Tornado Warning 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Issued

Jun 4, 1992, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 1992, 3:15 PM EDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area

Whole counties

County Cleveland County, NC

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TTAA00 KCLT 041836
TORCLT
NCC045-041915-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC
235 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  315 PM EDT
FOR EVERYONE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA
 
   ...CLEVELAND COUNTY
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR CLEVELAND COUNTY
HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TORNADO WARNING. THE TORNADO HAD LIFTED BACK
INTO THE CLOUDS AT THE TIME THE EARLIER WARNING WAS ISSUED BUT AMATEUR
RADIO OPERATORS HAVE AGAIN OBSERVED A TORNADO. THE LATEST SIGHTING OF
THE TORNADO WAS AT ABOUT 233 PM EDT. MOBILE HOMES HAVE BEEN TURNED
OVER WITH THIS TORNADO.
 
EVERYONE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIFE. THE BEST PLACE TO BE IS IN BASEMENT.
IF THERE IS NONE AVAILABLE GO TO A SMALL ROOM NEAR THE CENTER OF A
BUILDING... GROUND FLOOR IF POSSIBLE. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND CHEST.

In the hours before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1205 PM EDT THU JUN 04 1992

DATE/TIME
 (EDT)
04/1130  (TIME ESTIMATED) LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLED ONE MAN IN
         DUNCAN AREA. REPORTED BY WSPA TV-7.

NCZ009-010-012-007-013-041845-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
1248 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1992

...HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

AT 1230 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF RAIN..SOME OF IT
HEAVY ENTENDING FROM SOUTHERN HENDERSON AND POLK COUNTIES NORTHWARD
INTO MADISON..YANCEY..MITCHELL..AVERY AND WATAUGA COUNTIES.  IT WAS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN WATUAGA COUNTY REPORTED AT 1230PM
THAT THERE WAS SOME MINOR FLOODING OF THE WATAUGA RIVER IN THE FOSCOE
COMMUNITY OF WATAUGA COUNTY.  THE RIVER WAS APPROACHING BANKFUL IN
OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

ELSEWHERE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOME MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND
ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR AS THE HEAVY RAIN MOVES THROUGH.

THE RAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING TO THE NORTH.  AT THE
ASHEVILLE AIRPORT MORE THAN ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN FELL AS THE FRONT
MOVED THROUGH THIS AREA.

PERSONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR HEAVY
RAIN DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING DEVELOPS
HM

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