Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 1990, 8:19 PM EDT for Gaston County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 1990, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 1990, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Gaston County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:35 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Mecklenburg, NC | |
| May 1, 9:10 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Mecklenburg, NC |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 135 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCLT 020019
SVRCLT
NCC071-119-020115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
819 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA
...GASTON
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
...MECKLENBURG
AT 815 PM EDT ... CHARLOTTE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
OVER WESTERN GASTON COUNTY AND ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE
BORDER OF GASTON AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES ... JUST NORTH OF CHARLOTTES
DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
TOWARD THE EAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL BRING THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN GASTON COUNTY AND CENTRAL MECKLENBURG
COUNTY BEFORE 9 PM EDT.
CLARK
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 1, 6:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SCZ001>004-012300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREER SC 600 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT... NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER THE UPSTATE AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE... WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE APPROACHING THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE UPSTATE AROUND 8 PM EDT. BUT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS MAIN LINE AT ANY TIME. PEOPLE IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ROBBINS CORRECTION FOR HEADING TIME.
Special weather statement, May 1, 6:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
NCZ007- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 600 PM EDT TUE MAY 01 1990 ... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WATCH INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO ... CLEVELAND ... CATAWBA ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... CABARRUS ... STANLY ... UNION ... ANSON ... MONTGOMERY ... RICHMOND ... IREDELL ... AND ROWAN COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE ... YORK ... CHESTER ... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 6 PM EDT ... CHARLOTTE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN COVERING MOST OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE MOST ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME WESTERN RUTHERFORD ... WESTERN BURKE ... AND EXTENDING INTO WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY ... JUST NORTH OF HICKORY ... ALL IN NORTH CAROLINA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY TO NEAR MT. AIRY ... JUST SOUTH OF THE VIRGINIA BORDER. ALL OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS AND PEOPLE IN THEIR PATH SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AROUND 730 PM EDT. CLARK
Special weather statement, May 1, 6:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
NCZ007-NCZ008-NCZ013-012330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 600 PM EDT TUE MAY 01 1990 ... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WATCH INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO ... CLEVELAND ... CATAWBA ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... CABARRUS ... STANLY ... UNION ... ANSON ... MONTGOMERY ... RICHMOND ... IREDELL ... AND ROWAN COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE ... YORK ... CHESTER ... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 6 PM EDT ... CHARLOTTE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN COVERING MOST OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE MOST ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EXTREME WESTERN RUTHERFORD ... WESTERN BURKE ... AND EXTENDING INTO WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY ... JUST NORTH OF HICKORY ... ALL IN NORTH CAROLINA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTY TO NEAR MT. AIRY ... JUST SOUTH OF THE VIRGINIA BORDER. ALL OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS AND PEOPLE IN THEIR PATH SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AROUND 730 PM EDT. CLARK
Special weather statement, May 1, 7:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
NCZ007-NCZ008-NCZ013-020030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 01 1990 ... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE WATCH INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO ... CLEVELAND ... CATAWBA ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... CABARRUS ... STANLY ... UNION ... ANSON ... MONTGOMERY ... RICHMOND ... IREDELL ... AND ROWAN COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE ... YORK ... CHESTER ... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AT 7PM EDT CHARLOTTE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER NORTHWESTERN GASTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. STILL A THIRD THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY...ALL IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL BRING THESE STORMS OVER THE TOWN OF SHELBY IN CLEVELAND COUNTY...INTO LINCOLNTON IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND INTO HICKORY AND CATAWBA COUNTY BEFORE 730 PM EDT. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORM SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SHORTLY AFTER 6 PM EDT THE CLEVELAND COUNTY POLICE ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THIS TIME. AT 7PM EDT SMALL HAI L WAS REPORTED FALLING IN THE TOWN OF BOILING SPRINGS IN CLEVELAND COUNTY. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AROUND 830 PM EDT. MATT
Special weather statement, May 1, 7:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SCZ001>004-020000 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 700 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 655 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER JUST NORTH OF SPARTANBURG AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND COULD BE MOVING INTO THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT THIRTY MINUTES. THESE STORMS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA HAVE PRODUCED SOME WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL DURING THE PAST COUPLE HOURS. PEOPLE IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...INTENSE LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ROBBINS
Local storm report, May 1, 7:24 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
724 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 1990
722 PM EDT NICKLE HAIL NORTH OF FINGERVILLE EXTREME NORTHERN
SPARTANBURG COUNTY.
JONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 53 min |
| May 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 53 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.