A cluster of thunderstorms moving from the east toward the west developed near the Blue Ridge during the late evening of the 11th, then briefly became severe around midnight, producing a downburst in Clayton.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A cluster of thunderstorms moving from the east toward the west developed near the Blue Ridge during the late evening of the 11th, then briefly became severe around midnight, producing a downburst in Clayton.
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 11, 9:13 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1013 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
OVERNIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND. AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS BY TUESDAY INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 1010 PM...AN INTERESTING CONVECTIVE CLUSTER HAS REMAINED
ACROSS NE GA...JUST WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA...FOR SEVERAL HOURS
THIS EVENING. LATEST RADAR IMAGES INDICATE THAT A CONVEYOR BELT OF
FEEDER CELL HAVE DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER
VALLEY...TRACKING INTO THE NEARLY STATIONARY STORM CLUSTER. AREA OF
50 DBZ AND LIGHTNING TRENDS ARE DOWN OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR. I WILL
ANTICIPATE THAT THE CLUSTER WILL STEADILY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SHORT
AFTER THE LATEST ROUNDS OF FEEDER CELLS MERGE. TO THE NORTH...SKC
REMAINS CLEAR WITH CALM WIND. I WILL UPDATE THE POPS TO ADJUST POPS
AND TIMING ACCORDING TO LATEST THINKING. UPDATE HWO WILL BE ISSUED
SOON.
AS OF 745 PM...CU HAS BECOME LIMITED TO EXTREME NE GA AND THE NC
MTNS. RADAR IMAGE INDICATE A CLUSTER OF OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED SHRA/TSRA
ACROSS NRN GA. THESE CELLS ARE SLOW MOVING AND WOULD LIKELY
ENCOUNTER MORE LLVL INHIBITION BY THE TIME ANY BOUNDARY REACHES THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE CWA. THE COMBINATION OF WEAK FLOW AND DIURNAL
DECREASE OF INSTABILITY...I WILL KEEP SCHC TO CHC POPS AROUND AREA
OF CURRENT ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS...THEN DROP MENTION OF
CONVECTION. I WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO INCREASE MENTION OF FOG
WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS.
AS OF 525 PM...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES CONTINUE TO INDICATE
ENHANCED CU ACROSS THE MTNS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE CU ALONG AND
EAST OF I-85 AND I-77 APPEARED TO BE SMALL CELLS WITH SHALLOW
VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT. KGSP RADAR INDICATED A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES...THE GREATEST
COVERAGE WAS NEAR THE NC/GA/SC STATE LINE INTERSECTION. I WILL
UPDATE THE FORECAST TO ADJUST POPS AND ALIGN TEMPERATURES TO
OBSERVATIONS.
AS OF 230 PM EDT FRIDAY...QUASI STATIONARY SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE MIDLANDS OF SC..EASTWARD INTO THE
SANDHILLS AND COASTAL PLAINS OF NC. DESPITE THE WEAK FROPA...NOT
MUCH HAS CHANGED THERMODYNAMICALLY ACROSS THE CWFA TODAY. DEWPOINTS
REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S WITH MODEST HEATING ALLOWING
FOR CONDITIONAL DESTABILIZATION. UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS CONTINUES TO STRETCH EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR HEIGHTS
TO RISE OVER THE SOUTHEAST. THUS...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE
IMPROVING MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE LEADING TO A PARTIALLY CAPPED
ENVIRONMENT. KEPT POPS AT SOLID CHANCE LEVELS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE
THIS AFTERNOON TAPERING TO NO MENTIONABLE POPS EASTWARD INTO THE
NC/SC PIEDMONT REGIONS WHERE CAPPING SHOULD HOLD. NOT EXPECTING ANY
OF THE MTN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ANY DEEP UPDRAFTS WHICH
WILL LIMIT LONGEVITY AND INTENSITY. THAT SAID...ABUNDANT DCAPE IN
THE REGION COULD YIELD A MODEST MICROBURST THREAT ALONG WITH
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THE STRONGER CELLS.
THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN OVERNIGHT AS HEATING IS LOST AND WEAK UPSLOPE
FLOW SUBSIDES. GUIDANCE INDICATES THE MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER WILL
DECOUPLE ALLOWING FOR LOW STRATUS AND/OR FOG TO DEVELOP IN AND
AROUND THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND POTENTIALLY TO A LESSER DEGREE
ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT. TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN RETURNS ON
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GIVES WAY TO THE
BERMUDA HIGH. IN RESPONSE...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL RETURN
LEADING TO A DIURNAL POP/TEMPERATURE TREND. FORECAST WILL FEATURE
CHANCES POPS IN THE CLIMO FAVORED REGIONS OF THE HIGH TERRAIN WHERE
UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT OCCURS...ALONG WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN TIER OF THE CWFA WHERE SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG OLD
STATIONARY FRONT COULD INITIATE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AS ABOVE
MENTIONED SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW MIGRATES THE FRONT NORTH. TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN AT OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM FRI...LATEST GUIDANCE STILL SUGGESTS THAT THE SHORT
TERM WILL FEATURE RATHER TYPICAL JULY WEATHER FOR THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NE GA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGED OVER THE AREA
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A WESTWARD EXTENSION OF THE BERMUDA HIGH.
THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY AS HEIGHTS
BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER
LOW DROPPING SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.
HENCE...A MORE PROMINENT LEE TROUGH IS SHOWING UP IN THE MODEL
GUIDANCE FOR MONDAY...WHICH SHOULD SERVE AS A TRIGGER FOR MORE
CONVECTION OVER THE PIEDMONT THAN ON PREVIOUS DAYS. TO
SUMMARIZE...ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONVECTION SHOULD BE MOSTLY CONFINED
TO THE UPSLOPE AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE ON MONDAY ALL AREAS
SHOULD SEE SCATTERED CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE AT OR A DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE CLIMO NORMALS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM FRI...ONE THING THAT THE MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO AGREE UPON IS THE DISTINCT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CHANGE
THAT IS FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE EARLY TO MID WEEK PERIOD ACROSS THE
EASTERN PART OF THE NATION. A DEEP UPPER LOW IS STILL FORECAST TO
SWING SOUTH OUT OF NORTHERN CANADA AND ESTABLISH AN ANOMALOUS UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE EAST BY MIDWEEK. HOWEVER...THE DETAILS ARE BECOMING
A LITTLE MORE MURKY IN OUR REGION AS THE 12Z GFS HAS GONE OUT ON ITS
OWN IN REGARD TO FRONTAL TIMING, POSITION AND FRONTAL WAVE
DEVELOPMENT. THE 12Z GFS IS FASTER THAN ITS PREVIOUS RUNS AND WITH
THE CMC/ECF IN MOVING THE UPPER LOW INTO THE GREAT LAKES...AND IT
DOES NOT MOVE THE LOW AS FAR SOUTH. IN FACT...IT KEEPS THE UPPER LOW
CENTER ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES. THIS OF COURSE ULTIMATELY AFFECTS
HOW FAR SOUTH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT CAN BE DRIVEN. THE 12Z GFS
MOVES THE COLD FRONT INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT...THEN
STALLS THE BOUNDARY SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON TUE. THEN IT
DEVELOPS A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES TUE-THU WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIP
EACH DAY. WPC ON THE OTHER HAND HAS GONE WITH A MORE EC/CMC SOLUTION
WHICH BRINGS THE FRONT INTO THE AREA ON TUE AND MOVES THE FRONT FAR
ENOUGH SOUTH OF THE AREA TO ALLOW DRIER AIR TO WORK INTO THE REGION
WED INTO THU. ALTHOUGH THE 00Z GFS ENSEMBLE IS ALSO FARTHER NORTH
WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...IT IS NOT AS FAR NORTH AS THE 12Z
OPERATIONAL POSTIION. AT THIS JUNCTURE...WE PREFER TO TREND
TOWARD THE WPC SOLUTION WHICH IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS
FORECASTS. WE WILL LINGER SOME POPS OVER MOST OF THE AREA ON WED DUE
TO THE UNCERTAINTY INVOLVED...BUT WILL ALLOW FOR A DRY DAY ON THU.
WILL PROBALBY FEATURE CLIMO POPS ON FRI AS THE FRONT MAY BEGIN TO
RETURN NORTHWARD.
IN REGARD TO IMPACTS...THE FRONT WILL BE WELL FORCED FOR JULY AND
CAPES COULD POOL AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO PERHAPS 1500-2000J/KG
DEPENDING ON TIMING...SO THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR AN ORGANIZED
SEVERE STORM EVENT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND SHEAR WILL BE
RATHER GOOD FOR JULY WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS FEATURING UP TO 30-40KT
OF 0-6KM BULK SHEAR. ALSO...TEMPS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 2
STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW AVERAGE WED AND THU. FOR INSTANCE...THE
12Z CONSRAW GUIDANCE FOR WED HAS MAX TEMPS CLOSE TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
CLIMO.
TO SUMMARIZE...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE ON TUESDAY
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER WEATHER
IS EXPECTED WED AND THU WITH A LINGERING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON WED.
THU MAY BE A DRY DAY...THEN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/STORMS WILL RETURN
FOR FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST
OF TONIGHT...POSSIBLY WITH PERIODS OF CALM LATE. RECENT OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE THAT CLT DEWPOINT HAS FALLEN TO 61 DEGREES...WHILE
KAKH...KUZA...AND KEQY REMAINS IN THE UPPER 60S. I WILL ASSUME THAT
CLT DEWPOINT WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNSET. MODEL SOUNDINGS AND
CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS SHOW LLVL/BL MOISTURE INCREASING
DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. I WILL INDICATE MVFR FOG BETWEEN 10-13Z
WITH SCT015 DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. SCT CU BASES WILL LIKELY
FORM AROUND 050KFT AROUND 18Z...LITTLE TO NO CHC FOR CONVECTION.
ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO CLT. HOWEVER...ALL NEAR
TERM MODEL GUIDANCE AND X-OVER TEMPERATURE SUPPORT A MENTION OF
FOG/LOW CLOUDS AT KAVL TONIGHT. I WILL FOLLOWING THE TIMING OBSERVED
LAST NIGHT...PEAKING VIS AT 1/2SM 8Z-12Z AND BKN003 12Z-15Z. SCT CU
BASES WILL LIKELY FORM AROUND 050KFT AROUND 18Z...LITTLE TO NO CHC
FOR CONVECTION.
OUTLOOK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SETTLE OVER THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND. ANY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD MAINLY BE CONFINED TO DIURNAL TSTMS
AND MORNING VALLEY FOG EACH DAY.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z 20-02Z
KCLT HIGH 88% HIGH 83% HIGH 92% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 99% HIGH 90% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 86% MED 63% HIGH 84% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 97% HIGH 88% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 87% MED 76% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 87% HIGH 92% HIGH 85% HIGH 100%
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...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...CDG/NED
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...LG
AVIATION...NEDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1019 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>003- 130230- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-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-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 1019 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AREAS TO PATCHES OF DENSE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. MOTORIST SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-130230- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1019 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
611 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
NCZ051-059-062-112315-
MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-
611 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTH
CENTRAL SWAIN AND CENTRAL MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 609 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING WEST AT 5
MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
FRANKLIN...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. ALSO BE ALERT
FOR LIGHTNING WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
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.
LAT...LON 3538 8351 3531 8318 3524 8319 3523 8322
3519 8322 3516 8322 3516 8321 3513 8321
3513 8355
STUREYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
647 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
GAZ017-018-SCZ001-112345-
HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS-
647 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL OCONEE...EAST
CENTRAL HABERSHAM AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 644 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TOCCOA...MOVING WEST AT 10
MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TALLULAH FALLS...
TOCCOA...
TURNERVILLE...
TURNERVILLE...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
DIME SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES. CONSIDER MOVING
VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3473 8337 3471 8335 3474 8335 3477 8318
3464 8311 3460 8317 3458 8315 3447 8336
3446 8340 3470 8352
STUREYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
SCZ001-004-120100-
GREATER OCONEE-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
801 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY THROUGH
900 PM EDT...
AT 757 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALHALLA...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
WALHALLA...
OCONEE STATE PARK...
MOUNTAIN REST...
LONG CREEK...
LONG CREEK...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS...SO REMAIN ALERT FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES UNTIL THE
STORM MOVES BY.
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
CONSIDER MOVING VEHICLES TO A COVERED STORAGE AREA BEFORE THE STORM
ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3482 8327 3484 8327 3485 8326 3485 8325
3487 8324 3489 8297 3474 8292 3461 8323
3482 8328
STUREYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
843 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
GAZ010-017-SCZ001-120130-
HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-
843 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL OCONEE...EAST
CENTRAL HABERSHAM AND CENTRAL RABUN COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...
AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF LONG CREEK...OR 6 MILES WEST OF
WALHALLA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
LONG CREEK...
TALLULAH FALLS...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. WATCH FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS.
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 3490 8347 3487 8305 3469 8306 3467 8332
3468 8333 3468 8335 3466 8337 3466 8347
STUREYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1033 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
GAZ018-026-120330-
FRANKLIN-STEPHENS-
1033 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...
AT 1025 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST STEPHENS COUNTY. THIS WAS ROUGHLY WEST
OF A LINE FROM ROYSTON TO CARNESVILLE TO SOUTHWEST OF TOCCOA.
MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WERE ERRATIC...WITH SOME STORMS REMAINING
NEARLY STATIONARY AND MERGING WITH EACH OTHER.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. FROM 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES...ARE LIKELY THROUGH
THE LATE EVENING.
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.
LAT...LON 3426 8334 3432 8340 3442 8339 3446 8340
3448 8346 3460 8340 3435 8310 3429 8310
3423 8317 3424 8326 3426 8331 3422 8336
STUREYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1123 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
GAZ010-017-018-NCZ062-SCZ001-120415-
HABERSHAM-MACON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
1123 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2014
...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN OCONEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON...HABERSHAM...RABUN AND NORTHERN STEPHENS
COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT...
AT 1113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MULTIPLE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE
STORMS WERE ROUGHLY WEST OF A LINE FROM NORTH OF LAKE HARTWELL...
TO MOUNTAIN WEST...AND THEN AROUND THE HIGHLANDS.
THE STORMS WERE MOVING WEST AROUND 10 MPH...ALTHOUGH MERGERS AND
ERRATIC MOVEMENT WAS NOTED WITH SOME STORMS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN
THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH RAINFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES...AND LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES...LIKELY WITH THE
HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS.
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.
LAT...LON 3452 8367 3454 8362 3464 8366 3473 8363
3489 8365 3494 8360 3495 8356 3499 8356
3500 8353 3507 8357 3510 8316 3508 8315
3506 8317 3501 8311 3458 8316 3448 8350
3449 8354 3444 8362 3449 8367
STUREYThe Greer radar (KGSP), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in and around Clayton, including on Main St and Savannah St. One tree fell on a vehicle.
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