A cluster of thunderstorms developed across the foothills during mid-afternoon ahead of an upper air disturbance and moved into the northwest Piedmont during the late afternoon. A couple of brief severe thunderstorms developed within the cluster.
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A cluster of thunderstorms developed across the foothills during mid-afternoon ahead of an upper air disturbance and moved into the northwest Piedmont during the late afternoon. A couple of brief severe thunderstorms developed within the cluster.
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 Aug 18, 1:46 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
246 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THEN SLOWLY MOVE OFF THE COAST ON TUESDAY. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND LINGER FOR THE REST OF THE WORK
WEEK...RESULTING IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER WEATHER.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A RATHER CLOUDY AND STABLE AIR MASS LINGERS OVER THIS NORTHWEST
THIRD OR SO OF THE FORECAST AREA...HAVING BEEN OVERWORKED BY MORNING
CONVECTION AND/OR ASSOCIATED OUTFLOW. THIS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HAS
SURGED INTO THE SC LOWER PIEDMONT/MIDLANDS...AND SCATTERED
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS NOW DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FEATURE...BUT
PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MEANWHILE...SHOWER ACTIVITY
ASSOCIATED WITH CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS PASSING TO
OUR NORTH. THE UPSHOT IS...OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF HIGH TERRAIN
SHOWERS...THERE/S NO CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS OF
1830Z. CONSIDERING CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL/RADAR TRENDS...THIS MAY NOT
CHANGE MUCH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEANWHILE...WE SHOULD SEE
AN INCREASE IN WEAK SYNOPTIC-SCALE SUBSIDENCE AS THE SHORT WAVE
SHIFTS TOWARD CENTRAL VA/NC. NEVERTHELESS...CAPE IS EXCEEDING 2000
J/KG (PER THE LATEST SPC MESOANALYSIS) ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PIEDMONT...SO STILL EXPECTING SCT CONVECTION TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION CONTINUES
TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH WITHIN A VERY UNSTABLE
AIR MASS ACROSS ALA/MISS...AND THIS WILL LIKELY APPROACH OUR WESTERN
ZONES BY THIS EVENING. OVERALL...A GRADUAL UPTICK TO 30-50 POPS
(WITH THE HIGHEST IN THE WEST) WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING.
A LULL IS EXPECTED IN ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LATER THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING AS
THE SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM GA/AL. DESPITE THE RATHER POTENT
APPEARANCE OF THIS WAVE...THE MODELS ARE NOT EXACTLY ROBUST WITH
THEIR QPF RESPONSE IN OUR AREA. CERTAINLY THE TIMING REFLECTS AN
ABSENCE OF ROBUST INSTABILITY WITH WHICH TO INTERACT. MEANWHILE...
THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONSENSUS THAT THE BETTER LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL
PASS SOUTH OF OUR AREA. THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION
APPEARS TO BE HIGHER SOUTH OF OUR AREA. NEVERTHELESS...POPS WILL
INCREASE TO 30-50 PERCENT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA
BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z.
BY TUE AFTERNOON...THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BE PUSHING EAST OF THE
AREA...LIKELY PLACING THE AREA WITHIN WEAK SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE
THAT COULD LIMIT COVERAGE OF CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
OVERALL...THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION TUE MORNING...SO WE WILL ESSENTIALLY FEATURE
TOKEN 30/40 POPS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM MONDAY...AN ENDLESS PARADE OF S/W'S WILL BE IMPACTING
OUR FORECAST AREA DURING THIS CYCLE. THE FIRST WILL BE EXITING OUR
REGION TUESDAY. I LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE FAR EASTERN FA OF NC
DURING THE EARLY EVENING... AND ALSO ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES
OF THE NC MOUNTAINS (ALSO IN THE EVENING )...WHERE WEAK UPSLOPE
PERSISTS.
