Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a surface trough across the North Carolina Piedmont. One storm produced brief damaging winds over south Charlotte.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a surface trough across the North Carolina Piedmont. One storm produced brief damaging winds over south Charlotte.
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 27, 4:03 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL BE
WELL EAST OF THE REGION BY SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
REGION BY MID-WEEK AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THEREAFTER THE
REGION WILL STAY IN A WARM AND MOIST ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL
SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE
TYPICAL OF EARLY JULY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
445 PM UPDATE...PREFRONTAL ACTIVITY HAS MATURED INTO LINEAR SEGMENTS
NEAR THE NC/SC BORDER ON ACCOUNT OF THE APPRECIABLE SHEAR. AWAY FROM
THESE SEGMENTS COVERAGE HAS REMAINED FAIRLY STEADY. THERE STILL
APPEARS TO BE A WINDOW DURING WHICH NEW STORMS MAY BE ABLE TO
FORM...PROBABLY LASTING UNTIL SUNSET. IT DOES SEEM LIKELY THAT THE
COVERAGE WILL BE ENOUGH TO USE UP A LOT OF THE DIURNAL
INSTABILITY...SUCH THAT THE FRONT WILL NOT HAVE MUCH TO WORK WITH BY
THE TIME IT ARRIVES. MESO MODELS DEPICT THE FRONT COMING THROUGH
EARLIER THAN ITS CURRENT MOTION WOULD SUGGEST...AND GIVEN THE
PRESENT SHEAR WE CAN/T REALLY RULE OUT THE CLOSING OF THE CONVECTIVE
WINDOW...SO TO SPEAK...UNTIL THE FRONT COMES THRU. SO SLIGHT UPWARD
ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE EVENING POPS. TEMPS WERE ALSO
ADJUSTED GOING INTO THE EVENING...WITH OUTFLOW HAVING BROUGHT TEMPS
DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. EVEN THE BEST VERIFYING
GUIDANCE HAS DONE A POOR JOB OF REFLECTING THIS...SO CONFIDENCE IS
LOW ON THE HRLY TEMP TRENDS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...CONVECTION CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
AND THE TENN VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS
(ROUGHLY) THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...ACCOMPANIED BY A FINAL NARROW
LINE OF CONVECTION. STILL THINK THE /MAIN SHOW/ FOR OUR AREA WILL BE
WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL ACTIVITY AS IT CONTINUES TO MARCH EAST INTO A
MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...CHARACTERIZED BY SBCAPE VALUES IN THE
1500-2500 J/KG RANGE...WITH THE MOST BUOYANT AIR BEING ACROSS OUR
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PIEDMONT AREAS. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR EXCEEDING 30
KTS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON...THUS THERE REMAINS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT ACTIVITY WILL
BEGIN TO ORGANIZE INTO CLUSTERS AND/OR LINES AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE
MORE ROBUST INSTABILITY. A COUPLE OF SUPERCELLS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESP IN THE HIGHER SHEARED ENVIRONS ACROSS OUR NC ZONES.
WITH FREEZING LEVELS HOVERING AROUND 15 KFT...DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS
STILL APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...MAINLY WITH ORGANIZED
CLUSTERS...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL AND PERHAPS A BRIEF/WEAK TORNADO WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED ROTATING STORMS.
BASED UPON THE ANOMALOUSLY STRONG DEEP LAYER FLOW...AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW-DOMINATED CONVECTION...ACTIVITY SHOULD SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN RATHER
QUICK FASHION. IN FACT...POPS DROP TO LESS THAN SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS
ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN ZONES BY MIDNIGHT (SUSPECT THE NARROW
CONVECTIVE LINE ALONG THE FRONT WILL TEND TO PETER OUT...ESP AS THE
ATMOSPHERE OVER OUR AREA GETS INCR OVERTURNED BY THE PRE-FRONTAL
ACTIVITY). AS COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION
BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT...TEMPS SHOULD COOL TO NEAR-NORMAL
LEVELS.
SUNDAY WILL BE ABOUT AS FINE A LATE-JUNE DAY AS ONE SEES IN THE
SOUTHEAST...MAINLY OWING TO THE MUCH DRIER AIR. IN FACT...DEWPOINTS
WILL LIKELY MIX OUT TO THE LOWER/MID 50S IN MANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE
MTNS...AND POSSIBLY THE 40S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY BE A CATEGORY OR SO BELOW CLIMO...
CONSIDERING HOW HOT IT/S BEEN OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS...IT WILL
PROBABLY FEEL LIKE AUTUMN TO MOST FOLKS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 230 PM EDT SATURDAY... OVERALL BIG PICTURE CONTINUES TO INDICATE
AN ANOMALOUS UPPER AIR PATTERN...WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGING ACROSS
THE WESTERN CONUS AND TROFFING IN THE EAST.
