059-062>064-161015-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-161015-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ502-504-161015-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

GAZ010-017-NCZ506-508-510-SCZ001>003-161015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-161015-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-CHESTER-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ008-161015-
CHEROKEE-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>007-010>013-019-161015-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
GREENWOOD-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MCAVOY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:49 AM EST, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1149 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ505-506-151615-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
1149 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MCDOWELL COUNTY THROUGH 1215 PM
EDT...

AT 1145 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF GLENWOOD...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE IN MCDOWELL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GLENWOOD...MARION
AND LAKE JAMES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

GMS

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:06 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McDowell

When: April 15, 11:05 AM EST
Where: McDowell County, 7 mi ESE of Marion
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.641, -81.905

Reported on Fairview Rd south of Interstate 40.

Hail, Catawba

When: April 15, 11:12 AM EST
Where: Catawba County, 3 mi SW of Newton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.649, -81.258

Hail, Burke

When: April 15, 11:15 AM EST
Where: Burke County, 3 mi SSW of Glen Alpine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.690, -81.820

Hail, Caldwell

When: April 15, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, Gamewell
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.870, -81.620

Hail, Caldwell

When: April 15, 12:13 PM EST
Where: Caldwell County, 2.5 mi NNW of Lenoir
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.953, -81.567

Reported on Collettsville Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alexander

When: April 15, 1:02 PM EST
Where: Alexander County, Millersville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.850, -81.180

Several large oak trees and power lines blown down.

Hail, Iredell

When: April 15, 1:34 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, 8.5 mi NNW of Statesville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.894, -80.958

Hail ranged in size from dime to golfball near the intersection of Pisgah Church Rd and highway 115.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iredell

When: April 15, 1:55 PM EST
Where: Iredell County, 10 mi NNE of Statesville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.914, -80.832

Part of the roof blown off a mobile home on Tomlin Mill Rd near Harmony. Also, a spotter reported power lines blown down on Olin Mill Rd in this same area.

Hail, Davie

When: April 15, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Davie County, 6 mi N of Mocksville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.987, -80.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Davie

When: April 15, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Davie County, Mocksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.900, -80.570

A few trees were blown down in and around the Mocksville area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston

When: April 15, 2:50 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
Where: Gaston County, 2 mi W of Gastonia to 8.5 mi ESE of Gastonia
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.270, -81.215

Several trees blown down or snapped off on Central Ave and South Main St in Belmont. A metal roof was blown off a shed on Central Ave. Also, a tree was blown down on power lines on Myrtle School Rd and another tree snapped a power pole on Thomas Trail.

Hail, Rowan

When: April 15, 3:00 PM EST to 3:05 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 2.5 mi E of Salisbury
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.670, -80.456

Hail up to quarter size reported east of Interstate 85 in the Salisbury area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecklenburg

When: April 15, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Mecklenburg County, Cornelius
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 35.480, -80.870

Trees down on a home on Washington St.

Hail, Cabarrus

When: April 15, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Cabarrus County, 1 mi S of Concord
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.406, -80.600

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, April 2007

Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 29273, 29274, 29275, 29276, 29277, 29278, 29279, 29281, 29288, 29289, 29290, 29293, 29296, 29298.