MODELS DIFFER ON TIMING AND DEGREE OF NWLY FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE
CAROLINAS AND NE GA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE NRN PLAINS. THIS
EVOLUTION...COMBINED WITH A PERSISTENT CUTOFF UPPER LOW MEANDERING
OVER THE GREAT LAKES...WILL SET UP A NWLY FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE
ERN CONUS...AND ALMOST A RING OF FIRE (ROF) LOOK. ALTHOUGH OUR SHORT
TERM SUITE OF GUIDE VARY IN DETAIL...THE OVERALL PHILOSOPHY / OR BIG
PICTURE / SEEM TO COINCIDE. AS A RESULT THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR
CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS/TSTMS TO RIDE THE NWLY FLOW DOWN INTO/TOWARD OUR
REGION. IT APPEARS THE FIRST SUCH WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ENERGY IN THE WESTERN OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY...REACHING OUR NC
MOUNTAINS IN THE WEE HOURS WEDNESDAY. CORFIDI VECTORS SUGGEST THAT
ACTION WOULD SPREAD E-SE...POTENTIALLY REACHING PARTS OF NE GA AND
UPSTATE OF SC. STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND FAT CAPE (ESPECIALLY
WHERE LACK OF DEBRIS CLOUDS MOVE) COULD PROVE FOR AN INTERESTING
WEATHER DAY.
YET ANOTHER S/W WILL FOLLOW ON THURSDAY. FLOW ALOFT SUBTLY SHIFTS
MORE NWLY...THEREFORE I HAVE BROUGHT POPS A BIT DEEPER (SOUTHWARD)
IN OUR CWA IN THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH POPS WITH EACH OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED EPISODES REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE...THE CONDITIONAL
PROBABILITIES REMAIN ELEVATED. WE ARE NEAR GUIDE POPS OVERALL...OR
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON OUR SOUTHERN FORECAST FRINGES. ONCE WE GET A
BETTER HANDLE IF/WHERE THESE CLUSTERS WILL FOCUS...POPS CAN BE
ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
ON THE TEMPERATURE END OF THE SPECTRUM...POTENTIAL DEBRIS CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD SUGGEST LOWERING GUIDE. HOWEVER LOW
LEVEL THERMAL PROFILE IS SOLIDLY ON THE RISE AND WOULD SUGGEST
TEMPERATURE VALUES REACHING NEAR MAXES...WITH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING
EVEN OF WIDESPREAD CONVECTION DEVELOP.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM EDT MONDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE PICKS UP AT 00Z ON FRIDAY
WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFYING OVER THE MISS RIVER VALLEY WHILE
ANOTHER BROAD UPPER TROF DIGS DOWN JUST OFF THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD.
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...THE RIDGE AXIS REMAINS LARGELY IN
PLACE TO OUR WEST WHILE THE UPPER TROF BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AND
MORPHS INTO A CLOSED H5 LOW OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LATEST LONG RANGE
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT WE WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME FLATTENING OF
THE UPPER RIDGE BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...BUT IT WONT BE TOO
SIGNIFICANT.
AT THE SFC...OUR AREA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER A WARM AND MOIST
AIR MASS DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE PERIOD WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
IN PLACE AND A SERIES OF WEAK MESO LOWS THAT TRY TO SPIN UP TO OUR
NORTH AND EAST. AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND...THE LONG RANGE MODELS
ARE LEANING TOWARDS A MORE ROBUST WEDGE DEVELOPING ON SAT AND
ESPECIALLY ON SUN. THIS PATTERN DEVELOPS FROM THE COMBINATION OF A
STRONG HIGH CENTERED OVER NOVA SCOTIA AND A LOW SPINNING UP AS IT
MOVES OFF THE NC COAST. THIS PROVIDES FOR STRONGER NELY LOW LVL FLOW
OVER THE FCST REGION AS THE HIGH IS SLOW TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AND
THE LOW REMAINS OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST THRU NEW DAY 7. THE WEDGE PATTERN
APPEARS TO BREAK DOWN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD EARLY NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER MANY TIMES THESE FEATURES LINGER LONGER THAN THE
MODELS DEPICT. AS FOR THE SENSIBLE WX...NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE MADE
TO THE POP FCST WITH CHANCE COVERAGE INCREASED ON BOTH SAT AND SUN
AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MON AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE SHIFTS
EASTWARD AND THE WEDGE WEAKENS. TEMPS START OUT ABOUT A CATEGORY
ABOVE NORMAL ON FRI AND STEADILY COOL THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
VALUES ENDING RIGHT AROUND CLIMO IF NOT JUST BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...THE AIR MASS HAS BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS BEGINNING TO FOCUS
DEEP CONVECTION ACROSS THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...IT/S
BEGINNING TO APPEAR THAT THE BEST CHANCES ARE BEGINNING TO SHIFT TO
THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL. NEVERTHELESS...HAVE OPTED TO
CONTINUE A TEMPO FOR -SHRA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...THERE
SHOULD BE A GENERAL LULL IN CONVECTIVE CHANCES IN THE EVENING...WITH
CHANCES RETURNING BY MID-MORNING TUE...AS AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG WITH W/SW WINDS.
