Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 14, 2016

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
251 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Warm and humid conditions are expected through the end of the work
week. A cold front will push across the region on Friday, with dry
and cooler high pressure arriving this weekend.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 240 PM: A weak frontal boundary remains essentially stationary
across the CWFA, dividing hot and very humid subtropical air
from notably drier continental air. This boundary can be seen on
satellite as the northern edge of a Cu field. Southerly flow is
expected to push the boundary north again overnight. Meanwhile, an
upper ridge is seen over the mid-eastern CONUS. A weak shortwave
trough is moving through the ridge, across the Gulf states,
and will move over the Carolinas Wednesday morning. Storms along
and south of the boundary will pose a threat of damaging wind,
mainly on account of SBCAPEs near 2000 J/kg and high DCAPEs well
over 1000 J/kg. Shear is relatively weak but may allow storms to
grow into clusters. SPC has expanded the Marginal Risk in their
Day 1 outlook to cover most of the Upstate.

Confidence in the overnight forecast is somewhat limited given
varying degrees of convection featured during the afternoon. It
appears some of the short range guidance, e.g. 4km NAM, depict
"worked-over" profiles by late evening that would not support
additional precip. However, many SREF members show a modest
amount of elevated instability persisting throughout the night,
and something like that would account for the lingering PoPs
suggested by a guidance consensus. That of course assumes some
source of lift. The incoming trough does not have the dynamics to
expect much intiation from it alone, but weak warm upglide could
also have an effect. I'm handling the situation by reflecting
a very slowly decaying PoP trend tonight. Robust thunderstorms
are not expected to last past the loss of the sfc instability,
however. Moist conditions and convective debris will keep temps
several degrees above normal.

The shortwave axis will be entering the CWFA from the west a little
after daybreak. Models generally key on this and rapidly develop
convection in the morning. The wave is trailed by a broad cold
frontal zone, most notable for enhancing low level convergence as it
moves thru the area during the day. CAPE values peaking below those
Tuesday given slightly cooler conditions. Prog soundings are not as
dry, and shear will remain rather weak, so heavy rain may end up
being our most significant threat given PWAT values remaining 1.9
to 2.0 inches over much of the area per NAM. Max temps will not be
as hot, but still 2-3 degrees above normal. Despite sfc dewpoints
expected to exceed those Tuesday, heat indices will be lower.

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.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 145 PM EDT Tuesday...the second half of the week looks
problematic in terms of coverage and strength of deep convection.
The period begins Wednesday evening with lingering showers/storms,
especially over the Piedmont zones. Most of the convection will do
the usual diurnal weakening and be gone by late evening. However,
the models continue to indicate the approach of a wave/vort lobe
from the lower OH valley region after 06Z Thursday. The question is
whether or not this feature will support/drive any thunderstorm
activity south/east of the Ohio River after dark. The model guidance
shows an unstable boundary layer overnight with substantial CAPE,
probably 1000 J/kg or so, across the area to the west of the NC
mountains, which would support keeping convection alive that would
be able to reach the NC mountains in the pre-dawn hours. For that
reason, a chance of precip was retained on the TN border overnight.
Thursday is more of a question, especially in light of the Day 3
slight risk across most of the forecast area. What is interesting
with this part of the forecast is that the operational NAM and
GFS fail to respond with much of any convection on Thursday. In that
regard, the Slight Risk appears to be based on the ingredients seen
in the model guidance, that being a surface boundary dropping down
across the OH valley and toward the Srn Appalachians Thursday
evening, substantial surface-based CAPE ahead of the boundary
(perhaps greater than 2000 J/kg), and what would also be substantial
deep layer shear brought on by a mid-level jetlet. If the
operational models are wrong with their failure to develop storms,
then we could have some kind of severe wind-producing MCS coming at
us from the Cumberland Plateau in the evening hours. An idea worth
letting simmer away on a back burner for now. Precip chances will be
kept modest for the time being for Thursday and Thursday night, and
temps will be seasonally warm. Friday looks a bit less busy and
naturally a bit more uncertain. An upper low dropping down across
the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic will help to bring a
surface boundary down across the region during the day. This will
probably take the form as more of a back-door cold front as it wraps
around the mountains. How far the front gets will determine the
extent of precip coverage and the high temps. For now, a chance of
precip is shown across mainly the NC part of the fcst area.  The
temp will be more tricky, perhaps limited to the mid 80s across the
NW Piedmont but still in the mid 90s in northeast GA ahead of the
southward moving front.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At 230 PM Tuesday: On Friday evening an upper trough will be along
the eastern seaboard, with an upper low moving reaching the NC
coast. The GFS closes off this low near the SC coast by Sunday
evening, while the ECMWF closes off a deeper low off the northeast
NC coast. The GFS low moves to western FL by Sunday evening, while
while the ECMWF low remains in the vicinity of the NC Outer Banks.
By Monday evening the weakening GFS low reaches the AL coast, while
hte stronger ECMWF low moves up the Gulf Stream east of NJ. By mid
week, the models solutions diverge, with the GFS showing a
reamplfied and retrogresses low over the eastern USA, and the ECMWF
showing zonal flow over the same area.

