A line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved over the North Carolina foothills during the late afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. A couple of areas of isolated damaging winds along with weak tornadoes were reported as the line swept across the area.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved over the North Carolina foothills during the late afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. A couple of areas of isolated damaging winds along with weak tornadoes were reported as the line swept across the area.
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 Apr 10, 5:12 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
612 PM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into
the evening as a weak cold front crosses the region. High pressure
builds in behind the departing cold front Sunday into Monday,
leading to drier conditions. Another cold front will likely cross
the area during the middle of next week, but without much moisture
to work with, this front may struggle to produce precipitation, and
inactive weather could prevail through next Friday.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 555 PM: A deep stacked low currently located over the mid
MS Valley will pivot northeast towards the Great Lakes through the
period. The primary shortwave embedded in the surrounding upper low
is now impinging on the southern Appalachians. Though most of our
CWA has remained under fairly solid cloud cover today, 500-1000
J/kg SBCAPE is depicted across most of our Piedmont, ahead of a
band of convection associated with the shortwave. LLJ preceding it
maintains 40-50 kt of 0-3km shear; sfc flow is SSE preceding the
line and RAP hodographs are a little concerning. We've already noted
several mini supercells preceding the aforementioned band, albeit
without any severe wx so far. Expecting some wind threat still may
evolve as linear convective features take shape. Additionally,
moderate helicity values, veering at low levels, and low cloud
bases supports a very low end risk for a tornado. One other concern
in this set up are the 1"-1.5" PWAT values, upslope enhancement,
and heavy rain rates could cause minor flash flooding issues,
mainly over the Escarpment through the rest of this evening.
Now looking like precip will diminish behind the band of convection
late this evening, as the occluded front works its way into the
region. PoPs have been lowered overall after midnight. Still
think a few showers may redevelop as lapse rates improve with
base of shortwave swinging thru in the early morning; chances will
tick upward after daybreak with any diurnal heating, but overall
slight-chance PoPs look warranted in light of paltry response from
CAMs. The rest of Sunday looks warm and dry with partly cloudy
skies once the low stratus burns off. Temperatures will be in
the 60s and 70s over the mountains, while the foothills/piedmont
reach into the mid to upper 70s.
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.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 230pm EDT Saturday: Fairly quiet weather pattern for Monday
and Tuesday, with region in a dry post-frontal regime. Upper flow
flattens as trough moves eastward, with a slight rise in
thicknesses. Westerly to northwesterly surface flow behind front
continues at a brisk 10 to 20 kts on Monday, with a gradual
weakening of winds on Tuesday. Forecast soundings show a little
moistening aloft and a littler recovery of depressed dewpoints on
Tuesday, leading to some scattered clouds, and maybe an isolated
brief shower in the mountains Tuesday afternoon. Highs and lows
Monday and Tuesday look similar, and will run 5 to 10 degrees above
normal.
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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 200 PM Saturday: An upper level low north of of the Carolinas
situated over the Ohio Valley will track eastward into the western
Atlantic Tuesday night into Wednesday. The associated cold front
with this system will be east of the CWA at the start of the long
term. This cold front will continue to push eastward Tuesday evening
into Wednesday as Canadian high pressure builds in behind the FROPA
across much of the central and eastern CONUS. Global models are in
good agreement in trending drier for much of the extended forecast.
Therefore maintained a slight chance for PoPs Wednesday into Friday
in collaboration with neighboring WFOs and also due to a few models
showing isolated chances. The cold front looks to stall across the
northern Gulf of Mexico Thursday into Saturday. Meanwhile a low
pressure system tracking out of the northwestern CONUS will fracture
into multiple shortwaves. A few of these shortwaves will eject into
the central CONUS. These shortwaves will interact with the stalled
front to the south near the Gulf Coast potentially increasing rain
chances for the region towards the end of the forecast period. High
temps are expected to return to near normal or just a degree or two
below normal in the extended.
