Scattered thunderstorms developed across northeast Georgia during the afternoon. One of the storms produced localized damaging winds in Franklin County.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across northeast Georgia during the afternoon. One of the storms produced localized damaging winds in Franklin County.
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 2, 1:04 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
204 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...STEERING A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER
THE REGION. THESE SYSTEMS WILL INCREASE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR
NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH LOWS JUST ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM EDT...AN OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTION WORKING
SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CWFA IS FINALLY ENCOUNTERING
MORE INSTABILITY...WITH 1500 TO 2000 J/KG OF SBCAPE OVER THE WESTERN
UPSTATE AND NE GA THIS AFTN. POPS HAVE BEEN RATCHETED UP OVER THE
THIS AREA FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAVE BACKED AWAY FROM
THE HIGHER POPS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED BY THE MESOCALE MODELS FOR
CONVECTION COMING OFF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. THIS IS POSSIBLY JUST THE FIRST WAVE OF MANY...AS
ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE H5 TROUGH WILL CROSS THE
FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
YET MORE VORTICITY LOBES WILL CROSS THE BASE OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS TO
THE WEST FROM THE LOWER OH VALLEY TO THE MS RIVER VALLEY. WESTERLY
850 MB FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI ACROSS THE SRN TIER AS
THE 850 MB LOW CENTER DEEPENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OH VALLEY. THE
FORECAST AREA WILL STAY SOLIDLY WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE NEAR TERM
PERIOD AS A SURFACE WAVE MOVES ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY FROM THE
LOWER OH VALLEY THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. ANTICIPATE A
SMALLER THAN USUAL DIURNAL RANGE ON TEMPS WITH PLENTY OF
CLOUDS/DEBRIS...AND WILL NEED TO SHOTGUN HIGH CHANCE TO LOW END
LIKELY POPS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE NEAR TERM
GIVEN THE MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES AND MOIST PROFILES. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS
WITH MIXING AGAIN ON FRI AFTN. HEAVY RAIN WILL POSE A LOCALIZED
HYDRO THREAT JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE THAT TRAINING OCCURS...WITH THE SW
MTNS STANDING THE BEST CHANCE OF FLOODING. CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO
LOW FOR A FLASH FLOOD WATCH SINCE COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE
WESTERN MTNS BUT RATES WILL BE BETTER IN MORE UNSTABLE AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
OF 240 AM THURSDAY...THE SHORT TERM FCST PICKS UP AT 12Z ON
FRIDAY WITH THE UPPER TROF FLATTENING OUT WHILE NUMEROUS LOBES OF
SHORTWAVE ENERGY STREAM ACROSS THE FCST AREA FROM THE WEST.
ON FRIDAY...DEEP LYR MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION FRI
MORNING AS A COMPLEX SFC LOW DEVELOPS JUST TO THE NORTH. AS THE LOW
SLOWLY MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST...ANOTHER LEE TROF WILL SET UP OVER
THE CAROLINAS LATE FRI AND LINGER WELL INTO SAT. POPS STEADILY RAMP
UP THRU THE DAY/EVENING WITH HIGH END CHANCE TO LIKELY VALUES
CARRIED OVER THE ENTIRE CWFA BY THE AFTERNOON. QPF AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN
LOWERED A BIT SINCE YESTERDAYS FCST...HOWEVER A SOLID INCH OR SO IS
POSSIBLE OVER SOME OF THE UPSLOPE AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. SPC
KEEPS OUR CWFA IN THE MARGINAL RISK AREA WITH THE BIGGEST THREAT
BEING SVR STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. AS WE MOVE INTO SAT...THE SFC
LOW BEGINS TO MOVE OFF THE COAST AND ANOTHER LEE TROF DEVELOPS IN
ITS WAKE KEEPING WINDS OUT OF THE SW AND TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. PW VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH THRU SAT...SO FLASH FLOODING
CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN GOING FORWARD. TEMPS START OUT ABOUT 2 TO
4 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO ON FRI AND WARM A FEW DEGREES OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS ENDING RIGHT AROUND NORMAL FOR EARLY JULY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
OF 240 AM THURSDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 12Z ON
SUNDAY WITH HEIGHTS RISING AS BROAD UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN CONUS. THE MODELS GENERATE NUMEROUS WEAK UPPER
SHORTWAVES THRU THE PERIOD WITH WEAK UPPER WINDS PREVAILING THRU DAY
