Scattered thunderstorms developed over extreme northeast Georgia during the afternoon hours. With moderate wind shear over the region, a couple multicell severe storms developed which produced damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over extreme northeast Georgia during the afternoon hours. With moderate wind shear over the region, a couple multicell severe storms developed which produced damaging winds.
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 29, 12:09 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 109 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...AND WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... FCST ON TRACK THIS MRNG WITH JUST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO GRIDDED FIELDS. REDUCED CLOUD COVER SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE GA-SC PIEDMONT AND TWEAKED TEMPS UP A DEG OR SO. USED LATEST GUIDANCE AND TRENDS FOR OTHER MINOR CHANGES. UPDATED PRODUCTS ARE GENERATING NOW. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER VORTEX WILL MOVE OVER ERN CANADA THROUGH THE NEAR TERM PERIOD. AT THE SFC...ONE BOUNDARY HAS ALREADY MOVED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE OH VALLEY THIS MORNING. SOME DEGREE OF UPPER FORCING IS LIKELY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH FALLING HEIGHTS...BUT SHORTWAVES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TIME. THE BEST COMBINATION OF FORCING AND INSTABILITY SHOULD COME TOGETHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN LOW LEVEL COVERGENCE AHEAD OF THE SLOWING MOVING FRONTAL ZONE. CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE SUGGESTED IN MODEL TIME HEIGHTS...BUT THICKNESSES REMAIN WARM ENOUGH WITH LIGHT DOWNSLOPING FLOW TO YIELD HIGHS ONCE AGAIN IN THE 90S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE WILL REMAIN THE GREATEST THREAT IN AND NEAR THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SRN HALF. SOME FOG COULD DEVELOP LATE WITH MID LEVEL DRYING WORKING IN ATOP A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 2 AM TUE...THE PROGRESSIVE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG ALONG THE EAST COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WARRANTING HIGH POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...AND CHANCE POPS TO THE SOUTH. MOIST INFLOW FROM WITHER THE GULF OR ATLANTIC IS MEAGER...SO EVEN WITH THE SLOW FRONTAL MOVEMENT....EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SEEMS IMPROBABLE. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FEATURE DRYING FROM THE NORTH AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW NORMAL BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 2 AM TUE...THE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE EAST COAST FRIDAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY OUT TO SEA...AND AN UPPER RIDGE REACHES THE EASTERN SEABOARD OVER THE WEEKEND. ON MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND THE GFS AS THE FORMER DEVELOPING A STRONG AND NEARLY STATIONARY CUTOFF LOW SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT BOTH MODELS HAVE AN UPPER RIDGE REMAINING OVER OUR AREA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EAST COAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS FL FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MOISTURE NORTH OF THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR OUR AREA ON FRIDAY...BUT THE BALANCE OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE DRY. ON MONDAY GULF INFLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO REACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER RIDGE...FROM SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON FRIDAY...TO NEAR NORMAL ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AT KCLT...MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SCT TSTMS THIS AFTN-EVE. SOME STORMS COULD BE QUITE STRONG. EXPECT INTIAL NW WINDS LESS THAN 10KT...THEN W TO SW UNTIL TAPERING OFF AT SUNSET. OCNL CROSSWINDS PSBL THIS AFTN. ELSEWHERE...MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SCT TSTMS THIS AFTN-EVE. SOME STORMS COULD BE QUITE STRONG. NW WIND KAVL-KHKY...SW ACROSS SC PIEDMONT. OCNL CROSSWINDS PSBL THIS AFTN. OUTLOOK...EXPECT COLD FRONT VCNTY S CWA WED...WITH SCT SHOWERS AND TSTMS PSBL. HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE N THU INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JAT NEAR TERM...HG/RB SHORT TERM...JAT LONG TERM...JAT AVIATION...RB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 534 AM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-301000- 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- 534 AM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A FEW COULD PRODUCE HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1213 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 SW ANDERSON 34.40N 82.79W
06/28/2010 ANDERSON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES NEAR JUNCTION OF HWY 187 AND HWY
29.
&&
TBENTHALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1237 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-291715-
HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
1237 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HABERSHAM...NORTHERN
STEPHENS...SOUTHERN RABUN AND WESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM
EDT...
AT 1234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE RABUN...
TURNERVILLE...
TALLULAH FALLS...
TOCCOA...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3479 8342 3476 8315 3452 8317 3458 8362
3476 8361
ARKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 101 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010 SCZ003-006-291745- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 101 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM EDT... AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF MARIETTA...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE ROBINSON...TIGERVILLE...TAYLORS AND MARIETTA. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3506 8221 3487 8226 3503 8255 3511 8249 LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
139 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
GAZ018-026-SCZ004-291830-
FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-STEPHENS-
139 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN STEPHENS...NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE HARTWELL...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
TOCCOA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE HARTWELL...
WHITWORTH...
FAIR PLAY...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3451 8321 3460 8320 3459 8288 3448 8298
3447 8301 3449 8305 3447 8306 3445 8308
LANEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
151 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG SALEM 34.89N 82.98W
06/28/2010 OCONEE SC UTILITY COMPANY
TREE LIMBS ON POWER LINES.
&&
TBENTHALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
NCZ509-510-291830-
EASTERN POLK-POLK MOUNTAINS-
157 PM EDT TUE JUN 29 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT POLK COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...
AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF SALUDA...OR 5 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
TRYON...
COLUMBUS...
PEOPLE IN POLK COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TRYON AND COLUMBUS...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3533 8207 3532 8205 3519 8198 3520 8228
3519 8231 3519 8233 3520 8235 3523 8236
3532 8231 3534 8228
BSHThe Greer radar (KGSP), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:03 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down in extreme northern Franklin County. Affected roads incldued Laurel Circle and Mountain View Rd.
Trees were down from south of Clarkesville to the Lathan Rd area.
Trees were blown down.
Nickel to quarter size hail fell at Johnsonton Dr.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2010
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: 246167, 246168, 246172, 246179.