Isolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains during the late afternoon and evening. One of these storms produced brief damaging winds after moving into the foothills.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains during the late afternoon and evening. One of these storms produced brief damaging winds after moving into the foothills.
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 16, 3:59 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG AREA OF DEEP HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...RESULTING IN AN EARLY SEASON
HEAT WAVE. HOWEVER...THE HIGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATE IN THE
WEEK... TEMPERATURES TO COOL SLIGHTLY. ABOVE AVERAGE CHANCES OF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AS
A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN DEVELOPS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 445 PM...WIDELY SCT CUMULUS FIELD CONTINUES TO STREAM
ACROSS THE REGION WITH BETTER COVERAGE GENERALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NC. ONLY A FEW SMALL SHOWERS HAVE POPPED UP OVER THE
PAST HOUR OR SO BUT HAVE YET TO PRODUCE ANY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPS HAVE PRETTY MUCH TOPPED OUT FOR THE
DAY WITH MOST NON MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS REACHING THE MID TO HIGH 90S.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AS OF 230 PM...A DEEP RIDGE EXEMPLIFIED BY 1000-500MB THICKNESSES IN
VICINITY OF 579 DM WILL LINGER OVER THE SERN CONUS TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. MODEST AND QUASI-ZONAL UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACRS THE
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST. A SHORTWAVE CROSSING QUEBEC AND DEVELOPING SFC
REFLECTION WILL DRAG A WEAK COLD FRONT ACRS THE ERN SEABOARD AND
LIKELY SWD INTO NC TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRIEFLY BRING WINDS AROUND TO
THE NORTH BUT MINIMALLY AFFECT TEMPERATURES OR DEWPOINTS. AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACRS THE NRN STATES FOLLOWING THE FRONT...THE FRONT
ITSELF STALLS AND SFC FLOW VEERS AROUND TO SWLY DURING THE DAY WED.
WEDNESDAY LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER EXCEPTIONALLY HOT DAY WITH THE RIDGE
GENERALLY HOLDING ITS STRENGTH...BUT PARTIAL THICKNESS TRENDS
SUPPORT SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPS...PERHAPS A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER. WE
SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN DIURNAL CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WITH WEAK
SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS CAUSING AN
UPTICK IN INSTABILITY. NAM AND CONVECTION ALLOWING MODELS INITIATE
ACTIVITY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT WHICH SLOWLY PROPAGATES EAST
THRU THE AFTN. POPS ARE NEAR CLIMO VALUES FOR THE SEASON. MOISTURE
PROFILES ARE NOT ESPECIALLY DRY...BUT DEEP MIXING AND WEAK SHEAR
IMPLY AT LEAST SOME RISK OF ISOLATED WET MICROBURSTS. STORMS WILL
LIKELY EXHIBIT SLOW MOTION AND HEAVY RAIN MAY BE OF SECONDARY
CONCERN.
DESPITE THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPTS HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE COMPARABLE
TO TODAY. A FEW OF THE LOWER PIEDMONT ZONES ARE EXPECTED TO FLIRT
WITH THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD /105F/...BUT ZONE AVERAGES ARE NOT QUITE
HIGH ENOUGH. WE WILL JUST STICK WITH THE HWO MENTION FOR NOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY...IT APPEARS THAT THE LAST DAYS OF SPRING WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HOT. THE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE/RIDGE SHOULD BE
GRADUALLY SQUISHED SOUTHEASTWARD THRU THE PERIOD...BUT ANY
SIGNIFICANT RELIEF WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER 00Z SATURDAY. THAT
SHOULD MAINTAIN WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY THRU THE
PERIOD...AND SHOULD KEEP THE MCS TRACK ACROSS THE OH VALLEY/MID-
ATLANTIC THRU THE PERIOD. STILL EXPECT THAT HIGH TEMPS MIGHT BE A
DEGREE OR TWO BELOW THE LAST FEW DAYS...BUT A SUBTLE INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP THE HEAT INDEX CLOSE TO THE UPPER 90S
WITH A FEW LOW 100S BOTH DAYS. THE PATTERN FAVORS SCT MAINLY DIURNAL
CONVECTION...WITH MID/LATE AFTERNOON INITIATION ON THE HIGHER
TERRAIN... PERHAPS SURVIVING ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OUT OVER THE
FOOTHILLS AND WRN PIEDMONT IN THE EVENING HOURS. CANNOT RULE OUT
SOME POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS AS CAPE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
ALONG WITH SOME MID LEVEL DRY AIR. THE WILDCARD IN ALL THIS WILL BE
ANY MCS ACTIVITY MOVING PAST TO THE NORTH. IF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
CAN SETTLE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS...IT WOULD PROVIDE THE
FOCUS THAT WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE THE COVERAGE OF STORMS. THE NAM
SUGGESTS THIS POSSIBILITY WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY STRETCHING OUT
ACROSS THE FCST AREA FRIDAY MORNING. WITH THAT IN MIND...WILL ALLOW
THE HIGHER PRECIP PROBABILITY...INTO THE CHC RANGE...ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FCST AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE BEGINS WITH A TRANSITION
AWAY FROM THE HOT "RING OF FIRE" PATTERN. THE H5 RIDGE WILL BE
FLATTENED BY THE DIFFUSE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL...ALLOWING
A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN TO COMMENCE. A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME BERMUDA
HIGH PATTERN WILL DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE OVER THE
WEEKEND...ENCOURAGING WARM MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW.