7. NO SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGES ARE EXPECTED THRU THE MEDIUM RANGE
WITH RIDGING REMAINING IN PLACE WELL BEYOND DAY 7. AT THE SFC...THE
REGION WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THRU MOST OF THE PERIOD WITH PREVAILING
SOUTH TO SWLY LOW LVL FLOW. THE CWFA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER
WEAK LEE TROFFING ON SUN AND MON AS A SERIES OF SHORT LIVED MESO
LOWS ATTEMPT TO SPIN UP OVER THE CAROLINAS. THE LONG RANGE GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THAT A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FCST AREA
FROM THE WEST ON WED AND THURS...HOWEVER THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF
THE SYSTEM IS UNCLEAR. THE MODELS AGREE THAT DEEPER LYR MOISTURE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REGION THRU MOST OF THE PERIOD WITH THE HIGHEST PW
VALUES GENERALLY OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES EARLY IN THE PERIOD AND
THEN SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ON MON AND TUES. AS FOR THE SENSIBLE
FCST...I KEPT DIURNAL HIGH END CHANCES FOR CONVECTION EACH
DAY/EVENING WITH SOME LIKELY POPS OVER THE NC/TENN BORDER REGION FOR
SUN. TEMPS START OUT AROUND CLIMATOLOGY ON SUN AND WARM SLIGHTLY
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT JUST ABOVE CLIMO BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION DEVELOPING ON THE EARLY DAY MCS OUTFLOW IS
EXTENDING EAST TOWARD THE KCLT VICINITY THIS AFTN. THE CURRENT TEMPO
TSRA FROM 19Z STILL LOOKS WELL TIMED WITH ASSOCIATED MVFR
RESTRICTIONS UNDER ANY HEAVY THUNDER SHOWERS. ANTICIPATE LOW END
GUSTS IN BOTH THE GRADIENT FLOW WITH MIXING AND IN ANY TSTMS WITH
LIMITED DCAPE. THE NAM REMAINS MOST BULLISH ON OVERNIGHT MVFR CLOUDS
DEVELOPING...BUT THE MOS REMAINS UNEXCITED. WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW
GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONSIDERABLE MID/HIGH DEBRIS CLOUDS. GIVEN
THE MULTIPLE PASSING SHORTWAVES...SHOWERS OR ISOLD TSTMS WILL
CONTINUE TO POSSIBLE AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT WITH A BETTER CHANCE FROM MID MORNING ON FRIDAY.
ELSEWHERE...TEMPO TSRA WITH 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS LOOKS HIGHLY LIKELY AT
THE UPSTATE SITES ALONG THE OUTFLOW LINE THIS AFTN...WITH PRECIP
GENERALLY MORE SHOWERS FROM KAVL TO KHKY. ANTICIPATE CONTINUED
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS WITH PASSING UPPER SHORTWAVES TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SCATTERED TSTMS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME AS WELL.
WE COULD SEE A REPEAT OF SPOTTY LOW STRATUS AGAIN FRI MORNING GIVEN
ALL THE MOISTURE AROUND...BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE PLENTY OF MID/HIGH
DEBRIS CLOUDS. WILL CONFINE THE OVERNIGHT RESTRICTIONS TO KAVL AND
KHKY FOR NOW. EXPECT UPSTATE TAF SITES TO START GUSTING AGAIN LATE
IN THE PERIOD AS MIXING GRADUALLY IMPROVES AND 850 MB WESTERLY WINDS
INCREASE.
OUTLOOK...A GRADUALLY WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL SUPPORT MAINLY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
RESTRICTIONS MAY OCCUR WITH PASSING STORMS...AND EACH MORNING OVER
RAIN SOAKED AREAS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
18-24Z 00-06Z 06-12Z 12-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 87%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 94% HIGH 92%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 88% HIGH 83%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 94% HIGH 83%
KGMU HIGH 92% HIGH 100% HIGH 92% HIGH 92%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 95% HIGH 98%
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...JAT
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...HGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1039 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-031445- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 1039 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS NEAR THE SMOKIES. ANY THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..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. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-031445- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION-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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1039 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..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. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GERAPETRITIS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
854 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-021415-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC-HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
GRAHAM NC-
854 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...
