North Carolina, 2014Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across Western North Carolina and the western Piedmont during the afternoon and early evening. Additional storms developed near the Blue Ridge during the late evening.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across Western North Carolina and the western Piedmont during the afternoon and early evening. Additional storms developed near the Blue Ridge during the late evening. A couple of these storms produced brief damaging winds and hail.
What forecasters said that day
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 Sep 2, 1:44 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:44 PM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL
FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BUILDING HIGH
PRESSURE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE START OF THE
NEXT WORK WEEK LEADING TO COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE STABLE
WEATHER.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND FAN OUT ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. OTHER STORMS OVER N GEORGIA SHOULD MAKE
THEIR WAY NE INTO UPSTATE SC THROUGH EARLY EVENING. EXPECT SOME OF
THESE STORMS TO GO SEVERE THROUGH AFTERNOON WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
RICH IN CAPE AND DCAPE...WHICH SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO HAIL AND STRONG
DOWNBURSTS. ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY MOVE IN FROM THE W AND NW IN THE
EARLY EVENING ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM STORMS OVER THE TN
VALLEY. THIS ACTIVITY COULD BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE ARRIVAL OF A
SHORT WAVE AND UPPER DIVERGENCE FROM A PASSING JET STREAK.
THE SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FCST AREA TONIGHT AND DECELERATE
OVER THE PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL SUPPORT THE
CONTINUATION OF STORMS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. THE NAM IN PARTICULAR KEEPS THE STORM CHANCES ACROSS
THE CLT METRO AREA UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...SO THE FCST WILL
BE NUDGED IN THAT DIRECTION OF KEEPING A CHANCE POP. THE CHANCE POP
OVER THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AND COULD BE
EXPANDED/EXTENDED BASED ON CONVECTIVE TRENDS LATER THIS EVENING. LOW
TEMPS TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN MILD. PATCHES OF DENSE FOG ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN FALLS.
ON WEDNESDAY...THE MODELS AGREE WITH STALLING THE REMNANTS OF THE
WAVE OVER THE PIEDMONT TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST...YET STILL DEVELOP
CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON PERHAPS BECAUSE OF AMPLE MOISTURE AT LOW
LEVELS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DECENT BET OVER THE MTNS AND ALONG THE
EASTERN BORDER CLOSE TO THE WAVE REMNANTS...BUT THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
IN BETWEEN THESE TWO AREAS. THE GUIDANCE PAINTS A SLIGHT CHANCE POP
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WHILE THE ONGOING FCST HAS A CHANCE. WILL
KEEP THE CHANCE EVERYWHERE BASED ON THE LATEST SREF FOR THE TIME
BEING. TEMPS SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER BASED ON INCREASED CLOUD
COVER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY...ON THURSDAY...MID LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN
CENTERED ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND WESTERN ATLANTIC. SHORT RANGE
MODELS INDICATE THAT MOISTURE WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON THURSDAY. MOISTURE IS LIKELY INCREASING
SOUTH OF WEAK WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT PW WILL INCREASE TO 1.75
INCHES...WITH CAPES AROUND 1500-2000 J/KG. THIS ENVIRONMENT SHOULD
PRIMARILY SUPPORT AIR MASS TSRA...FORMING OVER THE MTNS DURING THE
EARLY AFTERNOON...EXPANDING EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. PULSE SVR TSRA APPEAR POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CWA. ON
FRIDAY...CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE LITTLE FROM THURSDAY. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE PW WILL INCREASE TO 1.8 INCHES WITH BROAD
LLVL SE FLOW. WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR
TSRA. BOTH DAYS...I WILL FORECAST 30 POPS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT TO
40-50 ACROSS THE MTNS. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE NEAR NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT TUESDAY...LATEST GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE
THAT AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION SAT AND INTO THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY SUN. THIS WILL PUSH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY LATE SAT.
WITH INCREASING ATLANTIC MOISTURE ADVECTION IN SELY FLOW ALONG WITH
DIURNAL BUOYANCY...POPS RAMP UP INTO THE SOLID CHANCE RANGE OVER THE
PIEDMONT AND INTO THE LIKELY RANGE OVER THE NC MTNS SAT AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL THEN CONSIDERABLY SLOWS DOWN ITS SEWARD PROGRESSION
AS IT REACHES THE TN/NC BORDER LINE. BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF
INDICATE THAT THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE
PIEDMONT BY EARLY SUN BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA
BY MON. THIS WILL YIELD WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ONGOING SUNDAY INTO
EARLY MON AND THUS HAVE MENTIONED SOLID TO LIKELY POPS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. GIVEN THE MOIST PROFILE (PW VALUES
NEAR 2")...GOOD LLVL CONVERGENCE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY...HEAVY
RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN ATT. MON AND TUE...POPS RAMP
DOWN AS THE FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE AREA AND A WEDGE OF SURFACE
HIGH BUILDS IN FROM THE NE. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY NEAR NORMAL
FRI/SAT BEFORE COOLING DOWN CONSIDERABLY BY MON.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...SCATTERED CU DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH BASES
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 050 THROUGH 21Z OR SO. PREVAILING WIND SHOULD
BE SW OUTSIDE OF INFLUENCE OF NEARBY STORMS. KEPT A TEMPO FOR TSRA
IN A WINDOW FROM 21Z TO 01Z BASED ON A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE
WRF-ARW AND THE HRRR. THIS WILL NO DOUBT NEED FURTHER AMENDING. THE
BALANCE OF THE OVERNIGHT SHOULD HAVE VFR CLOUDS AND CONVECTIVE
DEBRIS WITH A LIGHT WIND...PERHAPS CALM. IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES
OVER THE AIRFIELD...THE CHANCE FOR FOG AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY
WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. FOR NOW...IT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE TAF.