ELSEWHERE...SCT CONVECTION IS STILL ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE REGION...BUT COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED
OVER THE FIRST 6 HOURS OF THE PERIOD. THEREFORE...WILL GENERALLY
ADVERTISE VCSH AT MOST TERMINALS INTO THE EVENING. CHANCES MAY
INCREASE JUST AFTER 00Z...AS SCT CONVECTION APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST...BUT THIS IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN ATTM. CHANCES FOR
CONVECTION WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK...AS AN UPPER AIR
DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. FOR NOW...THIS WILL BE HANDLED
IN THE TAFS WITH A RETURN OF VCSH BY DAYBREAK OR SO. OTHERWISE...
AREAS OF BR ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...ESP IN THE MTN VALLEYS.
OUTLOOK...SCT AFTERNOON CONVECTION AND PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG WILL
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEK. THERE WILL ALSO BE
INCREASING CHANCES FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION APPROACHING THE AREA
FROM THE NW DURING THE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING HOURS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 95% HIGH 95% HIGH 94%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 95% 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...JPT
NEAR TERM...JDL
SHORT TERM...TS
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JDLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 359 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-191000- 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- 359 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN EPISODE OR TWO OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BECAUSE BOTH MODEST INSTABILITY AND ELEVATED MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN IN THE WEATHER PICTURE...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO BE NOTED. REMEMBER LIGHTNING IS A THREAT WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS...SO REMEMBER YOUR LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..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...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. STUREY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ035-502-181945-
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-
318 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN CALDWELL AND ALEXANDER
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELLENDALE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF
TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ELLENDALE...
TAYLORSVILLE...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3600 8132 3603 8127 3604 8121 3604 8102
3600 8100 3581 8108 3582 8114 3583 8115
3582 8116 3587 8148 3605 8142 3605 8139
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
351 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ036-037-182015-
DAVIE-IREDELL-
351 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN IREDELL AND NORTHERN
DAVIE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCK SHOALS...OR 14 MILES
SOUTH OF RONDA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
HARMONY...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3590 8037 3594 8099 3607 8098 3605 8049
3607 8046 3601 8041 3599 8041 3598 8039
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
358 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ035-182030-
ALEXANDER-
358 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALEXANDER COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM
EDT...
AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
STONY POINT...
MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 3598 8100 3586 8104 3585 8126 3603 8123
3604 8114 3603 8108 3605 8103
NEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
416 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ035>037-182045-
ALEXANDER-DAVIE-IREDELL-
416 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN IREDELL...DAVIE AND EAST
CENTRAL ALEXANDER COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 414 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FARMINGTON TO STONY
POINT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
FARMINGTON...
BERMUDA RUN...
MOCKSVILLE...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
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 3588 8037 3588 8041 3585 8038 3581 8047
3582 8060 3586 8067 3585 8071 3582 8072
3584 8114 3605 8092 3606 8079 3605 8049
3607 8046 3601 8041 3599 8041 3596 8037
NEDThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:36 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter reported a large oak tree uprooted in the Farmington area. FD reported a tree down across Farmington Rd (1 S).
Public reported nickel size hail in the Woodleaf area.
County comms reported a tree blown down on Liberty St near Fulton St in downtown Salisbury. FD reported another tree down on Park Ave (1 ESE).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 2014
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: 530796, 530798, 530797.