An isolated thunderstorm produced some wind damage over the southwest mountains of North Carolina during the evening hours.
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An isolated thunderstorm produced some wind damage over the southwest mountains of North Carolina during the evening 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 13, 6:39 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 739 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD WEST FROM THE ATLANTIC...AND NUMEROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TO OUR NORTH. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... ALTHOUGH SHORTWAVE AND SFC BOUNDARY ARE SE OF THE CWA...HEATING AND WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW HAVE COMBINED TO CREATE WEAK INSTABILITY WITH SCT SHWRS/TSTMS DEVELOPING. CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVE...ESP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH COOLING. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WILL BE CARRIED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE ESCARPMENT WITH PTCHY FOG ACROS THE AREA. LOW TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO COOL TO NEAR AVG. SFC BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED SE OF CWA FRI WITH WEAK FORCING ALOFT. AREA BECOMES WEAKLY UNSTABLE BY EARLY AFTN AND EXPECT SCT CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWA. HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE M-U80S ACROS THE PIEDMONT WITH M70S-L80S MTNS. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY/... AS OF 235 PM THURSDAY...SHORT RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BROAD H5 RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND SE U.S. WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC. FLOW AROUND THE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT INVERSION WILL PERSIST AT H65. WEAK TO MODERATE CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY SHOULD SUPPORT SCT SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE MTNS WITH ISO COVERAGE EAST ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...INCREASING LLVL MOISTURE WILL YIELD GREATER INSTABILITY ACROSS THE CWA. BY 18Z...SCT SHRA AND TSRA SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AND LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 240 PM THURSDAY...THE ECMWF AND GFS INDICATE THAT THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT OVER THE DEEP SOUTH BY MONDAY...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AT THE SFC...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE CWA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT PW AMOUNTS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD. RIDGE TOP CONVERGENCE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN THE MAIN TRIGGER FOR DEEP CONVECTION. GIVEN THIS PATTERN I WILL FAVOR DIURNALLY TIMED CHC POPS MON THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...FOG AND STRATUS WERE WIDESPREAD THU MORNING. THE PATTERN REALLY WON/T BE MUCH DIFFERENT FRI MORNING. HOWEVER...THE REGION HAS HAD AN EXTRA DAY TO DRY OUT AND THERE IS SOME SIGN THAT THE AIRMASS WILL BE DRIER IN THE LOW LEVELS LATE TONIGHT. KAVL SHOULD SEE VLIFR CIGS AND FOG AGAIN OVERNIGHT...AND PROBABLY KHKY AS WELL. I KEPT MVFR FOG AND A FEW CLOUDS AROUND 1KFT LATE TONIGHT OVER THE UPSTATE. THERE WILL BE A FEW PATCHES OF STRATUS...BUT NOT MANY. KCLT PROBABLY HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING STRATUS LATER AT NIGHT...BUT I/M NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO WITH A PREVAILING CIG AT THIS POINT. SCT TSTMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MTNS TMRW...WITH SPARSE COVERAGE ELSEWHERE...MUCH LIKE TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT...AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE NE ON FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE KAVL WHERE WINDS WILL BE NW EARLY TMRW...DURING OUT OF THE SSE BY AFTN. OUTLOOK...ATLANTIC MOISTURE WILL REMAIN THE AREA THRU THE WEEKEND. EXPECT SCT MAINLY AFTN-EVE SHWRS/TSTMS AND MRNG CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS BOTH DAYS. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TJB NEAR TERM...RB SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...NED AVIATION...MCAVOY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 520 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-140930- 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- 520 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. GREATEST COVERAGE IS MOST LIKELY OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. JPT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 508 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 NCZ053-065-505-507-508-132215- BUNCOMBE-GREATER RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- 508 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON... SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL AND WESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 508 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF OLD FORT...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARION...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHIMNEY ROCK...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE AND BAT CAVE. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 518 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 NCZ506-508-132215- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- 518 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DYSARTSVILLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOSTIC... THERMAL CITY...SPINDALE...RUTHERFORDTON...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY... FERO AND DYSARTSVILLE. SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 531 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 NCZ501-502-132230- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- 531 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CALDWELL COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DARBY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOWING ROCK...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UPTON... PATTERSON...GLOBE...EDGEMONT...LENOIR...GAMEWELL...COLLETTSVILLE AND CAJAHS MOUNTAIN. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 535 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 NCZ065-SCZ003-006-132230- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON- 535 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 535 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLAT ROCK...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JONES GAP STATE PARK...LAKE ROBINSON...NORTH SALUDA RESERVOIR...TUXEDO...FLAT ROCK...EAST FLAT ROCK...TRAVELERS REST...TIGERVILLE...MARIETTA AND CLEVELAND. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 704 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 SCZ001-140000- OCONEE MOUNTAINS- 704 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM EDT... AT 703 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE JOCASSEE...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF PICKENS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE KEOWEE...LAKE JOCASSEE...WALHALLA...SALEM AND MOUNTAIN REST. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 717 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 NCZ062-140015- MACON- 717 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MACON COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM EDT... AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RAINBOW SPRINGS...OTTO AND FRANKLIN. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Three trees were blown down on highway 64 near county road 1442 about 4 miles southwest of Franklin.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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