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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

Local Storm Reports for the 24 hour period beginning 14 October 2014

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1100 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 E TUCKASEGEE          35.27N 83.05W
10/14/2014                   JACKSON            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL
            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT LAKEVIEW ROAD NEAR CANADA
            ROAD.

0720 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 SW MORGANTON          35.66N 81.80W
10/14/2014                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA
            TREE DOWN AT 5460 HWY 64 IN BURKE COUNTY, NC.

0755 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TOCCOA                  34.58N 83.32W
10/14/2014                   STEPHENS           GA   911 CALL CENTER
            SCATTERED TREES DOWN AROUND THE CITY OF TOCCOA.

0755 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EASTANOLEE              34.52N 83.26W
10/14/2014                   STEPHENS           GA   911 CALL CENTER
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND EASTANOLEE WITH TREES DOWN ON
            POWER LINES AT FREEMAN CREEK ROAD.

0855 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SIX MILE                34.81N 82.82W
10/14/2014                   PICKENS            SC   PUBLIC
            FIVE TREES AND LARGE LIMBS FROM SURROUNDING TREES DOWN.
            TIME ASSOCIATED FROM RADAR DATA. REPORT FROM SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

1140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW PAULINE           34.76N 81.90W
10/14/2014                   SPARTANBURG        SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL
            A TREE DOWN ON MARSHALL TUCKER ROAD NEAR OLD MILLS BRIDGE
            ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

1142 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE SPARTANBURG       35.01N 81.89W
10/14/2014                   SPARTANBURG        SC   COUNTY OFFICIAL
            A TREE DOWN ON CASEY CREEK RD NEAR CHEROKEE CIRCLE.

0130 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     MOORESBORO              35.30N 81.70W
10/14/2014                   CLEVELAND          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER WITNESSED A FUNNEL CLOUD...APPEARED WELL
            OFF THE SURFACE.

0210 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     8 SE VALDESE            35.66N 81.46W
10/14/2014                   BURKE              NC   PUBLIC
            REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD SE OF VALDEZE, NC.

0234 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 NW HICKORY            35.78N 81.40W
10/14/2014                   CALDWELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER
            LIKELY FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN OVER WAL-MART IN GRANITE FALLS.

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 E BREVARD             35.24N 82.63W
10/14/2014                   TRANSYLVANIA       NC   OTHER FEDERAL
            WATER WAS COVERING A PORTION OF CASCADE LAKE ROAD

0830 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S HENDERSONVILLE      35.31N 82.46W
10/14/2014                   HENDERSON          NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            SOUTH KING AND SOUTH GROVE STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
            FROM MUD CREEK.

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE HENDERSONVILLE     35.38N 82.41W
10/14/2014                   HENDERSON          NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL
            CLEAR CREEK OVERRAN ITS BANK AND FLOODED FRUITLAND ROAD.

0850 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG OLD FORT                35.63N 82.18W
10/14/2014                   MCDOWELL           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR
            MEDIA RELAYED EM REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
            DOWN AT HIGHWAY 226 AND BAT CAVE RD.

0850 PM     TORNADO          5 WNW THERMAL CITY      35.54N 82.06W
10/14/2014                   MCDOWELL           NC   NWS STORM SURVEY
            A SURVEY TEAM FROM WFO GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG DETERMINED
            THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED DURING THE EVENING HOURS OF
            14 OCTOBER 2014. THE TORNADO WAS ABOUT 350 FT WIDE AND
            HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 4 TENTHS OF A MILE.

0903 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE OLD FORT          35.61N 82.16W
10/14/2014                   MCDOWELL           NC   EMERGENCY MNGR
            MEDIA RELAYED EM REPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON A TRAILER ON
            BAT CAVE RD.

0908 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WSW BUSICK            35.75N 82.22W
10/14/2014                   YANCEY             NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL
            SOUTH TOE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH TOE
            RIVER.

1004 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW MORGANTON         35.67N 81.73W
10/14/2014                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA
            TREES BLOWN DOWN ON DUCKWORTH CIRCLE.

1008 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E MORGANTON           35.73N 81.62W
10/14/2014                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA
            SIX TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR DREXEL ROAD AND HWY 70 IN THE
            DREXEL COMMUNITY.

1200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CLAYTON                 34.88N 83.40W
10/14/2014                   RABUN              GA   NEWSPAPER
            NEWSPAPER REPORTER INDICATED THAT A LOCAL UTILITY COMPANY
            REPORTED 77 TREES DOWN ACROSS RABUN COUNTY ON TUESDAY.
            THE MAJORITY OF THE TREES WERE DOWNED BY A COMBINATION OF
            GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL.

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