DURING THIS PART OF THE FORECAST CYCLE WE SHOULD MAINTAIN A NWLY TO
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. A WEAK BUBBLE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MIGRATE THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH QUIET
WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TAP.
ENERGY DROPPING SEWD MONDAY NIGHT...FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
WESTERN GREAT LAKES...WILL REACH THE NC MOUNTAINS. DPVA COUPLED WITH
BACKING SURFACE-H85 FLOW (AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE)...WILL LEAD TO A
SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SHOULD BE NOTED IN
THE WEE HOURS LATE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY BEFORE DAYBREAK.
A TEMPORARY BACKING FLOW WILL THEN SET-UP THROUGHOUT OUR FA TUESDAY.
A SECONDARY COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY...
WILL EITHER WASH OUT OR BECOME ABSORBED IN A LEE TROUGH TYPE
CONFIGURATION. NEVERTHELESS...MOISTURE RAMPING UP...A SHOT OF ENERGY
SWIFTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AND A WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN
SETTLING IN...WILL LEAD TO CHANCE POPS OVER OUR REGION.
RUNNING VARIOUS TOOLS FOR STABILITY INDICES SUGGEST THUNDER MENTION
OVER ALL OF OUR REGION DURING THIS EPISODE.
IN THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT...H85 THERMAL PROFILE AND THICKNESS
LEVELS...ALL INDICATE A SLOW UPWARD TREND IN THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES...AS WE MOVE OUT IN TIME EARLY IN THE NEW WORK WEEK.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT 300 PM EDT SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM-RANGE PERIOD BEGINS ON TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH A DEEP MID-LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AND CORRESPONDING MID-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE HUDSON
BAY TO THE GULF COAST. HOWEVER...DURING THE WEEK THE PATTERN SLOWLY
EVOLVES AS THE RIDGE CENTER RETROGRADES TOWARDS CA/NV WHILE THE
TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS WEST TOWARDS THE MS RIVER VALLEY. MEANWHILE THE
ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE DEEPENS AND EXPANDS WEST TOWARDS THE EAST
COAST...PLACING THE LOCAL AREA IN WSW FLOW ALOFT BY THE END OF THE
PERIOD ON SUNDAY MORNING.
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW TUESDAY NIGHT IS A SHORTWAVE
WHICH WILL PIVOT AROUND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND THROUGH NEW
ENGLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE TN RIVER VALLEY INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT DISSIPATES
OVER THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THEREAFTER...AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN
NOTABLE SHORTWAVES PIVOT AROUND THE MEAN FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. AS
HAS BEEN THE STORY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...MODEL GUIDANCE
DISAGREES ON THE TIMING AND POTENCY OF EACH SHORTWAVE...BUT THE
OVERALL IMPACT OF EACH SYSTEM ON OUR AREA WILL BE TO MAINTAIN CHANCE
POPS ACROSS THE AREA AND PERHAPS SUPPORT OVERNIGHT CONVECTION.
THROUGHOUT THE WORK WEEK...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL.
WHILE THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR THE FORECAST TO CHANGE...THE
CURRENT OUTLOOK FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND CALLS FOR ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...LINEAR SEGMENTS OF STRONG CONVECTION WILL PROGRESS ACRS
THE PIEDMONT THRU SUNSET...WITH AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF SHRA/TSRA UNTIL
COLD FROPA LATE IN THE EVENING. TEMPOS FOR TSRA WILL BE CARRIED FROM
21-00Z...WITH VCSH EITHER SIDE OF THIS PERIOD. TEMPO COULD EVEN BE
EXTENDED LATER IF CONVECTIVE COVERAGE IS SUFFICIENT UPSTREAM AT
SUNSET. GUSTY WINDS TO 30-35 KT AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH STRONGER CELLS. THESE TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL
UPDATES. OTHERWISE...SW WINDS AT AROUND 10 KTS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING...BECMG LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT...WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE NW AT 5-10 KTS SUNDAY
MORNING.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE MOST INTENSE THRU SUNSET BUT
CHANCES DO NOT DIMINISH UNTIL AFTER FROPA THIS EVENING. TEMPOS FOR
TSRA...WITH MVFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS...ARE CARRIED AT ALL
TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN
TO WIND DOWN BY MID-EVENING...IF NOT SOONER. AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...DEVELOPING W/NW LOW LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED
TO ADVECT DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION...THUS CHANCES FOR OVERNIGHT
VISBY/CIG RESTRICTIONS APPEAR LOW...EXCEPT PERHAPS IN THE VALLEYS SW
OF KAVL.
