Widespread severe weather affected western North Carolina as a line of storms moved across much of the region. Other severe storms also developed ahead of the line.
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.
Widespread severe weather affected western North Carolina as a line of storms moved across much of the region. Other severe storms also developed ahead of the line.
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 Jun 11, 1:36 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 236 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH MID WEEK AND PUSH THE FRONT FARTHER SOUTH. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... SVR TSTM WATCH 376 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY IN GOOD SHAPE AS NEARLY SOLID DEEP CONVECTIVE LINE IS POISED TO ENTER THE WESTERN NC MTNS AHEAD OF MCV. SCATTERED TSTMS OUT AHEAD OF APPROACHING LINE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY INITIATED WITHIN MODERATE CAPE. AS MENTIONED IN THE MORNING AFD...ENHANCED FLOW/LIFT PROVIDED BY AFOREMENTIONED MCV TO AID IN LEWP/BOW DEVELOPMENT RESULTING IN LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE. DESPITE HIGHER WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS... SOME LARGE HAIL IS PROBABLE AS WELL. IN ALL PROBABILITY...AN ADDITIONAL WATCH DOWNSTREAM OF 376 SHOULD BE NEEDED...AND PERHAPS WILL BE COORDINATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERWARD...A PERIOD OF JUST DEBRIS CLOUDS WILL BE LIKELY INTO THE NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF DEEP CONVECTIVE LINE...ALTHOUGH WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW COULD STILL CAUSE A FEW SHOWERS...IF NOT A TSTM...TO REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACRS THE WESTERN MTNS. FLOW THOUGH A DEEP LAYER...IS MORE WESTERLY/ ZONAL ON FRIDAY...WITH THE FA REMAINING IN THE WARM SECTOR SOUTH OF SLOWLY SOUTHWARD SAGGING SYNOPTIC SCALE FRONT. WITH ANY DEEPER FORCING FEATURES LOOKING MORE SUBTLE...WILL TIME TSTM CHANCES DIURNALLY AND FCST A SHOTGUN CHANCE DURING THE AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE ONLY SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. A FLAT HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER TX...WHILE A LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH STRETCHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE NORTHEAST. INTERMITTENT SHORTWAVES WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN WNW FLOW BETWEEN THESE FEATURES. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY ON SATURDAY...WITH MAINLY DIURNALLY FIRED CONVECTION DEVELOPING AS ANOTHER WAVE MOVES THROUGH FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH SUNDAY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH...WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OH VALLEY. PROFILES LOOK JUST A LITTLE DRIER ON THE NAM WITH MORE NORTHWESTERLY 850 MB FLOW...BUT SFC BASED INSTABILITY WILL BE HEALTHY ONCE AGAIN WITH SREF CAPE PROBABILITIES OF 1000 J/KG OR BETTER EXCEEDING 50 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ONE TO TWO CATEGORIES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE GFS FEATURES STRONG LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE APPROACHING FRONTAL ZONE IN THE OH VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT...TRACKING EASTWARD INTO THE NRN TIER ON MONDAY. THIS APPEARS OVERDONE DUE TO CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK. OTHERWISE...GRADUAL AMPLIFICATION IN THE UPPER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...WITH MAINLY SCATTERED DAYTIME COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. THROUGH THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...A BACKDOOR FRONTAL ZONE WILL LINGER IN THE AREA WITH LITTLE DRYING OF SFC DEWPOINTS. CAPE VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO REQUIRE CHC POPS FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WHERE LIGHT E TO SE UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE GFS FEATURES VERY STRONG INSTABILITY IN FAR SW LOCATIONS. IF A WEAK MID LEVEL CAP DEVELOPS EACH AFTN ALONG EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE BUILDING 700 MB RIDGE...CONVECTION COULD BE EXPLOSIVELY RELEASED AT PEAK HEATING. HOWEVER...THE ECM SOLUTION IS FAVORED AND IT IS LESS UNSTABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL CONTINUE MAINLY DIURNAL CHC TO SLIGHT CHC COVERAGE TUE THROUGH THU. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A ROUND OF ROBUST TSTMS IS LOOKING PROBABLE AT ALL TERMINALS AT SOME POINT LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS MODERATELY FORCED LINE MAKES IT WAY EAST ACRS THE FA. FOR THE TIME BEING...WILL CARRY CB/VCTS ALL ALL LOCATIONS AND AMEND WITH TEMPO TSRA AND GUSTS WHEN TIMING OF EFFECTS CAN BE EXECUTED WITH HIGHER CONFIDENCE. EXPECTING JUST DEBRIS CLOUDS OVERNIGHT WITH DEVELOPING MVFR BR AND SCT STRATUS. AT KCLT...WILL TIME VCTS FOR A BROAD AREA OF TIME THIS EVENING... BASED ON NAM TIMEHEIGHT FCST OF OMEGA/DEEP MOISTURE MAXIMUM. LLVL WEAK WESTERLY FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN LESS OF THE CHANCE OF LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING BR/CIG RESTRICTIONS THAN THIS MORNING... SO JUST THREW IN A TEMPO VFR BR AND SCT STRATUS. OUTLOOK...AREAS OF MVFR VSBY/PERHAPS CIG RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE EACH MORNING. CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A FRONT STALLS OVER THE AREA. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DEO NEAR TERM...CSH SHORT TERM...HG LONG TERM...HG AVIATION...CSH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-503>510- SCZ001>007-010>012-019-121630- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 376 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501-502-SCZ008-009-013-014-121630- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
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</html>PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1209 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SSE MONROE 34.88N 80.49W
06/10/2009 UNION NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON STACK ROAD ANOTHER ON SANDY RIDGE ROAD.
&&
TBENTHALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
109 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 NE HENDERSONVILLE 35.45N 82.30W
06/10/2009 HENDERSON NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN NEAR EDNEYVILLE ON SLICK ROCK RD AND UP TO
SUGAR LOAF MTN.
&&
TBENTHALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
118 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNTAIN HOME 35.37N 82.50W
06/10/2009 HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORTS A FEW TREES DOWN.
0512 PM HAIL MILLS RIVER 35.39N 82.57W
06/10/2009 E1.75 INCH HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY EMPLOYEES REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED
OCCURRED FROM NEAR MILLS RIVER TO MOUNTAIN HOME.
&&
OUTLAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
155 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM HAIL 1 SE BLACK MOUNTAIN 35.60N 82.32W
06/09/2009 E0.75 INCH BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL AND VERY LITTLE WIND.
&&
OUTLAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
212 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRVIEW 35.14N 80.54W
06/10/2009 UNION NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
&&
TBENTHALThe Knoxville radar (KMRX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down throughout the county.
Numerous trees were blown down across the county.
A couple trees were blown down.
Large tree limbs were blown down along highway 9 near the Sunnyview community.
Trees were blown down between Sugar Hill and Marion.
Large limbs and some small trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down from Leicester to Woodfin to the west side of Asheville.
Several trees were blown down one mile west of the Buffalo Shoals Rd, highway 16 intersection.
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down on highway 801 near Woodleaf. Numerous trees were also blown down across Salisbury, mainly across the western and southern side of the city. Some trees fell on homes and automobiles in this area.
Numerous trees were blown down across the south side of Shelby. Some trees fell on homes and automobiles.
Trees were blown down, including one that fell on a home on Cleveland Ave.
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Numerous trees blown down from about 5 miles southwest of Gastonia to Daisy Ct on the west side of town.
Two trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2009
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 182710, 182711, 182713, 182714, 182716, 182717, 182722, 182725, 183060, 183061, 183062, 183069, 183072, 183727, 183734, 183735, 183736, 183738, 183739.