At the surface: On Friday evening high pressure will set up along
the east slopes of the southern Appalachians in the wake of a cold
front, and will linger into Sunday. By Monday a northward return
of the front will allow precipitation to spread inland towards the
mountains, and this pattern persists into Tuesday. Temperatures will
run slightly below normal until Tuesday, when the rise above normal.

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.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
At KCLT: Midday visible satellite imagery shows a line of enhanced
Cu stretching acrs the immediate vcnty of KCLT, highlighting
the position of a stationary front. This front is expected to
gradually shift northward this aftn, bringing warmer and more moist
air over the field. Regardless of whether a shower develops along
the front itself, a round of convection will be most likely in the
late afternoon with heating and destabilization. A TEMPO has been
retained to cover these possibilities, but some SHRA or even TSRA
could recur later in the evening. The longer initiation is delayed,
the later into the evening the activity could last, as the energy
could be realized by an advancing (but weak) shortwave. With the
front expected to move north, a southerly wind shift is expected,
and low stratus are not likely to develop with only very weak
warm upglide occurring. A chance of diurnally driven convection
does exist tomorrow, and overall will be higher than today, so a
PROB30 has already been included late in the period.

Elsewhere: Trends mostly as at KCLT. Anywhere south of the frontal
boundary will have at least a small chance of seeing TSRA this
afternoon and evening. Chances warrant a TEMPO at all terminals
except KHKY, which is expected to remain on the cool/north side
until tonight. Smaller chances of mainly just light precipitation
do persist overnight, though if widespread convection develops and
diminishes diurnally (early evening) the advancing trough may not
be able to produce much further activity. Though very moist sfc
conditions will be in place south of the front tonight, low level
profiles are not supportive of dense fog or low stratus, so VFR is
expected. That said, some ground fog could develop particularly
in areas where rain falls this aftn. Unstable conditions and SCT
SHRA/TSRA are expected to ramp up again late Wed mrng.

Outlook...Mostly VFR conditions are expected, except for possible
valley fog in the NC MTNS each morning. Coverage is expected to be
more isolated for Thursday and Friday in the wake of a departing
trough.

Confidence Table...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-18Z
KCLT       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High  98%
KGSP       High 100%     High 100%     High  94%     High  98%
KAVL       High 100%     High  97%     High  91%     High  97%
KHKY       High 100%     High 100%     High  91%     High  94%
KGMU       High 100%     High 100%     High  94%     High 100%
KAND       High 100%     High 100%     High  96%     High 100%

The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the schedule TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete hourly
experimental aviation forecast consistency tables and ensemble forecasts
are available at the following link:

www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation

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.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.

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SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...Wimberley
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...Wimberley

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-068>072-
082-507>510-SCZ001>014-019-151930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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-
322 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME
OF THE STORMS WILL GROW LARGE ENOUGH TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE MAIN THREAT. THE STORMS WILL DIMINISH IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING.

.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.

NCZ033-035>037-049-050-056-057-501>506-151930-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
322 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE CLOUD-
TO- GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

.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.

PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
402 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

SCZ019-142030-
GREENWOOD SC-
402 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL GREENWOOD COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD AND PROMISED LAND.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

LAT...LON 3412 8226 3414 8225 3420 8224 3423 8223
      3416 8206 3408 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 223DEG 8KT 3415 8220

LANE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
406 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

GAZ026-142030-
FRANKLIN GA-
406 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 406 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

LAT...LON 3437 8339 3447 8336 3447 8332 3441 8320
      3433 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 223DEG 8KT 3440 8333

LANE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
409 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

NCZ059-062-063-142030-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
409 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JACKSON AND EAST CENTRAL
MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 409 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES EAST OF FRANKLIN...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE GLENVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE GLENVILLE AND ELLIJAY.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3514 8323 3519 8328 3530 8321 3518 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 223DEG 8KT 3521 8322

LANE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

SCZ012-019-142045-
LAURENS SC-GREENWOOD SC-
422 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LAURENS AND
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 421 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF GREENWOOD...OR NEAR COKESBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENWOOD...COKESBURY...HODGES...LAKE GREENWOOD...WATERLOO AND
CORONACA.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LAKE GREENWOOD IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
MOVE TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.

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LAT...LON 3420 8218 3429 8225 3442 8216 3426 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 232DEG 10KT 3431 8215

LANE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
424 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

GAZ018-SCZ004-142045-
STEPHENS GA-GREATER OCONEE SC-
424 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 424 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOCCOA...OR NEAR AVALON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARTIN...AVALON AND EASTANOLEE.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

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 HARTWELL 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 3462 8324 3461 8323 3461 8321 3460 8320
      3461 8317 3460 8316 3461 8315 3455 8302
      3452 8308 3453 8308 3454 8311 3448 8318
      3448 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 214DEG 13KT 3453 8318

LANE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
440 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

NCZ059-063-142115-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
440 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 440 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLUSTER
OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVA
TO 16 MILES WEST OF BREVARD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CULLOWHEE...WOLF MOUNTAIN AND TUCKASEGEE.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3532 8321 3529 8292 3528 8292 3520 8300
      3523 8322 3524 8322 3524 8324 3523 8325
      3524 8329 3524 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 242DEG 6KT 3527 8321 3525 8302

LANE