Isolated thunderstorms developed over the South Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and moved southeast. One storm produced brief damaging winds and large hail across northern Greenville County.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms developed over the South Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon and moved southeast. One storm produced brief damaging winds and large hail across northern Greenville County.
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 19, 6:37 PM EST, 19 hours 35 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 419 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-036-048>053-056-058-059-062>065-068-069- 501>510-SCZ001>003-202030- Rabun-Habersham-Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell- Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-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- 419 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop across the mountains through the evening. Isolated storms may reach severe levels and produce large hail and damaging winds. Otherwise, the main threats will be cloud- to-ground lightning and torrential downpours. Locally heavy rainfall due to slow-moving storms may cause isolated flooding. .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. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ037-057-070>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-202030- Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Davie-Rowan-Gaston-Mecklenburg- Cabarrus-Union-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville- Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester- Greenwood- 419 PM EDT Tue Jun 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop across the Piedmont this evening. The main threats from these storms include cloud-to-ground lighting, small hail, torrential downpours, and gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. ..Wednesday...Excessive heat possible. Heat index values will reach 100 to 105 across most of the Piedmont of the Carolinas and Northeast Georgia. ..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. JPT
The Greer radar (KGSP), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Park employee reported multiple trees blown down in the area around North Saluda Reservoir.
Park service employee reported nickel to quarter size hail at Camp Old Indian.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 768684, 768678.