An upper low increased wind shear and instability across western South Carolina. Numerous thunderstorms developed across the region during the afternoon hours.
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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.
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
An upper low increased wind shear and instability across western South Carolina. Numerous thunderstorms developed across the region during the afternoon hours. Some of the storms became severe and a weak tornado was spawned over Greenville County.
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 10, 10:23 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1123 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WARM HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 11 AM...NUMEROUS SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS
THE NC PIEDMONT THIS MORNING. FROM A CONVECTIVE STANDPOINT...WE ARE
EXPERIENCING A TROPICAL CYCLONE-LIKE ENVIRONMENT THIS MORNING...WITH
WEAK-MODERATE BUOYANCY...BUT SURPRISINGLY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR
(0-1KM SHEAR MAGNITUDE OF 30 KTS...0-1KM AND EFFECTIVE HELICITY OF
AROUND 200). IN FACT...DISCRETE CELLS OVER THE PIEDMONT EARLIER THIS
MORNING EXHIBITED MINI-SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH PERSISTENT...ALBEIT
WEAK ROTATION. MEANWHILE...BAND OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH VORT LOBE
SWINGING SOUTHEAST OF OHIO VALLEY UPPER LOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA ATTM. A LEADING BAND OF DEEPER CONVECTION ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA HAS BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST COUPLE
OF HOURS...AND SUSPECT STRUCTURE AND SEVERE THREAT WILL IMPROVE WITH
THIS FEATURE AS IT MOVES INTO A MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS (CAPE > 1000
J/KG) OVER THE UPSTATE/NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS.
SEVERE DOWNBURSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS...BUT AN ISOLATED/
BRIEF TORNADO IS VERY POSSIBLE IN THE LOW LCL/RELATIVELY STRONGLY
SHEARED LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASING
THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-LINE DISCRETE
CELLS.
THINGS GET MORE UNCERTAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE NAM AND
4KM WRF SUGGEST ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS...THIS TIME COMING IN FROM
THE WEST WHERE THEY WOULD DEVELOP IN THE COLDER AIR ALOFT. THE GFS
IS NOT SO ENTHUSIASTIC. THE FCST KEEPS A CHANCE POP...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MTNS...IN DEFERENCE TO THIS. TEMPS WERE KEPT NEAR GUIDANCE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 AM MONDAY...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE
SRN PLAINS THRU THE SHORT TERM...WITH RIPPLES OF SHORTWAVE
ENERGY RIDING THE FRONT SIDE OF THE RIDGE IN NWLY UPR FLOW ACRS THE
CWFA. MODELS IN AGREEMENT ON OUR AREA BEING IN THE PATH OF FAVORABLE
MCS ACTIVITY...AS A RESULT. THE QUESTION IS WHERE WILL THE MCS/S
TRACK AND AT WHAT TIMES ARE THEY MOST LIKELY TO AFFECT THE CWFA. THE
00Z NAM HAS A COUPLE OF INTERESTING MESOSCALE REFLECTIVITY
FEATURES...TAKING AN MCV SOUTH THRU THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND SKIRTING THE SWRN NC MTNS AROUND DAYBREAK. THE GFS IS
SIMILAR AND THE SREF ALSO HINTS AT SOME POPS ALONG THE TN BORDER
EARLY WED MORNING. SO I HAVE INTRODUCED A SLGT CHC TO LOW-END CHC
POP IN THAT TIME FRAME IN THE NC MTNS. BEFORE THEN...FCST SNDGS LOOK
FAIRLY STABLE BEHIND THE FROPA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE SECOND
FEATURE ON THE NAM IS ANOTHER CLUSTER OF REFLECTIVITY THAT BLOSSOMS
OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY AFTN...WITH SOME CONVECTION
MOVING OUT INTO THE UPSTATE AND NE GA. LOOKING AT THE FCST
SNDGS...WE SHUD BECOME FAIRLY UNSTABLE...SO ANY OUTFLOW/DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING BNDRYS LEFT OVER THE FROM THE MCS MAY SPARK MORE CONVECTION.
I BUMPED UP POP A LITTLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTN AS WELL...BUT STILL BELOW
CLIMO FOR MID JUNE.
