Isolated thunderstorms developed across northeast Georgia during the afternoon. At least one of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms developed across northeast Georgia during the afternoon. At least one of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
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 18, 1:50 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
250 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
THE AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BERMUDA HIGH THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT 200 PM EDT SATURDAY...OUR AREA REMAINS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY
OF AN UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY. SHORTWAVE
ENERGY ROUNDING THE RIDGE WILL AID IN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON IN AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. WITH LIMITED CLOUD OVER OUTSIDE
OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL
VALUES...AND WITH MORE MOISTURE THAN IN RECENT DAYS...THE HEAT INDEX
MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA.
CONVECTION SHOULD WANE THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES OFF
TO THE EAST. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL DUE
TO MOISTURE AND THE PRESENCE SOME INFLUENCE FROM THE UPPER RIDGE.
AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND WHERE RAIN
FALLS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL VEER NW BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING
UPPER SYSTEM. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW ENOUGH INSTABILITY DURING THE DAY
TO SUPPORT CONVECTION...BUT WITH A LACK OF UPPER LEVEL FORCING...AND
DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF THE BLUE RIDGE...CONVECTIVE COVERAGE IS EXPECTED
TO BE MORE LIMITED THAN TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN TODAY...BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER DEW POINTS SHOULD
OFFSET THIS TO LIMIT THE HEAT INDEX TO JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM SATURDAY...VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL REMAIN
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MISS VALLEY...PLACING THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTH GEORGIA IN A WEAK NW FLOW ALOFT...WHILE
SUPPORTING UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPS (5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL)
THROUGH THE PERIOD. DEEP CONVECTIVE CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN STRONGLY
TIED TO THE DIURNAL HEATING CYCLE...WITH THE EXTENT OF COVERAGE
EXPECTED TO BE TYPICAL FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. HOWEVER...CHANCES FOR
LATE NIGHT/MORNING CONVECTION WILL EXIST...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN
AND WESTERN ZONES...AS DECAYING ORGANIZED CONVECTION PERIODICALLY
APPROACHES THE AREA WITHIN THE NW FLOW REGIME. THE PATTERN WILL
FAVOR WEAK SHEAR...MODERATE-TO-HIGH CAPE...AND LARGE DCAPE DURING
THE AFTERNOON...THUS STRONGER CELLS WILL POSE A MICROBURST THREAT
THROUGH THE PERIOD. PIEDMONT TEMPS WILL REACH THE UPPER 90S MONDAY
AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS...ALTHOUGH W/NW LOW LEVEL FLOW/DEEP MIXING
SHOULD GENERALLY TEMPER AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS...KEEPING THEM IN THE
60S FOR THE MOST PART. THIS SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY ESPECIALLY HIGH HEAT
INDEX VALUES...BUT VALUES FROM 100-104 APPEAR LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN
PIEDMONT LOCATIONS BOTH DAYS.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 205 PM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z ON
WEDNESDAY WITH BROAD UPPER RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS AND A
BROAD UPPER TROF OVER EASTERN CANADA. THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN WILL
BE SLOW TO CHANGE WITH HEIGHTS GRADUALLY RISING OVER THE SE REGION
BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS EASTWARD AND THE
TROF LIFTS TO THE NE. AT THE SFC...THE PERIOD BEGINS WITH LEE
TROFFING OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS AS A WEAK SFC HIGH SLIDES OVER
THE REGION FROM THE NW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WHILE THE BERMUDA
HIGH WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN...THE
WEAK HIGH DOES APPEAR TO SUPPRESS SOME OF THE SWLY LOW LVL FLOW THRU
MOST OF THE PERIOD. THIS SHOULD IN TURN...REDUCE THE CHANCES FOR
WIDESPREAD DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH DAY/EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID/LATE JULY WITH VALUES EXPECTED TO
COOL A FEW DEGREES BY DAY 7.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THRU THE PERIOD...EXCEPT POSSIBLE
BRIEF RESTRICTIONS WITH TSRA. IN FACT...TSRA WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERN FOR THIS TAF PERIOD. GUIDANCE IS TRENDING MORE BULLISH ON
CONVECTION ACROSS THE NC AND SC PIEDMONT THIS AFTN...PROBABLY
KICKING OFF FROM OUTFLOW FROM DISSIPATING CONVECTION CURRENTLY
PUSHING INTO THE NW NC MTNS AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING. I WILL
TEMPO IN TSRA FROM 18-21Z...THEN PROB30 UNTIL 00Z. THE STORMS WILL
HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS. OUTSIDE OF
TSRA...WINDS SHUD FAVOR A SW DIRECTION THRU THE PERIOD. THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE TOO
LOW TO MENTION IN THE TAF.
ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO CLT. WILL TIME
CONVECTION A LITTLE EARLIER THAN CLIMO...DUE TO TIMING OF A
SHORTWAVE ALOFT AND SFC BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION
CURRENTLY ENTERING THE NW NC MTNS. CONVECTION SHUD WANE THIS
EVENING...LEAVING SOME DEBRIS CLOUDINESS INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS AT ANY TAF SITES...FOG POTENTIAL
LOOKS LIMITED TO MAINLY AT KAVL TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...THE CHANCE/COVERAGE OF AFTN/EVE SHRA AND TSRA WILL
INCREASE TO TYPICAL MID JULY NORMALS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS LLVL
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY RETURNS. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES
OF MORNING FOG/STRATUS AS WELL.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
19-01Z 01-07Z 07-13Z 13-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 90% HIGH 96%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 96% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 96% 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...JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JATHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 659 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-069-501>507-509- SCZ001>003-191100- RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- LINCOLN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS- GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 659 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015 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 WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE I-40 CORRIDOR IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ068-070>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-191100- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 659 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015 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 WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. IN ADDITION...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105. TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE...PREFERABLY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED AREA DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. IF YOU DO GO OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
213 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
NCZ065-181845-
HENDERSON NC-
213 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF HENDERSON COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM EDT...
AT 213 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSONVILLE...MILLS RIVER...FLETCHER...FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
MOUNTAIN HOME...LAUREL PARK...SALUDA...ASHEVILLE AIRPORT AND VALLEY
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3534 8230 3531 8231 3531 8233 3529 8235
3524 8235 3524 8236 3519 8236 3519 8238
3521 8239 3519 8242 3517 8244 3516 8246
3518 8246 3516 8250 3527 8261 3530 8262
3536 8267 3544 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 309DEG 11KT 3532 8252
RWHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
224 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
NCZ510-SCZ003-007-181900-
EASTERN POLK NC-SPARTANBURG SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
224 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN POLK...
NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL
300 PM EDT...
AT 223 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...LANDRUM...INMAN...TRYON...CAMPOBELLO...LAKE BOWEN...GREEN
CREEK...MILL SPRING...GOWENSVILLE AND FINGERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3523 8196 3522 8197 3519 8197 3519 8189
3518 8187 3497 8209 3519 8232 3520 8229
3520 8226 3526 8228 3534 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 309DEG 11KT 3523 8221
RWHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
NCZ052-181900-
HAYWOOD NC-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD
COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 236 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CLYDE...MOUNT PISGAH...B.R.
PARKWAY-BLACK BALSAM TO MOUNT PISGAH...CRUSO...COVE CREEK AND
SUNBURST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 3564 8287 3563 8285 3562 8285 3563 8281
3560 8280 3554 8277 3553 8278 3547 8280
3544 8278 3542 8275 3541 8275 3542 8302
3565 8300 3566 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 274DEG 6KT 3556 8292
RWHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
NCZ071-082-SCZ009-181915-
UNION NC-MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
244 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MECKLENBURG...WESTERN UNION AND EASTERN YORK COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM
EDT...
AT 243 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTH OF
EAST CONCORD TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE TO 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF YORK...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCK HILL...YORK...MONROE...MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...FORT MILL...STALLINGS AND PINEVILLE.
LAT...LON 3482 8066 3482 8080 3494 8078 3508 8091
3501 8091 3492 8086 3490 8088 3484 8087
3482 8090 3482 8129 3512 8119 3513 8081
3525 8064 3521 8055 3489 8055
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 006DEG 33KT 3522 8063 3508 8082 3506 8112
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 248 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015 NCZ052-053-064-065-181915- BUNCOMBE NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-HAYWOOD NC- 248 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 247 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTH OF BREVARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...MILLS RIVER...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN HOME... ASHEVILLE AIRPORT...MOUNT PISGAH...B.R. PARKWAY-MOUNT PISGAH TO THE NC ARBORETUM...LAUREL PARK AND LOOKING GLASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3542 8287 3554 8271 3537 8243 3518 8267 TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 316DEG 14KT 3543 8274 HG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
252 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
GAZ010-181915-
RABUN GA-
252 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL RABUN COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 252 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES NORTH OF CLAYTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...MOUNTAIN CITY...TIGER...DILLARD...SKY VALLEY...BLACK ROCK
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...LAKEMONT AND LAKE RABUN.
LAT...LON 3500 8326 3490 8319 3489 8320 3488 8324
3487 8324 3486 8325 3485 8325 3485 8327
3482 8327 3483 8329 3481 8329 3482 8330
3481 8330 3479 8332 3478 8332 3474 8346
3499 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 340DEG 11KT 3497 8339
HGThe Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:52 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms reported a tree blown down on a vehicle on White Oak Ln.
County comms reported multiple trees blown down on Parkertown Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2015
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: 597045, 597046.