A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved quickly across across north Georgia during the early evening. The storms produced multiple areas of damaging wind gusts.
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A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved quickly across across north Georgia during the early evening. The storms produced multiple areas of damaging wind gusts.
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 7, 1:41 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 241 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, some of which could become severe. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible again Sunday before a brief lull develops Monday. Unsettled weather returns Monday night into Tuesday before another lull develops on Wednesday and potentially lingers into Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Key Messages... 1. Confidence is increasing as to the threat of severe thunderstorms this evening across northeast GA, southwest NC, and the western Upstate of SC. 2. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts with the passage of a squall line. 3. Hot temperatures into the lower 90s east of the mountains. As of 245 PM: Confidence keeps slowly increasing that a squall line of thunderstorms will affect at least the western third of the fcst area this evening, with damaging wind gusts being the main threat. We have been watching a QLCS move across nrn MS/middle TN into northern AL through early afternoon and it keeps ingesting convection out ahead of it and gradually organizing. Expect the QLCS to further consolidate as it moves east at a fairly good clip into the late afternoon. The HRRR has been fairly consistent with moving this feature across northern AL and northwest GA/southeast TN, then reaching the fcst area around 22Z. The 12Z run of the HREF shows better agreement among the various CAMs with this QLCS scenario unfolding into the early evening. We already have a good corridor/gradient of 1500-3000 J/kg of sfc-based CAPE between the ongoing QLCS and western NC/northeast GA, so I see no reason why the QLCS wouldn't reach the fcst area, still producing wind damage. The area west of I-26 should anticipate being put in a Severe Tstm Watch at some point in fairly short order and plan accordingly. Precip probs were adjusted to account for the timing of the squall line. As to how far east it would make it, most of the guidance has it weakening as it tracks east across the fcst area thru late evening, but it should not be a surprise if it holds together all the way to I-77. We will of course be monitoring and gearing up for the severe threat. Meanwhile, some widely scattered showers and storms will develop and move east across the fcst area. Temps will be seasonally hot and humid. After the storms move east and weaken, the HRRR has latched onto the idea of a second round of mainly elevated showers and storms developing/moving across the southern half of the fcst area, in addition to whatever develops/lingers along the TN border. Precip probs extend further into the overnight, but are still allowed to wane toward daybreak Sunday. Low temps will be mild. For Sunday, much uncertainty as to the amount of convective development, with so much convective debris cloudiness lingering thru the morning. The CAMs show relatively sparse coverage across most of the fcst area, so precip probs may need to be cut back on later issuances. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... As of 100 PM EDT Saturday... Key Messages: 1) Drier Sunday Night into Monday 2) Unsettled Weather Returns Monday Night into Tuesday 3) Near to Above Normal Temps Expected Early Next Week Drier conditions will develop behind a departing cold front Sunday night into Monday but this will be short-lived as moisture returns Monday night into Tuesday as the front stalls across the Carolinas and as another cold front approaches out of the west. The second front will push across the forecast are late Tuesday into Tuesday night keeping shower and thunderstorm chances around. Went lower than the NBM for PoPs through the period as the NBM has been consistently running too high the last few days. Capped PoPs to chance through the period with high-res guidance and global model guidance trending drier for early next week. Lows each night will be a few to several degrees above normal. Highs on Monday will end up a few degrees above normal, ending up near normal on Tuesday. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 130 PM EDT Saturday... Key Messages: 1) Trending Drier Wednesday into Thursday 2) Unsettled Weather Returns Friday into Saturday 3) Above Normal Temps Expected The aforementioned cold front in the short term should be east of the forecast area early Wednesday morning but will stall across the central Carolinas through the remainder of the period. Drier conditions will develop behind the front on Wednesday and may even linger into Thursday. Shower and thunderstorm chances should return again Friday into Saturday as the stalled frontal boundary nudges westward. Highs each day will end up a few degrees above normal, with lows each night remaining a few to several degrees above normal. && .AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... At KCLT and elsewhere: For the remainder of the afternoon...VFR at all terminals with a SW to W wind and occasional gusts. Convective clouds with bases generally 035 to 060. Won't rule out a stray shower. Our main concern is the model depiction of a squall line moving west to east across the fcst area this evening. Upstream radars show the line organizing as it moves into middle TN and nrn AL at this time, with a corridor of instability extending eastward into the Carolinas for this feature to exploit into the evening. Confidence continues to increase that it will affect at least the western terminals at some point during the middle part of the evening, so TEMPOs were used at those spots. Still sketchy as to survival as far east as KCLT, so a PROB30 was kept there. A new development in the guidance is for a second round of elevated showers and storms thru the early morning hours. We approach that development cautiously with a PROB30 in the I-85 corridor. If that fails to happen, then some low cloud/vis restrictions become a better possibility. Wind should remain SW. The activity should weaken and move east by daybreak. For Sunday, another round of scattered thunderstorms will be possible from midday onward. Wind should be SW and gusty once again. Outlook: An active period is expected with scattered diurnal showers and thunderstorms each day along with the potential for late night/early morning fog/low stratus restrictions. