Winds gusting to 25 to 40 mph in association with Tropical Storm Hermine, which was tracking across the South Carolina Coastal Plain, caused a few trees to fall across the Piedmont. One tree fell on a house on S Broad St in Clinton, while another fell on a house on Camp St in Laurens.
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Winds gusting to 25 to 40 mph in association with Tropical Storm Hermine, which was tracking across the South Carolina Coastal Plain, caused a few trees to fall across the Piedmont. One tree fell on a house on S Broad St in Clinton, while another fell on a house on Camp St in Laurens.
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 Sep 2, 3:39 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
439 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Hermine will track up the Carolina coast this weekend to reach the
Norfolk area by Saturday night. Expect the rain shield to move east
of the Charlotte area tonight. A warming ridge of high pressure will
move in through the first half of next week with temperatures
returning to above normal.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 440 PM, very minor forecast adjustments were made for current
temperatures and winds and to add a touch more QPF to Union NC and
southeast Chester where pivoting of the moderate/heavy rain band is
occurring. Otherwise, will leave the current hazards in place for a
while, with paring of the FFA from the SW likely through late
evening and a slow dropoff in winds in the advisory area.
Otherwise, radar trends continue to denote an axis of dilatation
that stretches roughly along a line from Anderson to GSP and
Statesville NC... forming an effective barrier to the expansion of
the rain shield. The fcst really depends on where that brick wall
persists thru the late afternoon and evening. Latest thinking is
that it may bulge a bit farther northward over the wrn Piedmont of
NC, but will probably remain across the area from roughly Anderson
to GSP and Statesville. With that in mind, have sharpened the precip
prob gradient across the wrn Carolinas...with categorical ongoing
over the eastern zones...while the mtns/foothills/Blue Ridge/Wrn
Upstate/ northeast GA remain limited to a few sprinkles or patches
of drizzle. No changes to the ongoing Wind Advisory, but this will
be addressed after the next advisory is received from NHC with
regard to Hermine.
No significant changes from previous thinking with the movement of
Hermine away from the fcst area this evening and overnight. We
expect to see the w/nw edge of the precip shield slowly pull out
thru the early morning hours and the fcst reflects that thinking.
Clouds should thin out from the west as well later this evening as
dry air wraps in behind the system. We should be able to cancel the
Flash Flood Watch well before its expiration. Low temps will be
cooler than late because of the relatively cool day.
On Saturday, expect a quiet but somewhat cool day as Hermine pulls
away to the northeast and weak high pressure moves in from the NW.
Temps will rebound about ten degrees, but remain below normal.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
As of 230 PM EDT Thursday...Hermine is expected to stall off the
Mid-Atlantic coast, as an upper high quickly builds into the Great
Lakes. Ridging continues to intensify across the lower and
mid-Mississippi Valley thru Monday, while Hermine continues to spin
SE of New York City. This will place our CWFA within weak northerly
mid and upper flow, and will result in a relatively dry start to the
week. Both the GFS and NAM try to trigger a few isolated convective
cells Sunday in the southern NC mountains, as mid level lapse rates
are moderate, before the upper ridge begins to build in from the
west. Temps will be about a category below normal Sunday, and at or
slightly above normal on Monday.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 210 PM EDT Thursday...the medium range picks up Monday evening
AS Hermine will be stationary just off the Delmarva with surface high
pressure over the East states. A building 500mb ridge will be
centered over the lower Mississippi Valley. This ridge will expand
to be aligned from Texas to the Carolinas by Wednesday as our
temperatures climb to at least two categories above normal
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The GFS and ECMWF models diverge in
solutions late in the week. The GFS maintains some degree of
a 500mb ridge along and east of the Mississippi while the EC flattens
the ridge Thursday and creates a trough with axis over KY and TN by
12Z Saturday. By taking the average of the various solutions late
next week, low and mid level moisture appears to be increasing and
certainly increasing POPs at the end of the week is a good choice
but only slightly on Friday over the mtns. There is a trend toward
a trough which would indicate cooler temperatures later next weekend.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
At KCLT...IFR conditions will prevail through the evening hours now
that the rain shield associated with T.S. Hermine has moved in from
the S. Wind will remain NE and gusty, but stronger winds will remain
to the S and E of the air field closer to the center of circulation
as it passes through the evening hours. We could have some MVFR
holes in the low cloud cover but cigs should not be prevailing MVFR
until 07Z or later as steady rain pulls aways to the east. Guidance
suggests an improvement to VFR but not until after the end of
operations this evening, more like 07Z, at which time we should lose
the wind gusts. VFR expected beyond this time.
Elsewhere: it is looking like the other TAF sites will remain dry.
Kept a brief period of some restrictions at KGSP and KHKY but
confidence is low. Edge of IFR/MVFR ceiling should brush past thru
late afternoon...then we will see an improvement to VFR in the
evening hours. Might see a low stratus/IFR restriction at KAVL in
the early morning hours, but stronger flow from NW in wake of
tropical system makes confidence low.
Outlook: VFR with much drier conditions are expected the latter half
of the weekend through early next week.
Confidence Table...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-18Z
KCLT Med 65% High 81% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 89% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 92% High 100% High 94% High 100%
KHKY Med 75% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 84% High 100% High 100% High 100%
KAND Med 76% 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:
www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for NCZ070>072-082.
Wind Advisory until midnight EDT tonight for NCZ082.
SC...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for SCZ009-012>014-019.
Wind Advisory until midnight EDT tonight for SCZ009-012>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...HG/PM
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...HG/PMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 250 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068-069-501>510-SCZ001>008-010-011-031900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-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- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- 250 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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...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. NCZ082-SCZ009-012>014-019-031900- UNION-YORK-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 250 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .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. NCZ070>072-031900- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- 250 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
246 PM EDT FRI SEP 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW TIGERVILLE 35.03N 82.38W
09/02/2016 GREENVILLE SC NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES ON RABBIT ROAD.
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ARKThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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