Scattered airmass thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the late afternoon hours. A couple of the storms became pulse severe, producing small areas of wind damage.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Scattered airmass thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the late afternoon hours. A couple of the storms became pulse severe, producing small areas of wind damage.
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 18, 1:49 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
249 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH
DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS AS
ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
...THERE IS A THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...
SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE E AND SKIRT
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. WITH PWATS 2+ INCHES...THE MAIN CONCERN
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. WITH WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPPING
INTO NC ALONG WITH THE WEAK UPPER AIR SUPPORT...THE AREA THAT SEEMS
TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR FAIRLY WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS THE
NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HENCE...WILL MAINTAIN THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH FOR THAT AREA OVERNIGHT. 12Z NAM SHOWS SEVERAL BULLSEYES
OF HEAVY QPF SURROUNDING THAT AREA...SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
WHERE EXACTLY IT OCCURS. ALSO AM CONCERNED ABOUT A MCS DEVELOPING W
OF THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVING INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. THE
GFS IS HINTING AT THIS SCENARIO. PLUS HPC HAS 2+ INCHES OF QPF NEXT
24 HOURS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ALSO THAT AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK
FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. HENCE...WILL EXPAND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
OVER ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND EXTEND IN TIME THROUGH THU.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION TODAY MAINLY BEING DRIVEN BY DIURNAL HEATING
SO SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE THE RULE WITH THE BEST COVERAGE
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AND THEN WANE OVERNIGHT.
OVER WESTERN NC/NE GA PER PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND
OF SHOWERS/STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ACTIVITY TO THE WSW ADVECTS IN.
HENCE...WILL MAINTAIN NUMEROUS TYPE POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT THERE. ON
THU...EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS TO DEVELOP OR MOVE SOUTH BY
MIDDAY AS WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH. ALSO...THERE WILL BE
SOME UPPER DIVERGENCE AND FALLING HEIGHTS. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE
AGAIN THE MAIN THREAT. USED METMOS FOR TEMPS...BUT DID LOWER A
COUPLE DEGREES ON TU IN DEFERENCE TO WIDEASPREAD CLOUD
COVER/SHOWERS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM WEDNESDAY...A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...THE FRONT SHOULD
STALL NEAR THE MOUTH THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND INTO NRN GA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. PLAIN VIEW OF THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE A RING OF
INSTABILITY ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN NC
MTNS...WITH RELATIVELY STABLE AIR ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
OF THE CAROLINAS. I WILL FORECAST A CHC FOR SHRA/TSRA WITHIN THE
REGION OF GREATER INSTABILITY AND SCHC ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM STEADILY WITH MILD LLVL
THICKNESSES AND INCREASED INSOLATION...HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING
FROM U80S WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS AND L90S EAST.
FRIDAY NIGHT...WEAK SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGED ACROSS THE
REGION. ACROSS NRN GA AND WESTERN TN...A MID LEVEL TROF WILL RIPPLE
OVERHEAD AND A WEAK WARM FRONT MAY DEVELOP AT THE SFC ALONG THE OLD
BOUNDARY. DEEP MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS
THE WESTERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS
THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES. BROADER LIFT SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS THE MID LEVEL TROF SLIDES OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. INCREASED MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND MID LEVEL
SUPPORT SHOULD YIELD LIKELY COVERAGE ACROSS THE MTNS WITH CHC POPS
EAST. I WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL VALUES.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1240 PM WEDNESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATES A LARGE
MID-LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST EXTENDING EAST
OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS FROM SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ACROSS THE EAST COAST...A MID LEVEL TROF WILL
DEEPEN...POSSIBLY FORMING A CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND MID
ATLANTIC STATES. AT THE SFC...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION AND PUSH EAST OFF THE COAST...SWEEP A WEAK COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE...THE AIR MASS WILL DRY AND COOL SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...MODEL
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT MOISTURE BELOW 5 KFT WILL REMAIN PLENTIFUL
INTO WEDNESDAY. USING A BLEND OF MOS AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE...I WILL
FORECAST TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD. I WILL KEEP CHC POPS ON SUN...WITH SCHC POPS ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...IN THE VERY NEAR TERM...MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS WHETHER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AIRFIELD. LATEST HRRR DEVELOPS
SCATTERED STORMS IN THE VICINITY AROUND 21Z WITH THE BEST COVERAGE
22Z-01Z. WILL CARRY CB DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT THE AIRFIELD COULD
HAVE A TEMPO TSRA WITH RESTRICTIONS. AFTER THAT...MAINLTY HIGHER
DEBRIS CLOUDS...UNTIL LIFR STRATUS DEVELOPS AROUND 11Z PER MOST
GUIDANCE. EXPECT SHRA/TSRA TO DEVELOP BEFORE 16Z ON THU AS WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES.