AT 848 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF SHOWERS MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE SMOKIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING
GRAHAM...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...JACKSON...AND MACON COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP FROM THE WEST
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. RAIN GAGES HAVE REPORTED LOCAL ONE
HALF INCH RAINFALL TOTALS THUS FAR THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
RATES OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...AND UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR IN ANY
THUNDERSTORMS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS
COULD SEE RAINFALL TOTALS OF AS MUCH OF 2 INCHES BY NOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS ANY
FLOODED ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE STEADILY.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8402 3552 8388 3556 8377 3556 8350
3579 8308 3579 8296 3562 8285 3562 8281
3541 8275 3532 8283 3529 8292 3504 8303
3503 8301 3500 8311 3500 8352 3515 8365
3515 8374 3526 8371 3522 8396 3531 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 240DEG 49KT 3548 8359
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1014 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-021600-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN NC-HAYWOOD NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
GRAHAM NC-
1014 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH AT LEAST NOON...
AT 1010 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. HEAVIER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR
KNOXVILLE TO NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA IN EASTERN TENNESSEE. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
RAIN GAGES HAVE REPORTED LOCAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH RAINFALL TOTALS
IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THUS FAR THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES BY MID
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY FLOOD AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS ANY
FLOODED ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE STEADILY.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8402 3552 8388 3556 8377 3556 8350
3579 8308 3579 8296 3562 8285 3562 8281
3541 8275 3532 8283 3529 8292 3504 8303
3503 8301 3500 8311 3500 8352 3515 8365
3515 8374 3526 8371 3522 8396 3531 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 240DEG 49KT 3548 8359
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1223 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAZ010-021700-
RABUN GA-
1223 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF RABUN COUNTY UNTIL
100 PM EDT...
AT 1221 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF HIAWASSEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAYTON...MOUNTAIN CITY...TIGER...DILLARD...MOCCASIN CREEK STATE
PARK...BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...LAKE BURTON...MOCCASIN CREEK
STATE PARK...LAKEMONT AND LAKE RABUN.
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.
LAKE BURTON 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 3488 8366 3490 8363 3491 8363 3492 8360
3494 8360 3495 8355 3499 8355 3500 8342
3493 8322 3473 8338 3473 8342 3475 8343
3474 8344 3485 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 299DEG 29KT 3497 8368
LANESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1257 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-021745- STEPHENS GA-RABUN GA-HABERSHAM GA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC- 1257 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN STEPHENS... NORTHEASTERN HABERSHAM...SOUTH CENTRAL RABUN AND SOUTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 1256 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON...OR NEAR TIGER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLAYTON...TOCCOA...WALHALLA...TIGER...TALLULAH FALLS...TALLULAH GORGE STATE PARK...LAKEMONT...LAKE RABUN...WESTMINSTER AND TURNERVILLE. 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 3475 8355 3491 8336 3474 8302 3453 8324 TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 304DEG 27KT 3482 8342 LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 141 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 SCZ006-007-021815- GREATER GREENVILLE SC-SPARTANBURG SC- 141 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND EAST CENTRAL GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 141 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAYLORS...OR OVER GREER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TAYLORS...GREER...DUNCAN...LYMAN...WELLFORD...REIDVILLE...GSP AIRPORT...LAKE ROBINSON AND MOORE. 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 3493 8233 3503 8229 3499 8200 3480 8204 TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 287DEG 24KT 3494 8225 LANE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
152 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAZ028-029-SCZ010-021815-
HART GA-ELBERT GA-ANDERSON SC-
152 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
HART...ELBERT AND SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 151 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF HARTWELL TO
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELBERTON...HARTWELL...MIDDLETON...IVA...BOWMAN...RUSSELL STATE
PARK...LAKE RUSSELL...RUCKERSVILLE...SWEET CITY AND DEWY ROSE.
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.
LAKE RUSSELL IS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3401 8291 3401 8294 3403 8294 3404 8298
3411 8303 3412 8305 3415 8306 3417 8310
3422 8308 3424 8309 3438 8299 3436 8256
3429 8262 3421 8274 3416 8272 3398 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 273DEG 26KT 3435 8288 3399 8319
LANEThe Greer radar (KGSP), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
EM reported multiple large tree limbs and some power lines blown down in Carnesville.
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