A line of thunderstorms crossed northeast Georgia during the late afternoon hours. Some of the stronger cells in the line produced wind damage.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms crossed northeast Georgia during the late afternoon hours. Some of the stronger cells in the line produced wind damage. The storms went on to spawn a couple tornadoes in Upstate South Carolina.
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 Nov 30, 2:41 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
241 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST AND OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER AREA ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTER OF THE NATION THIS
AFTERNOON TO THE EAST COAST ON WEDNESDAY. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
DESTABILIZATION IN ITS WAKE. HELICITY AND CAPE WILL BE SUPPORTIVE
OF SEVERE WEATHER...PRIMARILY DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. HEAVY
RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURDAY SOILS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN
THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN. STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REACH WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS. SURFACE
WINDS WILL SUPPORT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN THE WESTERN NC PIEDMONT.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO MID SLOPE
ELEVATIONS IN WESTERN NC LATE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE RAPIDLY DECLINES...AND NO MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE VERY HIGHEST PEAKS. DRYING WILL OCCUR ON
WEDNESDAY... ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL TAKE MOST OF THE DAY TO TAPER OF
ON THE TN BORDER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 140 PM TUESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT THE
CENTER OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST BY 12Z
THURSDAY. COOL LLVL THICKNESSES...MOSTLY CLEAR SKY...AND LIGHT WINDS
WILL SUPPORT MIN TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. I WILL
FORECAST UPPER TEENS TO L20S ACROSS THE MTNS TO MID 20S EAST. AFTER
SUNRISE THURSDAY...SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT A CLIPPER SYSTEM
WILL DIVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE CWA
SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...ALLOWING THICKNESSES TO
RISE. HOWEVER...CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTNS. I WILL INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURES
WILL STEADILY WARM AFTER SUNRISE...BUT MAX TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN
AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
FRIDAY MORNING...MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES. AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES...CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN
AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH SLOW CAA. USING A BLEND OF MIN MOS...I
WILL INDICATE LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S ACROSS THE MTNS TO
NEAR 30 ACROSS FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. BY SUNRISE FRIDAY...THE MID
LEVEL TROF WILL RIPPLE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND HEIGHTS WILL RISE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY...EXTENDED RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT A CLOSED
MID LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER NEW ENGLAND AS A L/W RIDGE REMAINS
OVER THE ROCKIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODEL DIFFERENCES REMAIN
CENTERED ON A DIGGING S/W ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW DURING THE
EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THE GFS REMAIN THE QUICKER
SOLUTION...INDICATING THE PASSAGE OF THE S/W MON AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE 12Z ECMWF DROPS THE S/W ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A QUESTIONABLY TIMED CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON THE 0Z ECMWF. I WILL FAVOR THE 12Z
ECMWF...BUT WILL BLEND WITH THE 12Z GFS. OVERALL...I WILL KEEP THE
EXTENDED PERIOD DRY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUN. ON SUNDAY...ANOTHER
CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL STREAM ACROSS THE MID APPALACHIAN REGION. GIVEN
DEEP MOISTURE AND WEST FLOW I WILL INCREASE POPS TO SCHC ACROSS THE
REGION...FAVORING THE MTNS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...PREFER NAM CLOUD HEIGHTS OVER PESSIMISTIC WRF...BASED ON
OBSERVATIONS AND MOVEMENT OF WARM FRONT INTO PIEDMONT FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. NAM KEEPS MVFR CEILING FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST...
IMPROVING TO VFR AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO
E MVFR IN RAIN AND FOG...EXCEPT BRIEFLY IFR THIS EVENING AS THE COLD
FRONT GOES THROUGH THE AREA...IMPROVING TO VFR BEFORE DAWN WEDNESDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS VEER TO SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING..BECOMING LIGHT
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...GENERALLY IFR CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN NC
AND MVFR IN SC AND GA...LEANING TOWARD THE NAM...WHICH SEEMS TO
BE CAPTURING TRENDS BEST. IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR CEILINGS IS EXPECTED
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...WITH VFR SPREADING EAST BEFORE
DAWN. IFR VISIBILITY WILL ACCOMPANY PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...IMPROVING RAPIDLY TO VFR LATE TONIGHT EXCEPT ALONG THE TN
LINE...WHERE UPSLOPE SHOWERS WILL KEEP MVFR GOING. WINDS BECOME
GUSTY FORM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT
PUSHES NORTHWEST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS...THEN VEER TO
WESTWELY LATE THIS EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...CHANNELED FROM
THE NORTHWEST AT KAVL.
OUTLOOK...DRYING WED...HIGH PRES THU-SAT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-
059-062>065-501>510.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001-002-004-005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ009.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...JATHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ501>510-SCZ001-002-004-005-011945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST 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. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .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. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-011945- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND GUSTY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN INTO TONIGHT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE. .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. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ068-SCZ003-006>008-010>014-019-011945- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT 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. TORNADO WATCH. .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. NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-011945- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...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. TORNADO WATCH. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1236 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 PM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
11/30/2010 HENDERSON NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SOUTH GROVE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.WATER COVERING
PARTS OF KING STREET AND SOUTH CENTER INTERSECTION.
&&
PTANNERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
129 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE ROSMAN 35.18N 82.77W
11/30/2010 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
ISLAND FORD ROAD AND GREEN ROAD REPORTED UNDER WATER AT
THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER.
1245 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE BREVARD 35.29N 82.67W
11/30/2010 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
WILSON ROAD AT THE OLD HENDERSONVILLE HW END UNDER WATER.
&&
BSHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE ROSMAN 35.18N 82.77W
11/30/2010 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING CONTINUES ON ISLAND FORD ROAD AND GREEN ROAD.
EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES THAT THE WATER IS 1-2 FEET
DEEP ON ISLAND FORD ROAD AND 3-4 FEET DEEP ON GREEN ROAD.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE ROSMAN 35.19N 82.76W
11/30/2010 TRANSYLVANIA NC EMERGENCY MNGR
BARCLAY ROAD IS UNDER WATER NEAR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER.
WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD AND IS 6 INCHES DEEP.
&&
BSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
423 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAZ010-017-018-026-SCZ001-004-302215-
FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
423 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN RABUN...FRANKLIN...
HABERSHAM...OCONEE AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EST...
AT 421 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALTO...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN RABUN...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...OCONEE AND STEPHENS
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BALDWIN...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TURNERVILLE...TALLULAH
FALLS AND LONG CREEK...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3498 8333 3483 8289 3449 8306 3425 8333
3426 8335 3429 8336 3432 8340 3446 8340
3448 8356 3444 8360 3444 8363 3452 8366
3455 8364 3465 8367
MOORESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAZ010-NCZ052-059-062>064-SCZ001-302245-
HAYWOOD-MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-SOUTHERN
JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
454 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MACON...JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...RABUN...SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND WESTERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EST...
AT 450 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN MACON...JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...RABUN...
SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DILLARD...OTTO...HIGHLANDS AND THORPE RESERVOIR...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3553 8311 3531 8271 3506 8286
3505 8290 3499 8293 3497 8291 3486 8298
3499 8332 3481 8350 3482 8355
MOOREPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0438 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N CLARKESVILLE 34.67N 83.52W
11/30/2010 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS REPORTS A TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN ON BEN
JONES ROAD. ANOTHER TREE IS ALSO DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF SHOAL CREEK ROAD AND HW-197.
&&
BSHThe Greer radar (KGSP), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Shoal Creek Rd and highway 197. Another tree was blown down on Ben Jones Rd.
Several trees were blown down in the Reed Creek community.
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, November 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: 268813, 268814.