LOW CONVECTIVE CLOUDS SHOULD REDEVELOP WITH SOME BOUNDARY LAYER
HEATING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND SHOULD HAVE A NORTHERLY COMPONENT
BECAUSE OF A WEAK BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. ANY CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS/STORMS WAS LEFT OUT FOR THE TIME BEING...BUT IT SHOULD BE
AFTER 16Z.
ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR TO KCLT. ALL SITES GET A FOUR HOUR TEMPO FOR
TSRA IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...EXCEPT FOR KAVL
BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING STORM AT ISSUANCE TIME. THAT STORM AT KAVL
GREATLY INCREASES THE CHANCE OF FOG AT THAT SITE. HAVE LIMITED THE
FOG/STRATUS TO IFR AFTER 07Z...BUT GIVEN THE PRECIP THAT HAS
FALLEN...RESTRICTIONS COULD BEGIN MUCH EARLIER AND COULD DROP DOWN
INTO THE LIFR/VLIFR RANGES. ANY OTHER SITE THAT HAS RAINFALL WILL
HAVE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR FOG EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LEFT OFF
PRECIP CHANCES AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY FOR BREVITY.
OUTLOOK...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK...BUT RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY EARLY EACH MORNING IN THE
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS DUE TO LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. DIURNALLY DRIVEN
SHRA/TSRA ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH THE
MOST COVERAGE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
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 100% MED 65% MED 75%
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...JOH
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 3:30 AM EST, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-030830-
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-
430 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF
THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING
IS ALSO A THREAT ADJACENT TO ANY HEAVIER...SLOWER MOVING CELLS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
..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.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.
CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 12:16 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
116 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
NCZ053-065-021745-
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
116 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR AVERY CREEK...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
AVERY CREEK...MOUNTAIN HOME AND FLETCHER...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
LAT...LON 3550 8231 3525 8236 3531 8263 3538 8270
3551 8268
NEDSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 12:59 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
NCZ501-502-021845-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
159 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CALDWELL COUNTY THROUGH
245 PM EDT...
AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GLOBE...OR NEAR BLOWING ROCK...MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
PATTERSON...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
LAT...LON 3610 8151 3610 8148 3608 8142 3600 8132
3596 8134 3598 8175 3604 8176 3607 8173
3607 8176 3612 8176 3613 8173 3613 8155
ARKSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 1:40 PM EST, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
NCZ063-064-SCZ001-002-021930-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
240 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN PICKENS...NORTH
CENTRAL OCONEE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES
THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITEWATER FALLS...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF
WALHALLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
LAKE JOCASSEE...
GORGES STATE PARK...
LAKE TOXAWAY...
ROCKY BOTTOM...
ROSMAN...
BREVARD...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3538 8274 3527 8261 3516 8259 3512 8266
3513 8268 3510 8270 3510 8272 3506 8276
3505 8275 3490 8296 3503 8311
KRENTZSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 2:10 PM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
NCZ035-022000-
ALEXANDER-
310 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELLENDALE...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF BOOMER...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TAYLORSVILLE...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES THAT ARE DEAD...OR THAT HAVE WEAKENED
ROOT SYSTEMS. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED
AROUND IF NOT ANCHORED. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.
LAT...LON 3602 8101 3596 8100 3588 8104 3589 8134
3592 8135 3599 8133 3601 8131 3603 8127
3604 8121 3603 8108 3605 8103
ARKSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 2:11 PM EST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
311 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004-010-022000-
ANDERSON-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-HART-STEPHENS-
311 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL OCONEE...WEST
CENTRAL ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN HART...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND EAST
CENTRAL STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE HARTWELL...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
TOCCOA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
WHITWORTH...
FAIR PLAY...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. MOVE TO SHORE
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3455 8280 3436 8301 3452 8320 3461 8315
KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:21 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
321 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
NCZ505-506-022000-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
321 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MCDOWELL COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM
EDT...
AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUSICK...OR 9 MILES WEST OF MARION...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
OLD FORT...
MARION...
SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3575 8191 3571 8187 3570 8186 3555 8200
3553 8203 3553 8210 3568 8228 3571 8224
3573 8220 3580 8213
KRENTZThunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- September 2, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 1.83 mi ENE of Tuxedo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.240, -82.400
FD reported two trees blown down on Highway 176.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- September 2, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, Marion to 1.32 mi ESE of Marion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -82.020
Media relayed EM report of a tree down in downtown Marion, with multiple trees down along I-40 on the south side of town.
Hail, Cabarrus
- When
- September 2, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus County, 4.45 mi ENE of Watts Xrds
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -80.400
Public reported 3/4 inch hail on Rock Olive Dr.
Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell
- When
- September 2, 10:06 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, 2.35 mi ENE of Old Ft
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -82.140
Media relayed EM report of multiple trees blown down along I-40 near Parker Padgett Rd, with one lane of the interstate blocked.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, September 2, 20141 injured · $210,000 · EF1 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 2, 2014$250,000 · EF1 · 5 events
- Heavy Snow and High Surf in Alaska, September 2 to 5, 2014$150,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 2, 2014$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, September 2, 2014$28,000 · 52 kt wind · 17 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, September 2, 2014$28,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 events
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 2, 2014$28,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, September 2, 201452 kt wind · 25 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 2, 2014$22,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, September 2, 2014$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 2, 20141 injured · $13,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, September 2, 2014$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
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: 538311, 538312, 538313, 541542.