Isolated severe storms affected Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon hours.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Isolated severe storms affected Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon hours.
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 26, 2:28 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 328 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THEN LIFT OUT TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND STALL OUT OVER THE MIDLANDS OR COASTAL PLAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS IT DISSIPATES. EXPECT ANOTHER FRONT TO REACH OUR REGION LATE IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... CONVECTION LINING UP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT COVERAGE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE CONVECTION MOVES EASTWARD. BEST COVERAGE WILL BE THE BLUE RIDGE FROM NE GA TO THE SC/NC BORDER. SOLID SCATTERED COVERAGE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF NE GA AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE...WITH LOWER SCATTERED OVER NC AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE. THE CONVECTION SHOULD LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN DIMINISH BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. STILL EXPECT SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AS CAPES NEAR 2000 J/KG AND DCAPE NEAR 900 J/KG. HOWEVER...THEY SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED WITH WEAK WIND SHEAR ACROSS THE AREA. PATCHY FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS ABOVE NORMAL AROUND 70 OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS AND MID 60S MTN VALLEYS. FOR MONDAY...SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AS WEAK UPPER RIDGING RETURNS. AT THE SURFACE...TODAY/S SFC FRONT STALLS TO OUR SOUTH. WITH LACK OF UPPER SUPPORT AND BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE TO OUR SOUTH....CONVECTION SHOULD HAVE LESS COVERAGE THAN TODAY. THAT SAID ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE...SO HAVE ISOLATED AFTERNOON CONVECTION NORTH AND LOW CHC SOUTH. ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...BUT SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY WITH MORE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... THE STALLED OUT FRONTAL BNDRY OVER THE MIDLANDS AND COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS WILL DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY. HAVE CHC POP IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES AND SLIGHT CHC EVERYWHERE ELSE ON TUESDAY WITH THE FRONT JUST TO OUR SOUTH. THERE IS PLENTY OF DRY AIR IN THE MODEL SOUNDINGS NORTH OF THE FRONT...BUT STILL SOME AFTN INSTABILITY. THE CENTER OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE IS FCST TO BE OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY...WITH EVEN MORE DRYING OF LOW-MID LEVELS TAKING PLACE. UPSLOPE FLOW LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH WED AFTN...THAT EVEN WITH THE LIMITED INSTABILITY EXPECTED...ISOLATED CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP. SO KEPT SLIGHT CHC POP FOR THE MTNS AND DRY ON PIEDMONT. THE SFC HIGH FLATTENS OUT THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. TEMPS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK STILL FCST TO BE ABOVE NORMAL...WITH UPPER RIDGING ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. HAVE MAX TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S PIEDMONT AND 80S MTN VALLEYS TUESDAY-THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... OVERALL PATTERN BECOMES LESS AMPLIFIED...WITH A WESTERN CONUS RIDGE AND EASTERN TROUGH. IN ASSOCIATION WITH UPPER TROUGH OVER GREAT LAKES...CONTINENTAL AIR TRAVERSES EASTERN CANADA ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. WITH THE FLOW BEING MAINLY ZONAL...MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA. THE GFS SHOWS A WEAK FRONT CROSSING THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE ONLY MODEST MOISTURE AND WEAK FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PASSAGE. THE MOISTURE WILL BE TRANSPORTED FROM THE COOLER ATLANTIC WITH NORTHEASTERLY LOW LVL FLOW...WITH THE BULK OF GULF MOISTURE ADVECTING INTO TX. SO CUT BACK ON POP FOR THE WEEKEND...AND BUMPED UP MAX TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS IS IN LINE WITH HPC GUIDANCE. TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND LOOK TO BE BELOW NORMAL WITH THE COOLER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW AND DECREASING LOW LVL THICKNESSES. THE 12Z/26 GFS IS STILL BULLISH ON CLOUD COVER OVER THE CWFA WITH A HINT OF WEDGING SETTING UP SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT WEAKER THAN THE 06Z/26 RUN. && .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... CONVECTION WILL AFFECT KAVL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON..THEN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE OTHER SITES FROM 19Z ONWARD. WILL AMEND AS CELLS APPROACH AIRFIELDS. EXPECT VFR UNLESS CELLS MOVE OVER. CONVECTION WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT MVFR FROM ABOUT 09Z UNTIL AROUND 14Z MONDAY. THE EXCEPTION IS KAVL WHERE IFR LIKELY. IN FACT...WITH RAIN OCCURRING ATTM...VLIFR VSBY AND CIG ARE QUITE POSSIBLE NEAR SUNRISE. SCT AFTN-EVE CONVECTION EXPECTED MON AND TUE BEFORE SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE N FOR MID-WEEK. THEN ANOTHER FRONT EXPECTED MOVE IN THU. PATCHY MORNING FOG POSSIBLE EACH DAY... ESPECIALLY MTN VALLEYS. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...ARK NEAR TERM...RWH SHORT TERM...ARK LONG TERM...ARK AVIATION...RWH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 545 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-271000- 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- 545 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. ONE OR TWO OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND/OR LARGE HAIL. THE NEXT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. DEO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N CLAYTON 34.95N 83.40W
08/26/2007 RABUN GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN AND POWERLINES DOWN.
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JEFFTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 317 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 NCZ051-262015- SWAIN- 317 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRYSON CITY...OR NEAR CLINGMANS DOME. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 326 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 SCZ005-262000- GREATER PICKENS- 326 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLEMSON...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 334 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 NCZ502-262000- GREATER CALDWELL- 334 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GAMEWELL...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LENOIR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... GAMEWELL BY 340 PM EDT. LENOIR BY 400 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 347 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 SCZ010-262015- ANDERSON- 347 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 341 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF EASLEY...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PICKENS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 403 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 GAZ029-262030- ELBERT- 403 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN ELBERT COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOWMAN...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELBERTON. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LANE
The Greer radar (KGSP), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large tree limbs blown down around Woodruff, and power lines down on highway 221.
Two trees blown down around Cross Keys, including a tree on a power line off highway 49.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2007
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: 58116, 58118.