A line of showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front across Upstate South Carolina during the early morning hours. Gusty winds occurred in association with the line, with isolated severe weather reported.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A line of showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front across Upstate South Carolina during the early morning hours. Gusty winds occurred in association with the line, with isolated severe weather reported.
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 May 15, 2:16 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE AREA TODAY...FOLLOWED BY COOLER
HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN
MONDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THROUGH DAYBREAK...A WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN A
NORTHWARD FLOWING RIVER OF SORTS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST AND
INCORPORATE THE WESTERN PIEDMONT. ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO PILE UP AND RUN OFF AND CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS MAINLY
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FCST AREA. QUASI-LINEAR SEGMENTS OF
HIGHER REFLECTIVITY WITHIN THE PRECIP BAND ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
GIVEN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH AROUND 40KT OF EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR AND
CAPE IN THE 100 TO 300 J/KG RANGE. WILL HAVE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR WIND DAMAGE POTENTIAL AND BRIEF SPIN UPS.
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AN UPPER TROF WILL CONTINUE TO DIG DOWN
OVER THE MS VALLEY REGION AND WILL CLOSE OFF AN UPPER LOW OVER IL.
THE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE TROF WILL MOVE A COLD FRONT
ONLY VERY SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE FCST AREA. A PLUME OF MOISTURE WITH
PW AT LEAST 3 STD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL...WITH MOISTURE TRANSPORT
AIDED BY SOUTHERLY WINDS ABOUT 5 STD DEVIATION ABOVE NORMAL POINT TO
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE FCST AREA.
FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY...EXPECT NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN...SOME WITH GUSTY WINDS.
UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS EVENT WHERE CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH ROBBED THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS OF MOISTURE...THIS TIME ANY CONVECTION TO THE
SOUTH WILL BE QUICKLY TRANSPORTED UP AND OVER THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS. THE SITUATION MIGHT GET VERY INTERESTING THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING IF A SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
UPSTATE. THE NAM INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR CAPE TO TOP OUT AROUND
500 J/KG WITH SRH PERHAPS IN THE 300-400 M2/S2 RANGE...WHICH COULD
PUT US IN THE REALM OF EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS OR AT LEAST ROTATING
UPDRAFTS AND QLCS. THE SLIGHT RISK LOOKS WELL PLACED AND WORTHY OF
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TORNADO THREAT OVER THE NC PIEDMONT.
THERE ARE TIMING DIFFERENCES NOTED IN THE OPERATIONAL MODELS WITH
THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE BACK END OF THE PRECIP. HAVE
ATTEMPTED TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE WHICH WILL KEEP THE CATEGORICAL
POP OVER THE EASTERN ZONES INTO THE TONIGHT PERIOD. THE PRECIP
SHOULD END OVER THE NC PIEDMONT BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THEN...TEMPS
START TO COOL OFF AS THE COLDER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AT 300 AM EDT THURSDAY...ON FRIDAY MORNING A CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL
OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING
SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. A SHORTWAVE WILL BE EXITING THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...WHILE ANOTHER WILL BE
ENTERING ITS BASE OVER TN AND NORTHERN AL. THE SECOND SHORTWAVE
SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON FRIDAY EVENING. BY
SATURDAY MORNING THE UPPER LOW WILL HAVE MIGRATED TO NORTHERN
ONTARIO. THE MODELS DISAGREE ON THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE MOVING FROM E TN TO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AT THAT TIME...
AND ON THE POSITION OF A STRONGER SHORTWAVE CROSSING AR OR MO. THIS
FEATURE WOULD CROSS OUR AREA EITHER LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR LATE
SATURDAY EVENING. THE MODEL BRING YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE
NC MOUNTAINS TOWARD SUNDAY MORNING.
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY...BUT THE
MODELS ARE SHOWING VERY LIMITED MOISTURE ALONG THE PORTION OF THE
BOUNDARY CROSSING OUR AREA. MOISTURE FARTHER WEST ALONG THE STALLING
FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF STATES AND REACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
BY SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE MOVE OVER THE AREA. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH THIS MOISTURE TRAIN WILL BE OVER THE SW NC MOUNTAINS
BORDERING TN IN WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. AT THIS POINT IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT COOL POOL RELATED INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
THUNDER...AND THICKNESS VALUES DO NOT APPEAR LOW ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SNOW ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SEVERAL CATEGORIES
BELOW NORMAL UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 110 AM EDT THURSDAY...NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXT
RANGE FCST. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND PULL NE
THROUGH SUN...WHILE A PERSISTENT SUBS ZONE SETS UP FAIRLY STRONG
HIPRES OVER THE REGION MON THROUGH THE PERIOD.
SOUNDINGS LOOK LESS IMPRESSIVE WITH AVAILABLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE
MTNS AFT DAYBREAK SUN AND THE ISOL POPS HAVE BEEN ADJ DOWN A LITTLE
SPATIALLY...MAINLY OUTSIDE THE MTNS. STILL SEE NO GOOD THUNDER
THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH DEVELOPING MLVL WARM LAYER AND
DIMINISHING FRONTAL ZONE. MAX TEMPS SUN SHOULD STILL BE HELD A FEW
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN A MODIFYING THERMAL TROF AND DECENT CLOUD
COVER EARLY. WITH BROAD SCALE DOWNWARD MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH THE
PERIOD AND LARGE HIPRES ENCOMPASSING THE REGION...PRECIP CHANCES
WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE AND MAX TEMPS WILL RISE A CAT OR SO EACH DAY TO
ABOVE NORMAL BY WED. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTIVE WARM FRONT
AFFECTING THE NRN ZONES LATE TUE INTO WED AND HAVE INCLUDED ISOL
TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY WITH PROFILES INDICATING INCREASING MLVL
INSTABILITY.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...RECENT MODEL TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT CEILING
WILL START OUT MVFR BUT REMAIN THAT WAY FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS.