OUTLOOK...A DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY WEEK...BRINGING MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS. AN ACTIVE
PATTERN WILL RETURN BY MID-WEEK...WITH PERIODIC SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLY
BRINGING RESTRICTIONS.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
21-03Z 03-09Z 09-15Z 15-18Z
KCLT HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 83% HIGH 87% LOW 54% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 83% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 83% 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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMP
NEAR TERM...JDL/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...TS
LONG TERM...JMP
AVIATION...JDL/WIMBERLEYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 454 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>507-509- SCZ001>005-281100- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-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-POLK MOUNTAINS- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 454 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...BEFORE DIMINISHING AND THEN ENDING OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN PLACES THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE OR REPEATING THUNDERSTORMS. .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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ006>014-019- 281100- HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 454 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AND THEN ENDING OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS MAY FORM SHORT LINE SEGMENTS OR CLUSTERS AND CAUSE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY ENHANCE THE DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL POTENTIAL...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BRIEF...WEAK TORNADO. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE ALSO LIKELY. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR ACROSS THOSE AREAS WHICH RECEIVE REPEAT THUNDERSTORM EPISODES. .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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. STUREY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
SCZ001>007-010-272045-
GREATER PICKENS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-GREATER GREENVILLE SC-SPARTANBURG SC-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-ANDERSON SC-
346 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OCONEE...PICKENS...NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG...NORTHERN GREENVILLE AND
NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF BREVARD
TO 8 MILES WEST OF WALHALLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...SENECA...WALHALLA...PICKENS...TAYLORS...GREENVILLE
DOWNTOWN...BEREA...TRAVELERS REST AND CENTRAL.
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 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 3471 8335 3507 8278 3510 8270 3513 8268
3514 8201 3466 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 272DEG 22KT 3510 8267 3475 8321
CDGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
417 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
SCZ019-272115-
GREENWOOD SC-
417 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GREENWOOD
COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE...OR NEAR TROY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NINETY SIX...TROY...NINETY SIX HISTORIC SITE...GREENWOOD STATE
PARK...LAKE GREENWOOD...PROMISED LAND...BRADLEY...EPWORTH...DYSON AND
CALLISON.
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 3398 8205 3399 8215 3399 8221 3402 8224
3397 8231 3407 8233 3413 8226 3421 8196
3420 8193 3418 8192 3418 8191 3415 8190
3413 8187 3410 8190 3409 8192 3404 8194
3396 8201 3395 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 268DEG 17KT 3401 8230
CDGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
NCZ037-272130-
DAVIE NC-
443 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DAVIE COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM EDT...
AT 443 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOCKSVILLE...BERMUDA RUN...COOLEEMEE...FORK CHURCH...ADVANCE AND
FARMINGTON.
LAT...LON 3588 8042 3586 8039 3584 8039 3585 8042
3583 8043 3583 8049 3581 8047 3575 8046
3578 8048 3578 8051 3585 8065 3601 8062
3605 8053 3604 8049 3606 8047 3606 8046
3601 8042 3599 8042 3596 8038 3590 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 278DEG 19KT 3591 8055
CDGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
511 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
SCZ007-008-013-272145-
SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-UNION SC-
511 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
UNION...EAST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL
545 PM EDT...
AT 511 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS
6 MILES SOUTH OF SPARTANBURG...OR NEAR CROFT STATE PARK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
GAFFNEY...PACOLET...ROEBUCK...JONESVILLE...PACOLET MILLS...CROFT
STATE PARK...CEDAR SPRINGS...MOORE...BLACKSBURG AND PAULINE.
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 3474 8193 3487 8201 3513 8153 3497 8148
3494 8149 3494 8147 3490 8148 3485 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 239DEG 11KT 3485 8189
KRENTZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
NCZ071-SCZ007>009-013-014-272230-
MECKLENBURG NC-CHESTER SC-YORK SC-SPARTANBURG SC-CHEROKEE SC-
UNION SC-
528 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MECKLENBURG...NORTHERN UNION...YORK...EAST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
EDT...
AT 527 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF YORK
TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF SPARTANBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCK HILL...YORK...CHESTER...UNION...MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...FORT
MILL...PINEVILLE...TEGA CAY AND NEWPORT.
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 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 3505 8075 3500 8084 3508 8091 3501 8091
3492 8086 3490 8088 3484 8087 3482 8090
3479 8088 3469 8086 3474 8198 3515 8101
3520 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 270DEG 36KT 3507 8119 3481 8187
CDGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
549 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW TRAVELERS REST 34.89N 82.46W
06/26/2015 GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF RIDGE RD AND SC HWY
183.
&&
KRENTZThe Greer radar (KGSP), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:54 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Media reported 5 or 6 trees blown down near the intersection of Carmel Rd and Highway 51.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 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: 590690.