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. NC...None. SC...None. && SYNOPSIS...AR NEAR TERM...PM SHORT TERM...AR LONG TERM...AR AVIATION...PM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 311 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008- 009-012>014-019-103-106>109-081915- Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe- Catawba-Rowan-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- Cherokee-York-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-Greenville Mountains- Central Greenville-Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg- Southern Spartanburg- 311 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A strong line of showers and thunderstorms will track across the area this evening with another round possible overnight. The greatest chance for severe weather will be across the southern North Carolina mountains, northeast Georgia, and the western South Carolina Upstate. Outside of these areas, confidence on the severe weather threat remains low as activity is expected to gradually weaken as it pushes east across the forecast area. Damaging wind gusts will be the main hazard with any severe storms that develop. However, an isolated, brief tornado cannot be entirely ruled out, mainly along and west of I-26. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports of damaging winds and tornadoes to our office. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ010-011-101- 102-104-105-081915- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Swain-Haywood-Graham- Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Anderson- Abbeville-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greater Oconee- Greater Pickens- 311 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 386 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to forward any reports damaging winds and tornadoes to our office. AR
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 228 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-509-510- SCZ010>012-019-101>109-072200- Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Madison-Swain- Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson- Transylvania-Henderson-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Anderson- Abbeville-Laurens-Greenwood-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains- Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens- Central Greenville-Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg- Southern Spartanburg- Including the cities of Clayton, Pine Mountain, Mountain City, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Clarkesville, Hollywood, Boydville, Toccoa, Royston, Gumlog, Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Canon, Hartwell, Nuberg, Reed Creek, Elberton, Fortsonia, Middleton, Ruckersville, Faust, Mars Hill, Marshall, Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck, Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Luada, Wesser, Waynesville, Waterville, Canton, Cruso, Cove Creek, Asheville, Black Mountain, Candler, Robbinsville, Stecoah, Cullowhee, Tuckasegee, Sylva, Franklin, Rainbow Springs, Kyle, Highlands, Wolf Mountain, Cashiers, Brevard, Cedar Mountain, Little River, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Saluda, Tryon, Columbus, Mill Spring, Anderson, Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Laurens, Clinton, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Mountain Rest, Rocky Bottom, Glassy Mountain, Seneca, Walhalla, Oakway, Westminster, Easley, Dacusville, Clemson, Greenville, Taylors, Greer, Berea, Mauldin, Fork Shoals, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Boiling Springs Sc, Fingerville, Duncan, Lyman, Landrum, Wellford, Inman, and Spartanburg 228 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 ...CONFIDENCE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT INCREASING OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA..AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE..AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THIS EVENING... A squall line of thunderstorms taking shape off to the west will move toward the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this afternoon. With hot temperatures and plenty of instability, this line should hold together and reach southwest North Carolina by around 6 pm, extreme northeast Georgia by around 7 pm, and the western part of the Upstate shortly thereafter. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is anticipated for parts of the region. People with outdoor plans this evening, be on the lookout for severe thunderstorms coming in from the west. The main threat looks to be strong and damaging wind gusts. Be especially watchful if you are going to be out on the lakes or hiking in the mountains as these storms may come up on your location quickly. Take action to get in a safe place if warnings are issued. PM
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
601 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025
NCZ051-058-062-072245-
Graham NC-Swain NC-Macon NC-
601 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN MACON...SOUTHWESTERN
SWAIN AND GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Madisonville to 7 miles
southwest of Murphy. Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Lake
Santeetlah, Fontana Lake, Nantahala Lake, Fontana Village, Smoky
Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Stecoah, and Kyle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
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LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8402 3552 8388 3553 8382
3556 8377 3557 8367 3500 8349 3500 8352
3515 8365 3515 8374 3519 8371 3520 8373
3523 8369 3526 8371 3524 8376 3525 8385
3522 8396 3523 8400 3531 8404 3535 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 263DEG 38KT 3534 8422 3500 8412
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ARKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
611 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025
GAZ010-017-072300-
Rabun GA-Habersham GA-
611 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles west of Hiawassee to near Dahlonega.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Clayton, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto,
Mountain City, Tiger, and Dillard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8365 3488 8366 3491 8363 3492 8360
3494 8360 3495 8355 3499 8355 3499 8326
3449 8346 3449 8354 3445 8359 3446 8363
3450 8367 3454 8362 3460 8365 3462 8364
3465 8366 3473 8362 3477 8363 3480 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 272DEG 26KT 3493 8384 3454 8396
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ARKThe Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reported several trees blown down in Alto and vicinity, including multiple trees blown down across Highway 23. Additionally, a tree was blown down on a vehicle and several transformers were blown in Cornelia and vicinity.
Public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county, especially along the Highway 17 corridor south of Toccoa.
Public reported trees blown down in the Canon area.
Public reported trees blown down and a small shed destroyed in the Royston area.
Public reported multiple trees blown down in the Gumlog and Tugaloo State Park areas.
Emergency manager and utility company reported multiple trees and power lines blown down throughout Hart County. A chicken house was also destroyed.
Utility company and public (via Social Media) reported multiple trees and power lines blown down north of Elberton, including on Highway 77.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2025
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: 1277677, 1277684, 1277697, 1277699, 1277688, 1277691, 1277695.