Ahead of an advancing cold front, scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of western North Carolina for the third consecutive day. Severe weather type was mainly limited to large hail.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Ahead of an advancing cold front, scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of western North Carolina for the third consecutive day. Severe weather type was mainly limited to large hail.
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 May 3, 3:38 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A
COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON
WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND USHER IN A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS FROM CANADA FOR THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN WITH A WARMING TREND FOR THE
BALANCE OF THE WEEKEND...WITH A FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTH.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 430 PM...STRONG STORMS STILL ONGOING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...
WITH ISOLATED STORMS FORMING BACK OVER THE NC FOOTHILLS. ISOLATED
STORMS ARE LINGERING ACROSS THE LAKELANDS AS WELL. LATEST MESOSCALE
GUIDANCE SHOWS THE BEST COVERAGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WATCH AREA...
SCATTERED COVERAGE BACK TOWARD THE FOOTHILLS...AND ISOLATED AT BEST
ELSEWHERE BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND EASTWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT AND DEEP MOISTURE. HAVE UPDATED POP TO SHOW
THESE TRENDS. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH IN PLACE FOR NOW GIVEN THE
ONGOING STRONG STORMS.
LATER TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA...AND 850
MB FLOW WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NW. DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN AND
SHOULD CUT OFF POPS TO JUST ALONG THE TN BORDER THANKS TO UPSLOPE BY
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE IN SPITE OF A MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE
TROF APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AS IT ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE LONG
WAVE TROF OVER THE OH/TN VALLEYS. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOW
LINGERING MID LEVEL MOISTURE...SO I EXPECT THIS WAVE WILL AT LEAST
FORCE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. TEMPS WILL
RUN A CATEGORY OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL.
WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER POTENT SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE THRU THE LONGWAVE
TROF AXIS...SHARPENING THE TROF AND CLOSING OFF AN UPPER LOW BY END
OF THE DAY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS ENERGY WILL BE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF THE NC MTNS BY 00Z
THU. THE FRONT WILL HAVE SOME MOISTURE WITH IT...AND POPS WILL START
TO RAMP UP ALONG THE TN/NC BORDER DURING THE DAY. EAST OF THE
MTNS...MID CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO THIN OUT RESULTING IN A PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. HOWEVER...THICKNESSES FALL SHARPLY FROM PREVIOUS
DAY...SO TEMPS WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER WITH LESS HUMIDITY. HIGHS
WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT TUESDAY...A 500 MB LOW CENTER WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. H5 TEMPS WILL
DIP TO MINUS 25 DEG C OR COLDER UNDER THE LOW CENTER...WITH STEEP
MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES RESULTING THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. MOST
OF THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW AND REINFORCING
SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE AT LOW LEVELS...WITH NW UPSLOPE
MOISTURE BEING THE MAIN DRIVER FOR WESTERN MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION
EARLY THU THROUGH FRI. ALTHOUGH PROFILES GET MARGINALLY COLD ENOUGH
FOR SNOW OR GRAUPEL ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...ESPECIALLY THU
MORNING...A SURFACE BASED WARM LAYER SHOULD KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS
AT BAY. WILL ALSO PERMIT LOWER CHANCE PROBABILITIES FOR SHOWERS TO
SPREAD EAST ALONG MAINLY THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR THROUGH THU
AFTN. THE 500 MB LOW CENTER WILL THEN MEANDER AND VERY SLOWLY FILL
ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...WITH WESTERN
CAROLINA PRECIPITATION CHANCES SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM EDT TUESDAY...500 MB HEIGHTS WILL RISE FROM THE WEST ON
SATURDAY AS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW DEPARTS TO THE EAST. DRIER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVE INTO PLACE...BUT WITH A SLOWLY APPROACHING BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. BETTER MOISTURE POOLING ALONG THE
COLD FRONT COULD FLIRT WITH THE NORTHERN TIER LATE IN THE
WEEKEND...BUT WITH FAIRLY LOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES. THE BOUNDARY
SHOULD STALL SOMEWHERE IN THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BEFORE
RETURNING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DIURNAL ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE INTO
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH RISING TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE AIRFIELD WILL MOVE EAST BY 21Z.
CANNOT RULE OUT ANOTHER SHOWER OR STORM BEFORE SUNSET...BUT CHANCE
IS LOW. OTHER THAN VARIABLE WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONVECTION...WINDS SHOULD FAVOR A SW DIRECTION THRU ABOUT 02Z...WITH
A COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS TO THE EAST. THEN WINDS SWITCH TO NW FOR
THE REST OF THE PERIOD...INCREASING TO 6 KT OR MORE BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VFR OTHER THAN WITH THE
TSRA...WITH LINGERING LOW VFR CIGS OVERNIGHT...SCATTERING OUT AFTER
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION IS FAVORING A SUBTLE BOUNDARY ROUGHLY ALONG
THE NC/SC BORDER...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THE REST OF THE AFTN. A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT TO
THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH DRYING NWLY FLOW TAKING OVER THE
AREA FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD. MOISTURE WILL LINGER FOR VFR CIGS
MAINLY IN THE NC FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT...AND MVFR CIGS WORKING UP THE
VALLEY TO KAVL. THERE MAY BE SOME PATCHY FOG AROUND ANY SITES THAT
RECEIVE SOME RAIN THIS AFTN/EVE THEN SEE WINDS GO LIGHT WITH
CLEARING SKIES. BUT OVERALL...NOT EXPECTING MUCH FOG TONIGHT. CLOUDS
SHOULD SCATTER OUT AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...AS DRIER AIR FILTERS
IN FROM THE NW.
