A thunderstorm caused a little wind damage over the North Carolina foothills.
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A thunderstorm caused a little wind damage over the North Carolina foothills.
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 Jul 22, 9:35 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1035 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIE ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE DISSIPATING. AS A WEAK RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST...A LEE TROF WILL DEVELOP AND REMAIN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT THROUGH MID WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 1030 AM...CLOUDS TODAY ARE FLIP-FLOPPED FROM SATURDAY. BASICALLY CLEAR SKIES NE GA/UPSTATE WITH SCT TO BKN LOW CLOUDS OVER NC. EXPECT SKIES TO SCATTER OUT NORTH BEFORE CU DEVELOPS FOR THE AFTERNOON. 12Z RAOBS SHOW MUCH LESS PW TODAY THAN PREVIOUS DAYS... 1.5 INCHES INSTEAD OF 2. HOWEVER...THEY INDICATE THE ATMOS WILL STILL BE MODERATELY UNSTABLE. DCAPE IS CURRENTLY HIGHER AND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN HIGHER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS. LEE TROF IN PLACE ACROSS THE CWFA AS WELL. THEREFORE...GOING FCST STILL LOOKS GOOD WITH SCT CONVECTION N AND ISOLATED S. BETTER CHC OF SEVERE AND LESS CHC OF FLOODING TODAY GIVEN THE MORNING RAOBS. AS OF 630 AM EDT...WE HAD A LINE OF LIGHT SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS THE NC/TENN BORDER A COUPLE HOURS AGO AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY CALM OVER THE CWFA WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW 70S. TEMPS SHOULD DROP A DEGREE OR 2 MORE AS MANY LOCATIONS ARE FREE OF ANY SIG CLOUD COVER. HAVE BEEN SEEING LOW CIGS AND VISBY AT AVL AND HKY FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...WITH OTHER SITES REMAINING VFR. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... FOR TODAY...THE PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE TO OUR WEST WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN AND SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD. THE UPPER TROF THAT HAS BEEN NEARLY STALLED OVER THE FCST AREA WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO LIFT AND LEAVING A MORE FLAT UPPER PATTERN OVER THE REGION. AT THE SFC..THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL SPREAD FARTHER WESTWARD KEEPING SWLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. THESE PATTERN CHANGES ARE MORE CONSISTENT WITH A TYPICAL SUMMER TIME SCHEME. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE AMPLE INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION...OVERALL LOW TO MID LVL MOISTURE SHOULD DECREASE TODAY/TONIGHT WITH PRECIP WATER FALLING ABOUT 0.5 INCHES. I TRIMMED POPS BACK TO A SOLID CHANCE FOR DIURNAL TSRA OVER THE NC MTS AND FOOTHILLS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD REBOUND BACK UP OVER 90 WITH SOME LOCATIONS LIKELY APPROACHING 95 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 300 AM SUNDAY...REGION REMAINS BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE TO THE W AND A TROF OFF THE E COAST MON-TUE...WITH A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVG THRU RELATIVELY LGT WNW FLOW ALOFT. ALTHOUGH SFC HIGH PRES TO THE SE WILL RIDGE UP OVER THE AREA...WITH DEW POINTS IN THE M60S TO AROUND 70...CAPE VALUES 1500-2000 J/KG AND A LEE TROF ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING...SCT LATE DAY SHWRS AND TSTMS ARE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS. USING A MOS BLEND YIELDED TEMPS A FEW DEG ABOVE AVG. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 300 AM SUNDAY...MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT SHOWING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE OH VALLEY DROPPING S TOWARD THE AREA WED AS AN UPPER TROF DEEPENS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH THE FAVORED ECMWF PUSHING THE FRONT BACK TO THE N THU AS A WEAK UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE W. ANOTHER UPPER TROF DEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC FRI-SAT WITH ANOTHER FRONT DROPPING S INTO THE REGION. WITH CONTINUED HIGH PW VALUES AND GOOD DIURNAL INSTABILITY...EXPECT SCT CONVECTION EACH DAY. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVG THRU THE PD. && .AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AT KCLT...STILL EXPECT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO BE SCT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MORE OF A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME DIURNAL TIMING. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THRU TAF PERIOD. HAVE BACKED OFF TSRA TEMPO A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR THIS. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD BE PREDOMINATELY SWLY WITH SCT TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVING TO VFR THIS MORNING. CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP A TAD LATER THAN PREV FCST...BUT STILL EXPECTING SCT NC AND ISOLATED SC.THINGS SHOULD CLEAR OUT AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CALM CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERNIGHT FOG AND LOW CIGS. OUTLOOK...FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK TYPICAL MID-SUMMER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED...WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MORNING FOG/STRATUS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RB NEAR TERM...JPT/RWH SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...RB AVIATION...JPT/RWH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-230845- 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- 440 AM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA... MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
NCZ036-221745-
IREDELL-
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY THROUGH
145 PM EDT...
AT 113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF LOVE VALLEY...OR 15 MILES NORTH
OF STATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
I-77...
HARMONY...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3606 8069 3586 8070 3578 8074 3593 8102
3595 8100 3600 8100 3603 8102 3606 8101
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
123 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
NCZ501>504-221745-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-
123 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND NORTHERN BURKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PATTERSON TO LENOIR TO TABLE ROCK...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RUTHERFORD
COLLEGE...LAKE RHODHISS...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...VALDESE...
TABLE ROCK...SAWMILLS...RHODHISS...LENOIR...
ICARD...HUDSON...HILDEBRAN... GRANITE FALLS...GAMEWELL...DREXEL...
CONNELLY SPRINGS...COLLETTSVILLE AND CAJAH'S MOUNTAIN.
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3608 8141 3601 8132 3592 8135 3588 8133
3577 8136 3565 8146 3586 8187 3590 8179
3592 8175 3593 8178 3596 8171 3605 8170
3609 8144
CSHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
148 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
NCZ035-056-501-502-504-221830-
ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-CATAWBA-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-
148 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BURKE...NORTHERN CATAWBA...
SOUTHERN CALDWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...
AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
KINGS CREEK TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TABLE ROCK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
MORGANTON...
HUDSON...
ELLENDALE...
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE...
CONNELLY SPRINGS...
ICARD...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3589 8112 3563 8152 3581 8186 3587 8178
3589 8173 3591 8174 3592 8174 3602 8157
JOHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
NCZ053-221845-
BUNCOMBE-
159 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BUNCOMBE COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...
AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODFIN...OR 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN
ASHEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...
ASHEVILLE MALL...
BILTMORE FOREST...
SWANNANOA...
FAIRVIEW...
FAIRVIEW...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE RAPIDLY. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...TRY TO
GET INDOORS OR INTO A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. OTHERWISE...STAY AWAY FROM
OPEN AREAS AND ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. WHEN INDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING WIRED ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM
APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3561 8228 3558 8228 3547 8241 3545 8247
3544 8253 3560 8273 3573 8257
JOHThe Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Lenoir area, with at least two roads blocked.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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