South Carolina, 2015Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Isolated thunderstorms developed during the evening across the extreme northern South Carolina Piedmont. One storm produced brief damaging winds across Cherokee County.
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Isolated thunderstorms developed during the evening across the extreme northern South Carolina Piedmont. One storm produced brief damaging winds across Cherokee County.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 7:41 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 7:41 PM EST, 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:14 AM EST, 16 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068-069-501>510-
SCZ001>003-200915-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-
MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-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-
514 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHEAST
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA...THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..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.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-200915-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
514 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE
CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS.
IN ADDITION...HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S WILL
COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S TO PRODUCE HEAT
INDEX VALUES OF 98 TO 103 THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..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.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
NONE.
HG
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- When
- June 19, 8:26 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 4.47 mi ENE of Blacksburg to 5.3 mi ENE of Blacksburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -81.430
Public reported at least one tree blown down at the I-85 South Carolina Welcome Center. FD reported a tree blown down on Antioch Rd and another tree down on Elm Rd.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 19 to 30, 20152 deaths · 17 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in South Dakota, June 19 to 22, 20151 death · 2 in hail · 57 events
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 2015$363,000 · EF2 · 21 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 19 to 20, 2015$23 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 19, 20151 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19, 2015$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 19 to 23, 2015$610,000 · EF1 · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 19, 2015$123,000 · 1.75 in hail · 30 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Montana, June 19, 2015EF0 · 50 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 19, 2015$40,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 19, 2015$55,000 · EF0 · 3 events
- Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 2015$30,000 · 2.25 in hail · 6 events
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: 590399.