Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 1993, 6:13 PM EST for Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 1993, 6:13 PM EST (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 1993, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Transylvania County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAVL 312314 RRA TORAVL NCC175-312345- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 613 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ASHEVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA ...TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY AT 610 PM EST...TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. TORNDADOES IN THE SOUTH ARE HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF RAIN...LOW CLOUDS...AND TREES. TAKE COVER NOW...DO NOT TRY TO WAIT ON THE STORM AND DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN IT.
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, Mar 31, 4:11 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SCZ001-002-004-312300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 405 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES MOST OF UPSTATE UNTIL 900 PM EST... AT 350 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE GAINING STRENGTH STEADILY AND SEEMED TO BE BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. AT THE CURRENT PACE OF DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT...STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN UPSTATE COUNTIES AROUND 600 PM OR A LITTLE EARLIER. THIS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...ANY TORNADOES WHICH DEVELOP FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD BE VERY DAMAGING. UPSTATE SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD PREPARE TO ACTIVATE ON SHORT NOTICE. PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LISTEN TO LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THERE IS SOME TIME TO BRUSH UP ON TORNADO SAFETY RULES...BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY OR IF TORNADOES OR DAMAGING WINDS ARE OBSERVED. JONES
Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:11 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
510 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993
DATE/TIME EVENT
445 PM EST CHEROKEE COUNTY EOC REPORTS HAIL UP TO GOLF-BALL
SIZE IN SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY. HAIL MARBLE TO
NICKLE SIZE COVERED THE GROUND WEST OF MURPHY TO A
REPORTED DEPTH OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
RCJSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 5:13 PM EST, 1 hour before
NCZ007-008-014-312300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 515 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MECKLENBURG... CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... GASTON... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABBARRUS... STANLY... ANSON... UNION... RICHMOND... AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE...YORK... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CATAWBA COUNTY THIS EVENING... AT 510 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT REGIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND ALSO CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. TORNADOES... LARGE HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 PM. GK
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 5:54 PM EST, 19 minutes before
NCZ007-008-014-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 555 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MECKLENBURG... CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... GASTON... IREDELL... ROWAN... CABARRUS... STANLY... ANSON... UNION... RICHMOND... AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE...YORK... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CATAWBA COUNTY THIS EVENING... AT 550 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND PIEDMONT REGIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. A LINE OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. TORNADOES... LARGE HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE TORNADO WATCH AREAS. YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 700 PM. GK
Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:05 PM EST, 8 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
605 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993
DATE/TIME EVENT
550 PM EST GRAHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HAIL FROM
DIME TO PENNY S2IZE IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
RCJLocal storm report, Mar 31, 6:06 PM EST, 7 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 605 PM EST WED MAR 31 1993 541 PM LONG CREEK OCONEE COUNTY...MARBLE TO QUARTER HAIL...DEPUTY. 558 PM WALHALLA OCONEE ..GOLFBALL HAIL...DEPUTY. WAJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:23 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 4:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 4:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 5:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Clay, Macon | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 5:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Graham | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk | 63 min |
Nearby
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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.