ELSEWHERE...EXPECT BEST COVERAGE OF TSRA ACROSS THE NORTHERN NC
MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. HENCE...HKY GETS A
TEMPO FOR TSRA WITH RESTRICTIONS. AT OTHER AIRFIELDS CONFIDENCE IS
NOT AS HIGH SO HAVE GONE WITH A CB GROUP FOR NOW AS TSRA WILL BE IN
THE VICINITY. TSRA COVERAGE WILL DROP OFF FOR A WHILE AFTER 02Z
ESPECIALLY SC SITES...BUT EXPECT MORE SHRA TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT
ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS TO CAUSE RESTRICTIONS. GUIDANCE POINTS
TOWARD WIDESPREAD LIFR CIGS EARLY THU ALL AREAS WITH SHRA OVER
NORTHERN AREAS...SPREADING S AFTER 12Z.
OUTLOOK...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THU NIGHT AND
EXPECT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO FOG EARLY FRI...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS. OTHERWISE GENERALLY VFR FRI. SOME RESTRICTIONS WILL RETURN
AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...EARLY MORNING FOG/STRATUS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD BY SUNDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501>507-509.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...LGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 324 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510- SCZ001>014-019-191930- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 324 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY...IF NOT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH STORMS WILL BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. .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>065-501>507-509-191930- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 324 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 403 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 SCZ014-182115- CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHESTER 403 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY RAIN IN CHESTER COUNTY... AT 400 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF CHESTER. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY MOVED OVER THIS AREA FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS AND PRODUCED UP TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN DURING THAT TIME. AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE RAINFALL DISSIPATES AND THE STORM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. DEEP PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND RAPID RISES ALONG AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS AROUND THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 9. AFFECTED STREAM BASINS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALKERS MILL BRANCH CREEK AND ROCK BRANCH CREEK. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 9 SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR DEEP PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ALSO...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. BSH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
433 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
SCZ012-013-182115-
LAURENS-UNION-
433 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LAURENS AND UNION
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
LAURENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CROSS KEYS...
BUFFALO...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3438 8187 3453 8204 3462 8193 3459 8190
3458 8186 3471 8181 3481 8168 3462 8152
BSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
453 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
NCZ053-182145-
BUNCOMBE-
453 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BUNCOMBE COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM
EDT...
AT 448 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR I-26 AT I-40...OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BILTMORE FOREST...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...
ASHEVILLE MALL...
WEAVERVILLE...
SWANNANOA...
BLACK MOUNTAIN...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3579 8234 3575 8234 3571 8227 3564 8229
3561 8227 3558 8229 3547 8258 3563 8270
3581 8239 3581 8235
BSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
SCZ009-014-182200-
CHESTER-YORK-
521 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOCKHART...OR 10 MILES WEST
OF CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHESTER...
LOWRYS...
MCCONNELLS...
RICHBURG...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING AREAS ACROSS
CHESTER AND YORK COUNTIES CURRENTLY...MAINLY AROUND BULLOCK
CREEK...TO CHESTER...AND CORNWELL. THESE STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY
AFFECT LOCATIONS AROUND SHARON...TO MCCONNELLS AND EDGEMOOR.
TORRENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HOURLY RAINFALL
RATES APPROACHING TWO INCHES PER HOUR.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3465 8096 3459 8142 3469 8145 3471 8145
3475 8147 3477 8145 3482 8148 3484 8146
3486 8146 3496 8113
BSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
610 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
NCZ068-SCZ008-009-182245-
CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-YORK-
610 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...
NORTHWESTERN YORK AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT...
AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLACKSBURG...OR 8 MILES EAST OF GAFFNEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EARL...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3513 8124 3503 8152 3515 8164 3531 8140
3520 8131 3516 8132 3516 8127
BSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
NCZ505-506-182245-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
618 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY THROUGH
645 PM EDT...
AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARION...
GLENWOOD...
LAKE JAMES...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3572 8187 3561 8182 3560 8183 3557 8218
3568 8221 3572 8221 3576 8216 3580 8198
BSHThe Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Memorial Park Rd and highway 70, about 2 miles east northeast of Marion.
A tree was blown down near mile marker 82 along Interstate 40, about 3 miles south of Marion.
A tree was blown down on Chapel Grove Rd and another was blown down at the intersection of Elizabeth Lane and Elizabeth Dr, about 6 miles southwest of Gastonia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 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: 257717, 257718, 257716.