EXPECT A GUSTY SSE WIND UNTIL THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIP SHIFTS
EASTWARD. THE ARRIVAL OF THE IFR CIGS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVED TO
TO 10Z BUT THAT COULD SLIP A BIT FARTHER BACK AGAIN. ELECTED TO
BEGIN PREVAILING THUNDERSTORMS AT 14Z. CEILING WILL BE VARIABLE
BETWEEN IFR AND MVFR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWER
AND TSRA COVERAGE. THE MODELS ARE A BIT AT ODDS AS TO WHEN THE
RESTRICTIONS WILL END...SO FOR NOW HAVE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AND
STARTED THE IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN 23Z AND 02Z. THERE WAS A LOT OF
DETAIL LEFT OUT ON THE BACK END. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TO VFR BY
LATE IN THE PERIOD.
ELSEWHERE...WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHRA AND TSRA WILL MOVE STEADILY
EAST ACROSS THE UPSTATE TAFS AND THEN FINALLY ENVELOP KHKY BY 09Z AT
THE LATEST. A FAIRLY BROAD PERIOD OF IFR/MVFR IS EXPECTED GIVEN THE
WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND TSRA THROUGH MUCH OF THU. SOME
IMPROVEMENT FROM THE SW IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT ON FRIDAY. SHALLOW
MOISTURE MAY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER
THE WEEKEND...BUT ANY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE HARD TO TIME.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
07-13Z 13-19Z 19-01Z 01-07Z
KCLT HIGH 84% MED 76% HIGH 82% HIGH 98%
KGSP HIGH 90% HIGH 83% HIGH 91% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 98% HIGH 99% HIGH 90% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 83% MED 75% HIGH 89% HIGH 98%
KGMU HIGH 89% MED 79% HIGH 87% HIGH 100%
KAND MED 73% HIGH 89% HIGH 87% 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-
028.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-
059-062>065-501>510.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-010.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT FOR SCZ008-009.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 931 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>007-010-160145- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 931 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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. ADDITIONALLY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE COULD ALLOW A FEW OF THE STORMS TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT. ..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 LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-160145- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- 931 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS STORMS COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT. STRONG WINDS THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE COULD PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH BRIEF BUT DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. ..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 LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ029-SCZ011>014-019-160145- ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 931 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE COULD ALLOW A FEW OF THE STORMS TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ..THURSDAY...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AS TROPICAL MOISTURE KEEPS FLOWING INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...AND ISOLATED FLOODING MAY OCCUR. ..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 LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. HG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
956 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0941 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SANDY SPRINGS 34.55N 82.75W
05/14/2014 ANDERSON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
ONE TREE DOWN ON CENTERVILLE ROAD AT SURFSIDE DRIVE.
&&
HGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
958 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0921 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW ANDERSON 34.51N 82.67W
05/14/2014 ANDERSON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
ONE TREE DOWN ON HUNTER STREET FELL ON POWER LINES.
&&
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1007 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
SCZ002-003-005>007-010-012-150245-
ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-LAURENS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-SPARTANBURG-
1007 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PICKENS...GREENVILLE...WESTERN
SPARTANBURG...NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...
AT 1003 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROCKY BOTTOM TO
PIEDMONT TO HICKORY TAVERN...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
ROCKY BOTTOM...
I-85 AT AUGUSTA RD...
SIMPSONVILLE...
SHOPS AT GREENRIDGE...
JONES GAP STATE PARK...
HIGHWAY 25 AT HIGHWAY 11...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
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 3499 8291 3506 8289 3508 8280 3507 8276
3510 8269 3513 8268 3512 8263 3516 8255
3518 8246 3516 8245 3521 8239 3518 8237
3520 8228 3520 8220 3503 8198 3440 8215
ARKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1140 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-150430-
HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
1140 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL OCONEE...
HABERSHAM...SOUTH CENTRAL RABUN AND WESTERN STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...
AT 1138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOCCOA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TOCCOA...
TURNERVILLE...
TALLULAH FALLS...
LONG CREEK...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
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 3491 8346 3483 8306 3447 8331 3447 8338
3446 8340 3446 8341 3448 8347 3448 8351
3452 8361
ARKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1235 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-150515-
HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
1235 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN OCONEE...EAST CENTRAL
HABERSHAM...EASTERN RABUN AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT...
AT 1232 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TOCCOA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
TURNERVILLE...
TALLULAH FALLS...
LONG CREEK...
MOUNTAIN REST...
PINE MOUNTAIN...
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3499 8331 3500 8319 3500 8311 3501 8310
3496 8293 3449 8330 3455 8350
ARKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
141 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
GAZ028-029-SCZ010-011-150630-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-ELBERT-HART-
141 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ANDERSON...WEST CENTRAL
ABBEVILLE...EAST CENTRAL HART AND NORTH CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTIES
THROUGH 230 AM EDT...
AT 137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RUCKERSVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ELBERTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
IVA...
HOMELAND PARK...
ANDERSON...
I-85 AT CLEMSON BOULEVARD...
I-85 AT HIGHWAY 81...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.
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 3418 8289 3469 8275 3472 8270 3467 8247
3464 8245 3413 8268
ARKThe Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:16 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported multiple trees and minor damage to some sheds near Ware Shoals.
Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees blown down along River Oak Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 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: 506851, 506847.