Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1990, 7:04 PM EDT for Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1990, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1990, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lincoln County, NC
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1042 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCLT 222308
SVRCLT
NCC109-230000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
704 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA
...LINCOLN
AT 705 PM EDT NATIONAL SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
OVER WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY JUST WEST OF LINCOLNTON. THE STORM WAS
MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
MATTWhat 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, Jun 22, 3:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SCZ001>004-222030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 342 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 330 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS SOUTHEAST CHEROKEE COUNTY. THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICE IN GAFFNEY REPORTED THAT GUSTY WINDS HAD BLOWN DOWN SOME SMALL LIMBS IN THE GAUCHER COMMUNITY AND THAT LIGHTNING HAD BEEN SETTING OFF ALARMS IN THE SAME AREA. THE STORM WAS VERY SLOWLY EAST AND COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL FLOODING. EARLIER STORMS IN LAURENS COUNTY PRODUCED SOME WIND DAMAGE. ABOUT 235 PM A NUMBER OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN EAST OF WARE SHOALS AND NEAR HICKORY TAVERN. AND ABOUT 250 PM A LARGE LIMB OR TREE FELL ACROSS A CAR IN THE CITY OF LAURENS. LISTEN FOR LATER INFORMATION. JONES
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 400 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH EXTENDS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA... CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... CATAWBA... MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... UNION... ANSON... STANLY AND MONTGOMERY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT... ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CAROLINAS INCLUDING RICHMOND COUNTY IN THE SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 OCLOCK.... AT 400 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER GASTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM OVER CHEROKEE COUNTY HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE 355 PM BUT WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 500 PM EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WORSEN. MATT
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 400 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ///CORRECTION FOR CHEROKEE CO SOUTH CAROLINA/// ...ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH EXTENDS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA... CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... CATAWBA... MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... UNION... ANSON... STANLY AND MONTGOMERY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT... ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CAROLINAS INCLUDING RICHMOND COUNTY IN THE SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 OCLOCK.... AT 400 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER GASTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM OVER CHEROKEE COUNTY HAD DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE 355 PM BUT WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 500 PM EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WORSEN. MATT
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-230100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 500 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH EXTENDED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA... CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... CATAWBA... MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... UNION... ANSON... STANLY AND MONTGOMERY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CAROLINAS INCLUDING RICHMOND COUNTY IN THE SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA ... EXPIRED AS OF 500 PM EDT. AT 500 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER GASTON ... MECKLENBURG ... AND CLEVELAND COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. SINCE 400 PM EDT ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA HAD DISSIPATED AND THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAD DECREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 700 P.M EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WORSEN. MATT
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:11 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA... CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... CATAWBA... MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... UNION... ANSON... STANLY AND MONTGOMERY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT... AT 600 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REDEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY AT 600PM WAS OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WOULD BRING THE STORM INTO NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY BY 630PM. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOPE SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS IS STILL QUITE UwNSTABLE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 745 PM EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WORSEN. STEWART
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 6:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-232345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 650 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA... CLEVELAND... GASTON... LINCOLN... CATAWBA... MECKLENBURG... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... UNION... ANSON... STANLY AND MONTGOMERY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 TONIGHT... AT 650 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY AT 650PM WAS OVER THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA... OVER EXTREME NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY AND WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL LIKELY BRING THE STORM FROM CLEVELAND COUNTY INTO WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY BY ABOUT 705 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS IS STILL QUITE UNSTABLE. STAY TUNED TO YOUR RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 750 PM EDT UNLESS CONDITIONS WORSEN. MATT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.