OTHERWISE...THERE IS A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF SPREAD IN THE GUIDANCE
ON MAX TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH MOS GUIDANCE TRENDING VERY WARM. I
BLENDED IN THE BIAS-CORRECTED MOS WHICH RESULTS IN A FEW LOW 90S IN
THE LWR PIEDMONT...INCLUDING NEAR 90 IN CHARLOTTE AND GREENVILLE
AREAS.
THE LATEST CYCLE OF GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED SLOWER WITH THE APPROACH OF
A SHARP SHORTWAVE TROF DIVING SE THRU THE OHIO VALLEY. IT LOOKS LIKE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY DRY. SO POPS WERE LOWERED. TEMPS
WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AHEAD OF THE WAVE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE MEDIUM RANGE GRIDS
THIS MORNING. STILL EXPECTING A SHARP TROF TO DIVE THRU THE AREA ON
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT. POPS
RAMP UP TO A HIGH-END CHC FOR THURSDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE UPR FLOW FURTHER AMPLIFIES BEHIND THE TROF...AS
IT DIGS ALONG THE EAST COAST. SO A DRY WEEKEND LOOKS ON TAP WITH
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS. TEMPS WARM BACK TO NEAR NORMAL SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVING NE ACROSS THE REGION
AS OF 11Z. CEILINGS ARE A MIXED BAG DEPENDING ON THE PASSAGE OF
SHOWERS...WHICH TEND TO SCAVENGE THE IFR CLOUD DECK. EXPECT ALL
SITES TO BOUNCE BETWEEN MVFR AND IFR UNTIL MID MORNING WHEN BOUNDARY
LAYER DEEPENING WILL LIFT THE CLOUD BASE TO THE MVFR LEVEL. KCLT
DOES NOT GET AN IFR MENTION FOR BREVITY...BUT IT IS POSSIBLE. THERE
IS SOME INDICATION IN THE MODEL GUIDANCE THAT A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS...AND THIS IS MORE OR LESS BORNE OUT IN THE RADAR
TREND TO THE WEST. THE CURRENT LINE MAY WEAKEN AND BE REPLACED BY A
NEW LINE. AT ANY RATE...A 4 HR TEMPO FOR THUNDERSTORMS WAS INCLUDED
FROM WEST TO EAST BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE 4KM WRF...WHICH SEEMS
REASONABLE. AFTER THAT LINE OF STORMS MOVES THROUGH...THERE COULD BE
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH MVFR CEILINGS...BUT MAINLY THERE
SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF LULL. THERE COULD BE YET ANOTHER ROUND IF THE
NAM IS CORRECT...BUT IT MIGHT DIMINISH BEFORE REACHING KCLT LATE IN
THE EVENING. WIND WILL GENERALLY BE S TO SW THROUGH THE PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT WITH
CONTINUED SHOWERS AND STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN ERN SECTIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON TUE IN THE MIDWEEK AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THUNDERSTORMS COULD ARRIVE FROM THE NORTHWEST
LATE WED AND AGAIN ON THU.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
15-21Z 21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z
KCLT MED 78% MED 70% HIGH 95% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 80% MED 75% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 72% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 87%
KHKY MED 79% MED 61% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 83% MED 75% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 86% MED 75% HIGH 100% HIGH 82%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ARK
NEAR TERM...JDL/PM
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 559 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509- SCZ001>003-111000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 559 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TO MID MORNING. LATER TODAY...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. ANY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR COULD LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS...THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-111000- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 559 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING. FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL AS THIS LINE OF STORMS PASSES. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE ENOUGH WIND SHEAR AT LOW LEVELS SUCH THAT AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ANY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR COULD LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. MOORE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
939 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE FAIRVIEW 35.52N 82.40W
06/09/2013 BUNCOMBE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FEW TREES DOWN
&&
VISINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
959 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 S KINGS CREEK 35.91N 81.41W
06/09/2013 CALDWELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
FIRE DEPARTMENT ENCOUNTERED FLOODING ON OAK HILL SCHOOL
ROAD WHILE RESPONDING TO A CALL
&&
VISINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1020 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW GREENWOOD 34.21N 82.17W
06/09/2013 GREENWOOD SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1 TREE DOWN
&&
VISINSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1111 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-101900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1111 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON... AT 11 AM...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE WILL REACH GREENVILLE...ANDERSON...AND ELBERTON BETWEEN 1 AND 130 PM. BETWEEN 2 TO 3 PM...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE SHOULD REACH GAFFNEY...LAURENS...AND GREENWOOD. AS THE LINE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IT WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN INTO A SOLID BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE VALUES OF WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO EXIST ACROSS THE UPSTATE AHEAD OF THE LINE. AS THE LINE ENCOUNTERS THE GREATER WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY...IT WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY INTO STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE ENVIRONMENT EAST OF A LINE FROM ELBERT...ANDERSON...AND GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG WILL BECOME SUITABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT STORM ORGANIZATION. CONDITIONS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE LINE MAY SEE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY SHORT TRACK WEAK TORNADOES. NED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1125 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAZ010-017-018-026-SCZ001-002-004-101630-
FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
1125 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS...OCONEE...RABUN AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH
1230 PM EDT...
AT 1116 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCALY TO 5 MILES
EAST OF MURRAYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS...OCONEE...
RABUN AND STEPHENS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CLAYTON...MOUNTAIN CITY...NACOOHE LAKE...DILLARD...LAKE RABUN...
LAKEMONT...CLARKESVILLE...DEMOREST...TURNERVILLE AND TALLULAH
FALLS...
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...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
LAKE NACOOHE...LAKE HARTWELL...AND LAKE KEOWEE ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS LINE OF STORMS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3454 8362 3465 8367 3473 8363 3478 8364
3498 8348 3499 8313 3508 8277 3449 8304
3441 8310 3428 8314 3427 8335 3432 8340
3442 8339 3447 8342 3449 8354 3443 8361
3444 8363 3450 8367
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1231 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
GAZ028-SCZ002-004-005-010-101715-
ANDERSON-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-HART-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
1231 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ANDERSON...NORTHERN HART...
PICKENS AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
AT 1230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES EAST OF NINE
TIMES TO HARTWELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
PEOPLE IN ANDERSON...NORTHERN HART...PICKENS AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
EASLEY...ANDERSON...BROADWAY LAKE...WILLIAMSTON AND BELTON...
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 THESE STORMS.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDER AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3441 8310 3449 8305 3480 8292 3481 8289
3484 8290 3504 8281 3507 8260 3502 8259
3501 8260 3501 8258 3443 8241 3430 8310
NEDThe Greer radar (KGSP), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:56 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down at the intersection of highways 276 and 414 and on Mountain View Rd near Tigerville.
Trees were blown down on State Park Rd at Jennfier Ct, extending east to the Taylors area.
Trees were blown down on Amity Rd, about 4 miles east of Anderson.
Trees were blown down on Belton-Honea Path Highway, 2 miles northwest of Honea Path, and at the intersection of highways 178 and 76 in Honea Path. Other trees|were blown down on Firetower Rd and Austin Rd, both about 4 miles west Honea Path.
An NWS Storm Survey found an area of sporadic straight line wind damage several hundred yards south of a tornado path. Occasional downed trees were found along Emily Lane, then continuing beyond the tornado track across Augusta Rd, Reedy Fork Rd, and Fork Shoals Rd.
NWS survey team found the path of a weak tornado that began in a wooded area just northeast of Lauren Trace Circle. A few trees were downed at this location, with one tree taking down a power line. The tornado intensified as it moved east/northeast from there, downing multiple trees and snapping numerous large limbs along a creek bed before uprooting multiple large trees at a home site on Prince Lake. The tornado continued east northeast, snapping large limbs and knocking down a few trees as it crossed Old Gunter Rd and Mellyn St. About a half-dozen medium to large trees were uprooted at a home between Mellyn St and Mellwood Dr. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Mellwood Dr.
A funnel cloud was reported near Simpsonville by a storm chaser.
Multiple trees were blown down in the Lake Wylie area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 2013Warnings in South Carolina, June 2013
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: 465459, 465467, 465488, 465489, 465494, 465516, 465496, 465498.