Thunderstorm Wind, Habersham
- When
- June 19, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham County, 3.96 mi NW of Hollywood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.690, -83.500
Multiple trees were blown down on Deer Path Ln.
Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 19, 2010
A slow moving thunderstorm became quite intense as it drifted southward, out of the mountains of extreme Northeast Georgia.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A slow moving thunderstorm became quite intense as it drifted southward, out of the mountains of extreme Northeast Georgia.
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 Jun 19, 5:14 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:14 PM EST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 614 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST REGION INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EACH DAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... DESPITE A LONE WEAKENING CELL OVER NE GA...THE SEVERE TSTM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. LITTLE OUTFLOW IS EVIDENT ON THIS CELL AND INSTABILITY IS DIMINISHING. SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW ANOTHER SHORTWAVE UPSTREAM MOVING INTO ERN TN. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED...BUT THE ARRIVAL OF THE BEST DPVA WITH THIS FEATURE WILL COME AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT WATCH. WILL KEEP ISOLATED CONVECTIVE CHANCES GOING FOR JUST A COUPLE HOURS MORE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. EXPECTING ANOTHER FAIR AND MILD NIGHT WITH PATCHY FOG AS DEEP LAYER DRYING OVERSPREADS THE CWFA BEHIND THE WAVE. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND ANTICYCLONIC FLOW BUILDS EAST ATOP THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS MAX TEMPS GAIN ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE TODAY/S READINGS. WITH RATHER LOW SFC DWPTS AND DRY AIR THRU MOST OF THE DEPTH OF FCST SNDGS...DIURNAL DEEP CONVECTIVE CHANCES LOOK MINIMAL. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 145 PM SATURDAY...DEEP RIDGING WILL SETTLE OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE THAT THE AIRMASS SHOULD BECOME FAIRLY DRY FROM THE BL THROUGH THE MID LEVELS WITH VERY WEAK WIND PROFILES. GIVEN THE RIDGING AND LACK OF INSTABILITY...COVERAGE OF ISO DEEP CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE HIGH TERRAIN. A BLEND OF MOS GUIDANCE SUPPORTS ANOTHER DAY OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...REMAINING A FEW DECREES FROM RECORDS. ON TUESDAY...CONDITIONS CHANGE LITTLE FROM MONDAY ACROSS THE CWA. HOWEVER...RETURN FLOW STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING A 2-3 DEGREE INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 90S...CAPE VALUES SHOULD INCREASE ABOVE 1000 J/KG. GIVEN A LACK OF FOCUS AND WEAK LLVL WINDS...SCHC POPS SHOULD VERIFY WELL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL...BUT FALLING SHORT OF RECORDS. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 130 PM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST BEGINS AT 00Z ON WED WITH PERSISTENT H5 RIDGING OVER THE SE CONUS AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC. NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE OBSERVED IN THE LATEST LONG RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE THIS AFTERNOON...THUS THE SENSIBLE FCST WAS CHANGED VERY LITTLE. THE LATEST 12Z GFS RUN DOES APPEAR TO BE MORE SIMILAR TO THE ECMWF AND GEM WRT THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER RIDGING PATTERN ON DAYS 6 AND 7. THEY ARE TRENDING TOWARDS A FLATTER RIDGE AND A MORE PRONOUNCED H5 TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS SOLUTION DOES SUGGEST THAT A WEAK COLD FRONT COULD MOVE OVER THE FCST AREA AND LOWER TEMPS A BIT AND POSSIBLY GENERATE MORE SUBSTANTIAL CONVECTION WITH ITS APPROACH. WILL WAIT TO SEE IF THE MODELS/GUIDANCE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE I MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO FCST. FOR NOW...KEPT ABOVE AVG TEMPS AND DIURNAL SH AND TS IN THE FCST. && .AVIATION /22Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AT KCLT...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SCT VFR CU WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING. PROBABILITY REMAINS TOO LOW FOR A CB MENTION. USING A BLEND OF NUMERICAL GUIDANCE RESULTS ONLY IN A SMALL CHANCE OF A PERIOD OF VFR/MVFR AROUND SUNRISE. ELSEWHERE...WILL CARRY CB MENTION THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPSTATE/KAVL/KHKY...ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF ANY ISOLATED CONVECTION ARE DWINDLING. OTHERWISE...VFR CU ACRS THE FA INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE GIVING WAY TO AREAS OF MAINLY MVFR BR. OUTLOOK...PREDOMINANT VFR SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS IN MRNG FOG/STRATUS AND ISOLD-SCT AFTN-EVE SHWRS AND TSTMS. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JPT NEAR TERM...HG SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...JPT AVIATION...HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:04 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 604 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ003- 006>009-012>014-202215- 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- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- 604 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-011-019-202215- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- 604 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MID EVENING. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:14 PM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
214 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
GAZ017-018-026-191900-
FRANKLIN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-
214 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN HABERSHAM...NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF TOCCOA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TURNERVILLE...HOLLYWOOD...TOCCOA...MARTIN...EASTANOLEE...BOYDVILLE
AND AVALON.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3472 8341 3469 8335 3468 8334 3468 8332
3466 8329 3462 8324 3460 8317 3458 8316
3454 8310 3437 8325 3458 8353
07Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:45 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
245 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
NCZ052-059-063-191930-
HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
245 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN JACKSON AND SOUTHERN
HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BALSAM...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SYLVA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...CULLOWHEE...BALSAM AND MAGGIE VALLEY.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3543 8326 3553 8307 3531 8285 3531 8286
3529 8291 3527 8292 3517 8310
07Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:19 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
NCZ053-064-065-192000-
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 400
PM EDT...
AT 315 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENT CREEK...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-26 AT
I-40...SKYLAND...CANDLER...BILTMORE FOREST...BENT CREEK...AVERY
CREEK...MOUNTAIN HOME...MILLS RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER AND
ETOWAH.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3533 8242 3525 8271 3542 8275 3542 8274
3543 8275 3552 8278 3554 8277 3559 8257
07Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:28 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
NCZ063-064-SCZ002-192015-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
328 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN PICKENS...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH
415 PM EDT...
AT 326 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE TOXAWAY...OR 15 MILES
WEST OF BREVARD...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOLF
MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...SAPPHIRE...LAKE TOXAWAY AND BALSAM GROVE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3526 8309 3526 8287 3500 8282 3500 8292
3500 8291 3503 8291 3504 8290 3505 8291
3500 8310 3501 8312
07The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
- Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, June 19 to 23, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 19, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 19 to 20, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 19, 2010
- Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 2010
- High Wind in New Mexico, June 19, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 19, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 19, 2010
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, June 19 to 20, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Florida, June 19, 2010
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 245685.