Scattered thunderstorms developed over north and central Georgia during mid and late afternoon and gradually organized into a line of storms as it moved across Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. Several of the storms strengthened to severe levels as the line moved into the central part of the Upstate during mid and late evening.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over north and central Georgia during mid and late afternoon and gradually organized into a line of storms as it moved across Upstate South Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. Several of the storms strengthened to severe levels as the line moved into the central part of the Upstate during mid and late evening.
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 24, 4:05 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 414 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-252015- 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-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union- 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-York- Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood- 414 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to cross the area this evening and tonight, entering the mountains around 6pm; moving southeastward; and exiting the forecast area by midnight. Some of these storms may have damaging wind gusts, with large hail a secondary concern; along with cloud-to-ground lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, or flash flooding to our office.
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National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
732 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019
NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-062-064-065-250000-
Buncombe NC-Transylvania NC-Haywood NC-Yancey NC-Henderson NC-
Madison NC-Mitchell NC-Avery NC-Northern Jackson NC-Macon NC-
732 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019
...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MACON...
TRANSYLVANIA...NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...CENTRAL JACKSON...MADISON...
MITCHELL...AVERY...EASTERN HAYWOOD...BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES
UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated the leading edge of a cluster
of thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of
Erwin to 11 miles southwest of Burnsville to 5 miles east of
Franklin, and moving east at 40 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Downtown Asheville, Hendersonville, Brevard, Spruce Pine,
Waynesville, Burnsville, Marshall, Newland, Beech Mountain and East
Asheville.
Wind gusts up to 50 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.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
western North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3628 8190 3612 8181 3598 8186 3599 8188
3570 8229 3559 8229 3554 8220 3507 8276
3505 8306 3529 8292 3523 8322 3506 8317
3505 8315 3511 8339 3606 8262 3597 8261
3598 8251 3616 8222 3612 8203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 278DEG 34KT 3622 8235 3583 8247 3516 8328
RWHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
745 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019
SCZ002-003-005>007-250030-
Pickens Mountains SC-Greater Pickens SC-Greenville Mountains SC-
Spartanburg SC-Greater Greenville SC-
745 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM
EDT...
At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pickens, moving east at 25 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Greenville Downtown, Spartanburg, Easley, Pickens, Greer, Taylors,
Berea, Boiling Springs SC, Travelers Rest and Liberty.
Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail 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.
The combination of gusty winds and saturated soil conditions will
cause scattered trees and power lines to fall. Seek shelter inside an
interior room.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
western North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.
LAT...LON 3497 8276 3519 8190 3518 8187 3508 8182
3494 8178 3479 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 257DEG 21KT 3490 8267
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</html>The Greer radar (KGSP), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms reported several trees blown down across Fairview Road and Cash Road west of Gaffney and additional trees down on Goldmine Springs Rd in town.
Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down across western Laurens County, from the Ekom community to Waterloo to east of Cross Hill.
Media reported a large tree and power lines blown down on Roper Mountain Extension near Pelham Rd. Highway patrol reported another tree down at Pelham Rd and Meadow Wood Dr.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2019
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: 839458, 839459, 839460.