AROUND 6:00 IN GREENE COUNTY NC,A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHED.I NOTICED A LOW GREENISH BROWN WALL CLOUD
COMMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST.IT PASSED OVER ME AND HAD VERY
RAPID ROTATION.
I SHOULD HAVE RAN,BUT I WAS GLUED TO THE SPOT!
> Well here's the report.
>
> I had seen this on radar, and figured I had an hour...nope...close
> but no burrito!
>
>
> Storm BLASTED through here at 50 MPH. I thought I had time to get to
> the laundrette....I almost made it. Got up on Platt Springs by NCR
> and could see clear behind the D A R K......hey it's swhooshed
> circular with BIG rain shaft in middle like a powerful meso...hey
> it's a FAKE meso! No thunder lightning....cameras in car to record
> the last moment........[rotfl] ah see the rain coming up... a core
> punch....<G> Suddenly visibility drops to ZERO in really heavy rain
> and strong winds...gust in the mid 40's! Finally break free. Water is
> standing... actually flowing downhill 4 inches deep at Caroline
> Square.
>
> Rain stats.... .28 total, .23 in under 10 minutes. Wind Damage in
> Sumter and Darlington county. Eastern COASTAL NC could have some
> very strong storms...much more unstable AND temps were in the low
> 80's!
>
> Cleared off here, NC / SC / GA mountains have SNOW FLURRIES in
> forecast.
>
> Powell
>
> NNNN
>
>
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> powell{at}conterra.com
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