OUTLOOK...A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SWING THRU THE AREA WED NIGHT THRU
FRIDAY...AND WILL BRING SHRA AND TSRA MAINLY ACROSS THE NC SITES
BOTH THU AND FRI AFTN.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% MED 73% MED 76% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 89% 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 SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...ARK/RWH
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARK/RWHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510- SCZ001>007-010-041945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-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-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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. NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-041945- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION-YORK-CHESTER- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 140 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RECENT 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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ029-NCZ035-068-SCZ008-011>013-019-041945- ELBERT-ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-CHEROKEE-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION- GREENWOOD- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ALONG A PASSING COLD FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS WELL. .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... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. HG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ036-037-031915-
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-
248 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IREDELL
AND NORTHERN DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 248 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF YADKINVILLE...OR NEAR COURTNEY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERMUDA RUN AND FARMINGTON.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
LAT...LON 3599 8076 3605 8076 3605 8050 3604 8049
3605 8047 3606 8047 3606 8046 3603 8044
3600 8041 3599 8042 3598 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 270DEG 28KT 3603 8067
TDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ035-036-031945-
IREDELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IREDELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 318 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES EAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...OR NEAR STONY POINT...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STATESVILLE...STONY POINT...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...
SCOTTS AND HIDDENITE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3595 8070 3585 8071 3570 8076 3581 8112
3599 8107
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 284DEG 27KT 3589 8101
TDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 NCZ036-037-057-032015- DAVIE NC-ROWAN NC-IREDELL NC- 345 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...NORTHEASTERN IREDELL AND DAVIE COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 345 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF STATESVILLE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARMONY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOCKSVILLE...STATESVILLE...COOLEEMEE...HARMONY...TURNERSBURG...OLIN...COOL SPRINGS...FARMINGTON AND SHEFFIELD. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. 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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES. && A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3578 8048 3579 8093 3598 8094 3605 8051 TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 265DEG 23KT 3590 8085 TDP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
402 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ070-071-SCZ009-032030-
GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
402 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MECKLENBURG...SOUTHEASTERN GASTON AND NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6
MILES SOUTH OF GASTONIA...OR NEAR SOUTH GASTONIA...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GASTONIA...UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE...BELMONT...PINEVILLE...SOUTH GASTONIA...CLOVER AND
CRAMERTON.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3505 8088 3508 8091 3507 8091 3506 8090
3505 8091 3506 8126 3524 8128 3532 8082
3505 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 264DEG 26KT 3516 8119
TDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ037-032100-
DAVIE NC-
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL DAVIE COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOCKSVILLE...COOLEEMEE...BERMUDA RUN...FORK CHURCH AND ADVANCE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3588 8042 3586 8039 3584 8039 3585 8042
3583 8043 3583 8046 3584 8047 3584 8048
3581 8047 3579 8048 3577 8046 3577 8049
3584 8063 3594 8065 3600 8042 3599 8042
3596 8038 3589 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 258DEG 28KT 3587 8055
TDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
NCZ071-082-032100-
UNION NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
432 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG
AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE...OR OVER SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONROE...CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTH CHARLOTTE...SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE...
MATTHEWS...MINT HILL...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS AND
UNIONVILLE.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
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. DO NOT TAKE A SHOWER OR BATH. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
APPLIANCES BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3490 8047 3500 8084 3511 8093 3507 8100
3523 8096 3517 8046 3517 8045 3516 8044
3516 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 283DEG 35KT 3513 8090
TDPThe Greer radar (KGSP), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.
12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Ham Radio operator reported dime to nickel size hail at Sardis Rd and Rittenhouse Cir.
Public measured one-inch diameter hail in the Crown Point area.
Public reported dime to nickel size hail near Indian Trail.
Public reported quarter size hail at Porter Ridge Middle School.
Media reported 3/4 inch hail near Old Highway 18 and Sugar Loaf Rd.
Media reported quarter size hail on George Hildebran School Rd.
Media reported multiple trees blown down on Cooksville Rd.
Public reported quarter size hail on Pheasant Rd.
Media reported dime to penny size hail at Highways 10 and 127, and nickel size hail on Pittstown Rd.
Media reported 3/4 inch hail on Forest Dr in Maiden and nickel size hail on Saint James Church Rd and Ashley St in Newton.
Media and the public reported quarter size hail from the Highway 16 and Buffalo Shoals Rd intersection to the Highway 150 corridor in the southeast part of the county.
Spotters reported quarter size hail at I-77 and Highway 150 and at Rinehardt Rd and Highway 150.
Spotter reported multiple trees blown down along Millbridge Rd from Ed Dill Rd to Weaver Rd. At least two other trees were blown down in this area.
Spotter reported an outbuilding blown over on Cauble Rd, with trees and power lines blown down in the area as well.
Spotters reported quarter size hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, May 2016
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: 638362, 638361, 638364, 638363, 638366, 638365, 639218, 638367, 638368, 638370, 638369, 638372, 638373, 638374, 638728.