UPPER DIVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER WAVE PASSING
SATURDAY/SUNDAY WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES TO ABOVE CLIMO WITH A
DIURNAL PEAK IN CONVECTION. AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...KEEPING RAIN
CHANCES ELEVATED THROUGH TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL PUSH THE FRONT THROUGH QUICKLY ON TUESDAY...SUGGESTING
THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SLIGHT DRYING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THOUGH
NOT AS HOT AS IN THE NEAR/SHORT TERM...MAX TEMPS WILL STILL BE WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL THICKNESSES OVER THE
SOUTHEAST. LOWS WILL REMAIN ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE AVERAGE AS WELL.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...SUBTROPICAL UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN STRONG
THIS PERIOD EVEN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
EXCEPTIONALLY WARM TEMPS WITHIN THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW DEEP MIXING AND
SOME OCNL GUSTS THIS AFTN OVER THE MTNS. ISOLD TO WIDELY SCT TSRA
WILL DEVELOP BUT THE ONLY SITE WITH A MENTIONABLE CHANCE IS KAVL.
WIND DIRECTIONS WILL FAVOR THE LEE/FRONTAL TROUGH THRU TONIGHT WITH
MAINLY NW WINDS OVER THE MTNS AND MORE W TO SW OVER THE PIEDMONT.
KCLT MAY DEAL WITH A CROSSWIND AT TIMES...WNW LOOKING MORE LIKELY
THAN WSW AS THE TROUGH IS NOT EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG. AS THE FRONT
SAGS IN THEY WILL FLIP TO THE N OVERNIGHT IF NOT ALREADY CALM. LOW
LEVEL FORCING IS MINIMAL AND NO LOW CIGS OR FOG ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON ACCOUNT OF THE FRONT...BUT SOME MTN VALLEY FOG IS
ANTICIPATED. WINDS VEER THRU NE TO SE OVER THE COURSE OF WED. MTN
CONVECTION IS EXPCD TO INITIATE BY MIDDAY.
OUTLOOK...NEAR NORMAL COVERAGE OF AFTN CONVECTION IS EXPECTED FOR
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK /SCT MTNS AND ISOLD PIEDMONT/. MORNING
RESTRICTIONS DUE TO FOG AND/OR STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY
WHERE HEAVY RAIN FELL THE PREVIOUS DAY...OR IN MTN VALLEYS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% 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
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY JUNE 16TH...
GSP 98 1981
CLT 97 1994
AVL 92 1934
RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 17TH...
GSP 101 1887
CLT 100 1943
AVL 92 1936
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LEV
NEAR TERM...JPT
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...LEV
AVIATION...JPT
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509- 510-SCZ001>007-172000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-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- 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .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... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-502-504-506-508-SCZ008-172000- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- CHEROKEE- 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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... NONE. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009>014-019-172000- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-ANDERSON- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 99 TO 102 THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-85 CORRIDOR. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED AREA AND OUT OF THE SUN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU DO GO OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...EXCESSIVE HEAT POSSIBLE. ..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... NONE. PM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
NCZ065-162145-
HENDERSON NC-
521 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL HENDERSON
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 520 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF HENDERSONVILLE...OR NEAR ETOWAH. THIS STORM WAS
DRIFTING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HENDERSONVILLE...MILLS RIVER...FLAT
ROCK...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN HOME... LAUREL PARK...ASHEVILLE
AIRPORT...DUPONT STATE FOREST...FLETCHER AND VALLEY HILL.
LAT...LON 3528 8234 3528 8235 3515 8258 3515 8259
3519 8260 3526 8260 3526 8262 3529 8261
3529 8262 3530 8262 3535 8266 3543 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 325DEG 4KT 3533 8259
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
555 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
NCZ064-065-162230-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-
555 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 555 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF HENDERSONVILLE...OR OVER ETOWAH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
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...
HENDERSONVILLE...MILLS RIVER...FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN HOME...
LAUREL PARK...DUPONT STATE FOREST...LOOKING GLASS...VALLEY HILL AND
EAST FLAT ROCK.
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 3526 8235 3516 8254 3516 8255 3515 8257
3514 8260 3514 8261 3513 8263 3531 8273
3541 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 324DEG 5KT 3532 8260
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
707 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
NCZ509-510-SCZ003-006-007-162330-
EASTERN POLK NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-
SPARTANBURG SC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-
707 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN POLK...NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHEASTERN
GREENVILLE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
AT 707 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HENDERSONVILLE TO NEAR COLUMBUS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS...LANDRUM...TRYON...CAMPOBELLO...LAKE ROBINSON...LAKE
BOWEN...TIGERVILLE...GLASSY MOUNTAIN...GREEN CREEK AND GOWENSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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
STORMS APPROACH.
&&
LAT...LON 3514 8241 3527 8222 3526 8198 3525 8196
3519 8197 3518 8192 3496 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 282DEG 11KT 3518 8226 3522 8221
HGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
710 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
NCZ052-053-162345-
BUNCOMBE NC-HAYWOOD NC-
710 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
BUNCOMBE AND EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 709 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESVILLE...OR NEAR CANTON...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CANTON...CLYDE...LEICESTER...ENKA...MOUNT PISGAH...WOODFIN...
WEAVERVILLE...B.R. PARKWAY...MOUNT PISGAH TO THE NC ARBORETUM AND
CANDLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 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.
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 3569 8257 3545 8271 3542 8275 3541 8275
3550 8295 3568 8292 3568 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 276DEG 13KT 3559 8285
HGThe Greer radar (KGSP), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
EM reported 6 to 8 trees blown down in extreme southern Polk County near the intersection of Hunting Country Rd and Red Barn Rd.
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