A small area of showers intensified slightly, producing occasional lightning strikes as it moved over the Charlotte metro area during late afternoon. One of these strikes hit a 9-year-old boy.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A small area of showers intensified slightly, producing occasional lightning strikes as it moved over the Charlotte metro area during late afternoon. One of these strikes hit a 9-year-old boy.
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 25, 1:26 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
226 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH DRIER AIR
WORKING IN FROM THE WEST FOR THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL DRIFT BACK
NORTH AND STALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...
ENHANCING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A BERMUDA HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM BECOMES ESTABLISHED AGAIN FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM...A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS MAINLY THE NC
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AHEAD OF A MID-LEVEL MOISTURE GRADIENT THAT
DEFINES THE SHORT WAVE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. STILL EXPECT THIS
FEATURE TO HELP TRIGGER CONVECTION E OF THE MTNS THIS AFTERNOON...SO
COVERAGE OF CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS SHOULD INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN UPPER WAVE SHOULD PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPSTATE SC
AND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT. THEREFORE...
DIURNALLY DRIVEN BUOYANCY WILL BE COMBINED WITH THE UPPER SUPPORT TO
TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION MAINLY OVER THE MTNS...NC
PIEDMONT AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SC PIEDMONT. MODELS AGREE THAT
UPSTATE SC WILL REMAIN RATHER DRY DUE TO INCREASING H85 W/NW
DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND NEGATIVE VORT ADVECTION BEHIND THE DEPARTING
AXIS OF UPPER WAVE. HENCE...POPS REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE OVER THE SC
PIEDMONT WITH SOLID CHANCE RANGE OF 40/50S ELSEWHERE. STORMS SHOULD
MOVE ALONG QUICKER TODAY GIVEN A BIT STRONGER MEAN WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT...LOWERING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS MAINLY EAST OF THE NC BLUE RIDGE AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE SC PIEDMONT AS NEARLY 2000J/KG OF SBCAPE WILL BE
PRESENT DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER SHORTWAVE. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS FROM BETTER ORGANIZED STORMS.
TONIGHT...EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY DUE TO THE LOSS
OF HEATING...NVA AND NW DOWNSLOPE WINDS. HOWEVER...SOME UPSLOPE
INDUCED SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN OVER THE NORTHERN NC MTNS. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT 220 PM WEDNESDAY... NUMERICAL GUIDANCE EASES THE COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE CWA... BUT THE MODELS DIFFER A BIT IN ITS SOUTHWARD
PENETRATION DURING THIS PERIOD. THE NAM MOVES THE FRONT TO THE
EASTERN CAROLINAS BY FRIDAY EVENING WHEREAS THE GFS INDICATES THE
FRONT RETREATS A LITTLE AFTER HAVING MOVED INTO THE AREA EARLIER IN
THE DAY. BY FRIDAY EVENING... THE NGM FRONT AND A LOW ON THE FRONT
ARE SOUTH OF THE CWA INDICATING A NORTHEAST WIND AND DRIER AIR
AFFECTING THE ENTIRE AREA. ON THE OTHER HAND... THE GFS FRONT STILL
HAS PUSHED ONLY PART WAY THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WITH A
SOUTHEASTERLY CONFLUENT WIND FLOW POINT TOWARD HIGH MOISTURE OVER
THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE PREVIOUS ECMWF
RUN HAD MORE IN COMMON WITH THE NAM THAN THE GFS SO AM BEING LED
TOWARD FAIRLY LOW POPS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH SOLID CHANCE POPS
IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODEL DIFFERENCES
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY... BUT THE GFS SURFACE FRONT DOES MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA WITH THE WEAK LOW TO OUR SOUTH. BOTH
THE NAM AND THE GFS PLACE THE SURFACE HIGH TO OUR NORTHEAST ON
SATURDAY THUS PRODUCING A NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND AND SUFFICIENT
MOISTURE TO PROMOTE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PARTICULARLY IN
UPSLOPE AREAS. PRIMARY CONCERN DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY UPSLOPE RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN CAUSED BY
SLOWLY MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WEAK DEEP LAYER WIND. NAM
SCENARIO WOULD PRODUCE LIGHTER WIND FLOW WITH 500 MB XIS AND WEAK
HEIGHT GRADIENT RIGHT OVER THE AREA. THE GFS RIDGE IS NOT QUITE AS
PRONOUNCED... BUT IT CONTAINS WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH THAT COULD
ENHANCE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE. AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL LINGER
ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD...BUT WEAKEN GRADUALLY...AS A LARGE UPPER
LOW TRACKS EAST JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER TO THE GREAT LAKES. THERE
IS MORE DISAGREEMENT ON THE SFC FEATURES...HOWEVER...WITH THE 12Z
GFS STILL HOLDING ON TO STRONGER HIGH PRES ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND/MID
ATLANTIC COAST...AND MORE PRONOUNCED WAVE INVOF THE SC COAST. THIS
KEEPS A STRONGER AND MORE PERSISTENT EASTERLY ATLANTIC FETCH INTO
THE CAROLINAS...WITH COPIOUS QPF RESPONSE. THE LATEST WPC GUIDANCE
PREFERRED A NON-ECMWF BLEND BEYOND ABOUT DAY 5. I BLENDED IN THE
WPC...WITH MODEL CONSENSUS...AND THE OFFICIAL FOR TEMPS/POPS. THE
RESULT IS FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPS...WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH SOLID CHC POPS EACH DAY. THE PERSISTENT EASTERLY TO
SOUTHERLY LLVL FLOW...ALBEIT WEAK...SHUD SUPPORT DECENT COVERAGE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. THE HIGH IS
THEN EXPECTED TO SETTLE INTO MORE OF A TYPICAL BERMUDA HIGH POSITION
BY MIDWEEK...WITH POPS TRENDING BACK TO DIURNALLY-DRIVEN SLGT CHC TO
LOW-END CHC.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION WAS FIRING JUST E OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND AHEAD
OF A SHORT WAVE TROF AXIS OVER THE NC MTNS AT ISSUANCE TIME. THIS
FEATURE WILL CROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING. WILL KEEP SFC WINDS WSW UNTIL THE WAVE PASSES. THE LAST
HOLDOUTS OF MVFR CEILING OVER THE WRN PIEDMONT SHOULD LIFT ABOVE 030
BY 19Z...AND WILL START A TEMPO FOR TSRA AT THAT TIME. THE MESOSCALE
MODELS HIGHLIGHT THE NC PIEDMONT AS THE REGION MOST LIKELY TO HAVE
DEEPER CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON...SO THAT AGREEMENT IS APPRECIATED.
THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE DONE AND GONE BY 00Z AT THE LATEST.
THEREAFTER...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH SURFACE WINDS GRADUALLY
SHIFTING THROUGH NW TO N AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
ELSEWHERE...THINK KHKY STILL HAS A DECENT SHOT OF SEEING A
THUNDERSTORM BASED ON RADAR/SATELLITE TRENDS...BUT THE CHANCES
APPEAR TO BE MUCH LESS AT OTHER TAF SITES...ESPECIALLY THE UPSTATE
ONES. SO...KHKY KEEPS A TEMPO FOR TSRA...AND KAVL GETS A VCTS...BUT
THE REST ONLY GET A VCSH. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO NW
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE CONVECTIVE STORM THREAT SHOULD END BY
23Z OR SO...WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS ON THURSDAY. GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING THAT WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AROUND DAYBREAK WITH ENOUGH REMAINING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR FOG TO
FORM IN THE NORMALLY MORE FOGGY PLACES. WILL INCLUDE A PERIOD OF A
FEW HOURS OF MVFR VISIBILITY AT KAVL/KAND/KHKY ACCORDINGLY. ONCE THE
FOG LIFTS/BURNS OFF...ALL LOCATIONS WILL BE VFR THURSDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK...SOME DRYING WILL OCCUR THU TO REDUCE THE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL. VALLEY FOG IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE MTNS IN THE EARLY
MORNING FRI. EXPECT A RETURN TO A TYPICAL DIURNAL THUNDERSTORM
REGIME FOR FRI AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RESTRICTIONS MAY OCCUR
DURING AFTERNOON TSRA AND ALSO IN THE MTN VALLEYS EACH MORNING.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 95% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 87% HIGH 98%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 95% HIGH 95%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 95% HIGH 95%
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...ARK
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...LGL
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 518 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503- 505-507-509-510-SCZ001>007-010>013-019-260930- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC- GREENWOOD- 518 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS A MOIST AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE WILL BE ENHANCED BY A WAVE OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-SCZ008-009-014-260930- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-CHEROKEE-YORK-CHESTER- 518 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER ENERGY SLIDES EAST AND INSTABILITY BUILDS WITH DAYTIME HEATING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ORGANIZED ENOUGH TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT AS A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..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. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. CDG
The Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Media reported a 9-year-old boy received serious injuries from a lightning strike near Johnson C Smith University.
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