North Carolina, 2010

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 24, 2010

June 24, 2010 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tree was blown down on an apartment building on County Home Rd.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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 tree was blown down on an apartment building on County Home Rd.

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 24, 7:03 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:03 PM EST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
803 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY
FRIDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND WASH OUT ACROSS THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH THE BERMUDA HIGH
BUILDING BACK FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BRINGING SOME RELIEF FROM THE ONGOING HEAT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
CONTINUED DESTABILIZATION AND THE ENCROACHMENT OF SLIGHT BETTER
FRONTAL ZONE FORCING EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
TSTM CVRG THRU LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. GIVEN MODEL
TENDENCIES TO JUMP SFC BNDRY INTO LEE TROUGH POSITION TONIGHT AND
THEN SAGGING TO SE CWFA BY MORNING...HAVE MAINTAINED TOKEN SLIGHT
CHANCE POP INTO THE OVERNIGHT. DESPITE THE EXPECTATION OF THE LLVL
FLOW TO VEER TO NORTHERLY...LITTLE IF ANY CHANGE IN AIRMASS IN
EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER VERY WARM NIGHT IS ON TAP. WAVY BNDRY
IS PROGGED TO LINGER ACRS THE PIEDMONT/CENTRAL CAROLINAS THRU
THURSDAY AND AIDED BY WEAK CONVERGENCE WITHIN FRONTAL ZONE...DEEP
CONVECTIVE CVRG SHOULD BE THE MOST WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. WE WILL
BEGIN OUR TREND AWAY FROM THE NEAR RECORD HEAT ON THURSDAY...BUT
STILL EXPECTING FTHL/PIEDMONT MAX TEMPS IN THE MIDDLE 90S. WITHIN
THE WEAK FLOW REGIME...THERE IS THE PROBABILITY THAT SFC DWPTS WILL
REMAIN NEAR 70...RESULTING IN PIEDMONT HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE
LOWER 100S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...NOT TOO MANY CHANGES SUGGESTED BY THE LATEST
GUIDANCE. THE BROAD UPPER ANTICYCLONE WILL REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BUT SUPPRESSED A BIT BY THE
PASSAGE OF A TRAIN OF SHORTWAVES WELL TO OUR N. THIS SHOULD KEEP A
DYING SURFACE BOUNDARY SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA THAT WILL PROVIDE
FOR SOME LOW LEVEL CONVECTIVE FOCUS. WILL KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL
CHANCE OF PRECIP THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE PIEDMONT TO ACCOUNT
FOR CONVECTION SOUTH OF THE MOST LIKELY POSITION OF THIS BOUNDARY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE A GOOD BET AGAIN ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN SPITE OF THE BOUNDARY BEING NEARBY...
EXPECT NO PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING OUR 90+ DEGREE STREAK INTACT. THE
SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD ACTUALLY BE A DEGREE OR
TWO WARMER WITH THE UPPER RIDGE REBUILDING SLIGHTLY. CONVECTION
MIGHT NOT BE WEAKLY ORGANIZED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD HAVE
ENOUGH FUEL WITH THE LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE BERMUDA HIGH.
EXPECT THE STORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO BE MORE DIURNAL IN NATURE.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM THURSDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FEATURES AN AMPLIFICATION
OF THE UPPER PATTERN THAT SHOULD SPELL THE END OF OUR CURRENT STREAK
OF 90+ HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...BUT NOT UNTIL PERHAPS
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. A STRONG SHORT WAVE SHOULD HELP TO DEEPEN AN
UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BUT THIS WILL
NOT HAPPEN FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP MONDAY FROM BEING QUITE WARM ONCE
AGAIN. THE DEEPENING TROF SHOULD PUSH A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA BUT THE LATEST THINKING IS THAT IT WILL
REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE MTNS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ADEQUATE
MOISTURE AND BOUYANCY EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY SHOULD
YIELD THE BEST CHANCES OF CONVECTIVE PRECIP FOR THE FIRST PART OF
THE WEEK...BUT HAVE HELD BACK ON INCLUDING LIKELY POP FOR THE TIME
BEING. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON
TUESDAY.