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.AVIATION /22Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
At KCLT and Elsewhere: Cigs have teetered between MVFR and IFR
over the last 12-18 hours, with some spots even at VFR occasionally.
This continues to bring low confidence in the TAFs. A more potent
deck of clouds has moved in from the southwest due to the convective
debris from the morning MCS over the Deep South. This could perhaps
limit instability, but buoyancy has developed over the Upstate and
KCLT area. Looking at the timing of occluded front and associated
peak probs for SHRA/TSRA low cigs/vsbys should be on track, but
could vary by an hour or two. Used tempo/prevailing to pick the most
likely window for TSRA at all terminals. Model guidance continued to
indicate an organized squall line with a wind shift from roughly 160
to 220 for most sites with the front itself. Brief moderate LLWS
will be possible along and just ahead of the front. IFR or lower
cigs/vsbys are likely at least for a brief period at all terminals
east of the mountains, including KCLT once the squall line pushes
off to the east overnight. Low stratus will likely stick around for
parts of the morning hours as the front slides across the CFWA
during that time. Kept IFR/MVFR cigs in through ~14Z-16Z, with
restrictions relaxing a bit and ending the TAF period with VFR
conditions and low end wind gust. Model guidance indicate vsby
restrictions over the French Broad Valley overnight into the early
morning hours, but confidence is low enough for it not to be
mentioned in the KAVL 18Z TAF, but that could change with the next
update.
Outlook: VFR conds return Sunday and prevail into early next week.
Confidence Table...
22-04Z 04-10Z 10-16Z 16-18Z
KCLT Med 65% High 80% High 82% High 97%
KGSP Med 77% Med 75% Med 72% High 100%
KAVL High 85% High 80% Low 57% High 100%
KHKY Med 77% Med 77% Low 55% High 100%
KGMU High 87% Med 75% High 82% High 100%
KAND High 92% High 80% High 90% 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 are available at
the following link:
www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MPR
NEAR TERM...CAC/Wimberley
SHORT TERM...WJM
LONG TERM...AP
AVIATION...CACHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 605 AM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-111015- 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 NC- 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-Union SC-Chester-Greenwood- 605 AM EDT Sat Apr 10 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area today, mainly from late afternoon through the evening. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible, with damaging straight line wind gusts and perhaps a brief, weak tornado being the primary threats. Higher rainfall rates associated with thunderstorms could also result in localized flash flooding, primarily in urban areas and other locations that drain poorly. Frequent cloud to ground lightning can occur with any thunderstorm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. Lane
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
610 PM EDT SAT APR 10 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW SENECA 34.71N 82.99W
04/10/2021 OCONEE SC EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED A FLIPPED CAR AND STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO A CVS ON BLUE RIDGE BLVD.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
720 PM EDT SAT APR 10 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0641 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE REIDVILLE 34.89N 82.05W
04/10/2021 SPARTANBURG SC PUBLIC
THREE HARDWOOD TREES DOWN NEAR RESIDENCE ON BROOKHAVEN
DR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
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WIMBERLEYThe Greer radar (KGSP), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:22 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms and spotters reported multiple trees and power lines blown down throughout Rutherford County. One tree fell on and damaged a barn near Ellenboro.
NWS storm survey found damage associated with a very brief, weak tornado along Scruggs Rd. Damage was primarily limited to one home and the adjacent land, with minor damage to the home as well as downed trees around the home.
NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado that touched down near the intersection of Muddy Creek Rd and Autumn View Dr. The tornado moved northeast, just west of Muddy Creek Rd, ripping the flat roof off of a shed at a home, and causing numerous trees to fall.
Media reported numerous trees blown down on Highway 181 at Bowman Ave and trees and power lines down on Highway 64 north of Morganton.
NWS storm survey reported a small area of downburst damage along Playmore Beach Rd. Numerous trees were snapped and/or uprooted from Braswell Place to just west of Celia Creek Rd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for North Carolina, 2021Warnings in North Carolina, April 2021
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: 957078, 957075, 957076, 957081, 957083.