An isolated thunderstorm produced wind damage over the southern foothills of North Carolina.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
An isolated thunderstorm produced wind damage over the southern foothills of North 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 Jun 26, 1:34 PM EST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTH AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA FROM THE MIDDLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 1815Z...THINK THE OVERALL LACK OF STRONG INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD LIMIT COVERAGE OF COLD-POOL CONVECTION...SO PIEDMONT POPS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE UPPER/WESTERN PIEDMONT...TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT FURTHER SOUTHEAST. IN LIGHT OF THE STABILIZING AIR ACROSS THE MTNS...POPS HAVE BEEN LOWERED TO THE CHANCE RANGE. HOWEVER...THE FAR WESTERN MTNS ARE BEGINNING TO CLEAR OUT...AND SHOULD RECOVER SUFFICIENTLY TO INITIATE NEW SCATTERED CONVECTION LATER TODAY...SO CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. FOR TONIGHT...LINGERING CYCLONIC MID/UPPER FLOW WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CHANCES FOR ISLD/SCT CONVECTION (MAINLY SHOWERS) THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. CONVECTIVE DEBRIS IS EXPECTED TO INHIBIT COOLING SOMEWHAT...SO MIN TEMPS SHOULD AVERAGE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. FOR MONDAY...THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE NONE-TOO THRILLED WITH DIURNAL CONVECTIVE CHANCES TOMORROW. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO RISING HEIGHTS AND INCREASINGLY ANTICYCLONIC UPPER FLOW. ALSO... SHEAR WILL BE WEAKENING...LOWERING THE POTENTIAL FOR COLD POOL ORGANIZATION. NEVERTHELESS...HOT TEMPERATURES (LOWER-MID 90S) SHOULD RESULT IN AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...SO FEEL THAT IT IS PRUDENT TO HOLD ON TO INHERITED CHANCE POPS. HOWEVER...WE DID LOWER THESE TO 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT PUSHING THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TUE-TUE EVE...THEN OFF SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT-WED. A WEAK SHORTWAVE ALOFT COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT AND TEMPS WARMING INTO THE MID 90S E OF THE MTNS...EXPECT SOLID CHC POPS ACROSS THE CWA TUE-TUE EVE... TAPERING OFF FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGES INTO THE CWA FROM THE N WED AND HAVE SLIGHT CHC POPS DIMINISHING FROM THE N AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO EXIT TO THE SE. HIGH WILL BE COOLER WED AFTN BUT STILL ABOVE AVG. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...UPPER RIDGE AXIS OVER THE S PLAINS WED NIGHT-THU WILL MOVE E OVER THE S MS VALLEY FRI-SAT BEFORE MOVG BACK TO THE W ON SUN. AFTER COOLING TO NEAR AVG WED NIGHT...HIGH PRES WILL RIDGE OVER THE AREA FROM THE NE DURING THE DAY THU...THEN FROM THE E TO SE THRU SAT. WITH SLY LOW LEVEL FLOW KEEPING SOME MOISTURE OVER THE REGION HELD ON TO A SLIGHT CHC OF MAINLY MTN SHWRS/TSTMS EACH AFTN-EARLY EVE. EXPECT TEMPS TO BE ABOVE AVG THRU THE PD. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AT KCLT...THE MAIN CONCERN THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE THREAT FOR CONVECTION...IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PUSHING OUT OF THE MTNS ATTM. THE AIRMASS OVER THE PIEDMONT STILL IS NOT ALL THAT UNSTABLE...AND IN FACT NEW STORMS ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. NEVERTHELESS...EXPECT SCATTERED STORMS TO EVENTUALLY GET INTENSIFY ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT...AND MOVE GRADUALLY TOWARD KCLT BY EARLY EVENING. A CB HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE TIME BEING...AND WILL INTRODUCE SOMETHING MORE DEFINITIVE AS THIS AFTERNOON/S RADAR TRENDS DICTATE. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED CONVECTION IS FIRING NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING OUT OF THE MTNS. SINCE IT IS ALREADY CLOSE TO MOST OF OUR SC TERMINALS...AND KHKY/KAVL...HAVE STARTED OUT THE PERIOD WITH A CB GROUP. BY 19Z OR SO...EXPECT VCTS AT THE SC TERMINALS...AS THESE LOCATIONS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE MOST UNSTABLE AIRMASS. AT KHKY/KAVL...THE CLOUDS AND COOLER AIR WEST OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MAY PRECLUDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACTIVE TS ACTIVITY NEARBY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS APPEAR LIKELY...ESP AT KAVL. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. OUTLOOK...GOOD CHANCE OF AFTERNOON STORMS CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK. IN ADDITION...SOME MORNING FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESP IN THE MTN VALLEYS. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TJB NEAR TERM...JDL SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...RB AVIATION...JDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510- SCZ001>014-019-271745- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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- 145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>506-271745- AVERY-ALEXANDER-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- 145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ507-509-271745- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. LANE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
427 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 WNW CARNESVILLE 34.40N 83.35W
06/26/2011 FRANKLIN GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE BLOWN DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING PROSPECT RD
&&
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
SCZ004-010-262200-
ANDERSON-GREATER OCONEE-
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE AND WESTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIR PLAY...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HARTWELL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SENECA...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3449 8290 3447 8301 3450 8307 3453 8308
3460 8317 3468 8307 3479 8289 3477 8288
3474 8290 3473 8287 3467 8285 3464 8282
3450 8275 3447 8288
CSHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE FAIR PLAY 34.57N 82.95W
06/26/2011 OCONEE SC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN BLOCKING PINE GROVE RD
&&
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
SCZ003-006-262315-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM
EDT...
AT 632 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITE HORSE ROAD AT I-85...OR 5 MILES SOUTH
OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER STRONG STORMS COULD AFFECT PARTS OF THE COUNTY EARLY THIS
EVENING. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED WITH
STORMS TONIGHT.
LAT...LON 3465 8245 3477 8245 3482 8249 3501 8254
3501 8260 3507 8257 3505 8274 3507 8276
3510 8270 3513 8268 3512 8266 3516 8255
3517 8245 3516 8245 3521 8239 3518 8237
3520 8222 3485 8223 3479 8217
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
641 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
NCZ507-508-510-262330-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
641 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN POLK AND RUTHERFORD
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF LAKE LURE...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
THERMAL CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...
SPINDALE...
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3556 8179 3527 8179 3537 8222 3540 8219
3540 8226 3546 8225 3549 8223 3551 8223
3553 8218 3552 8214 3553 8203 3555 8200
3552 8197 3554 8185 3556 8183
RBThe Greer radar (KGSP), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:26 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown down around Forest City.
Multiple trees were blown down along highway 221 south of Rutherfordton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2011
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: 330404, 330413, 330414.