Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 1991, 7:03 PM EDT for Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 29, 1991, 7:03 PM EDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 1991, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Greenwood County, SC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:17 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Greenwood, SC | |
| Apr 29, 7:35 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Greenwood, SC |
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
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 466 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGSP 292305 TORGSP SCC047-292330- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 703 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CAROLINA ...EASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN REPORTED BY POLICE WHO ARE FOLLOWING IT EAST OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD MOVING TOWARD THE EAST. PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO YOUR BASEMENT...THE CENTER OF BUILDINGS...COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT GO NEAR DOORS OR WINDOWS. GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING OR A DITCH.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Apr 29, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-292230- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 530 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT. ... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CATAWBA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AS OF 530 PM EDT... AT 530 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF ... CATAWBA ... IREDELL AND UNION. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ... HEAVY DOWNPOURS ... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. AT 525 PM EDT AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL OVER EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTY NEAR INTERSTATE 40. EVERYONE IN THESE COUNTIES ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THESE STORMS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM EDT. MATT
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
NCZ007-009-010-011-012-013-292230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 532 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH TIL 11 PM EDT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF...ASHE...AVERY...BURKE...BUNCOMBE... CALDWELL...HENDERSON...JACKSON...MADISON...MCDOWELL...MITCHELL...POLK... RUTHERFORD...TRANSYLVANIA...WATUAGA AND YANCEY... AT 530 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE FOOTHILLS FROM 15 TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF TRYON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE WERE MOVING THROUGH UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS PATH WILL TAKE THESE STORMS INTO SOUTHEAST TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY AND ALL OF SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY BY 6 PM EDT. PEOPLE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER AND IN HENDERSONVILLE SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THESE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PASSED. REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS CAN QUICKLY FLOOD URBAN STREETS...SMALL STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. CARPENTER
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:30 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-292330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 630 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT... AT 625 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF GASTON ... CLEVELAND ... AND LINCOLN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ALSO INDICATED CLUSTERS OF STRONG PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS ... FROM NORTH OF SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA EXTENDING SOUTH. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. IF THESE STORMS CONTINUE THEIR PRESENT MOVEMENT THEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD AND INTO CLEVELAND COUNTY BY AROUND 700 PM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE SPARTANBURG AREA WERE CONTINUING THEIR NORTHEAST MOVEMENT AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHEROKEE BY AROUND 730 PM EDT. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD SEVERE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS ... STRONG GUSTY WINDS ... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. EVERYONE IN THESE COUNTIES ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THESE STORMS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 PM EDT. MATT
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:46 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
644 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991
640 PM EDT HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR
COOLEY SPRINGS IN NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA.Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:48 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
647 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991
647 PM EDT HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED THREE-QUARTER INCH
HAIL NEAR COOLEY SPRINGS IN NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA.Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
655 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991
650 PM EDT NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED GOLF BALL HAIL FINGERVILLE
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY.
JONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 58 min |
| Apr 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 7:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 4 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 1991Every tornado warning in 1991Tornadoes in 1991
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.