BEYOND THAT TIME...THE FORECAST IS MORE UNCERTAIN AS IS USUALLY THE
CASE WITH POTENTIAL TROPICAL LOWS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. HOWEVER...
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER TROF ON THE EAST COAST IS EXPECTED TO KEEP THE
SURFACE BOUNDARY WELL TO OUR SOUTH FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
WEEK...AND THUS ANY TROPICAL ACTIVITY WOULD NOT BE A DIRECT FACTOR.
THE FORECAST WILL REFLECT MORE OF A CLIMATOLOGICAL POP...WITH TEMPS
CLOSE TO A HPC/MOSGUIDE BLEND.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...DEEP CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE I-40
CORRIDOR THROUGH LATE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHRA AND TSRA DEVELOPMENT
WILL LIKELY REMAIN LIMITED TO AREAS ALONG OR A FEW MILES BEHIND A
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. TDWR IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CLOSEST DEEP
BOUNDARIES ARE ONE TO TWO COUNTIES NORTH OF CLT. I ANTICIPATE THAT A
BOUNDARY WILL REACH THE TERMINAL BY 2Z...RESULTING IN A NORTHWEST
WIND. HOWEVER...TSRA CHCS APPEAR TOO LIMITED TO MENTION IN THE TAF.
THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT APPEARS VERY QUIET...EXPECTING VFR
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WINDS WILL MEANDER DURING
THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY...BECOMING SW BY MID DAY WITH CU AROUND
060 KFT.

ELSEWHERE...KHKY WILL SEE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
WITH A TSRA BETWEEN 0-2Z. THE DOWNPOUR WILL LIKELY SUPPORT THE
FORMATION OF FOG AROUND SUNRISE. KAVL WILL ALSO HAVE A FAIR CHC FOR
MEASURABLE RAINFALL THIS EVENING...YIELDING LIGHT FOG LATE TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...UPSTATE TAFS SITES SHOULD REMAIN VFR OVERNIGHT. KGSP AND
KGMU MAY SEE A PERIOD OF GUSTY NNW WINDS WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
BETWEEN 00-01Z. WINDS WILL MEANDER DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
FRIDAY...BECOMING SW BY MID DAY WITH CU AROUND 060 KFT.

OUTLOOK...AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSRA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND ACROSS THE REGION. MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY AREA THAT
RECEIVES HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 2:56 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-252000-
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-
356 PM EDT THU JUN 24 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.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:24 PM EST, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
724 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

NCZ502-504-250015-
GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-
724 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN BURKE AND SOUTHERN
CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GAMEWELL...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LENOIR...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HUDSON...
  LAKE RHODHISS...
  RUTHERFORD COLLEGE...
  CONNELLY SPRINGS...
  ICARD...

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3579 8137 3567 8149 3586 8169 3593 8163

MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:25 PM EST, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
725 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

NCZ051-052-250015-
HAYWOOD-SWAIN-
725 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SWAIN AND
NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF COSBY...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
GATLINBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WATERVILLE...

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3566 8296 3560 8298 3550 8314 3551 8321
      3565 8337 3567 8332 3567 8329 3571 8326
      3574 8321 3573 8319 3577 8316 3577 8311

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Jun 24, 6:49 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
749 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W MOCKSVILLE          35.90N 80.68W
06/24/2010                   DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE DOWN ON HW-64 NEAR DAVIE ACADEMY ROAD.

&&

BSH
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:56 PM EST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
756 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

NCZ048-250045-
MADISON-
756 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY THROUGH
845 PM EDT...

AT 751 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALNUT...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARSHALL...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MARSHALL...
  MARS HILL...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM. TORRENTIAL RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3580 8249 3575 8261 3572 8268 3573 8269
      3571 8273 3586 8285 3594 8273

MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:57 PM EST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
757 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

NCZ506-508-250045-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
757 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

AT 751 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF FERO...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MARION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DYSARTSVILLE...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3562 8183 3557 8181 3559 8175 3554 8168
      3553 8169 3545 8184 3550 8195 3557 8202
      3565 8195

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:08 PM EST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
808 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE HARMONY            36.01N 80.71W
06/24/2010                   IREDELL            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONE TREE DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY ON SANDY SPRINGS
            ROAD...NEAR HOUSTONVILLE ROAD.

&&

BSH

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When
June 24, 7:11 PM EST
Where
Catawba County, 1.5 mi N of Catawba
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.742, -81.080

A tree was blown down on an apartment building on County Home Rd.

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Sources

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