Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 27, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 1994, 1:48 AM EDT for Anderson County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 1:48 AM EDT (05:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Anderson County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGSP 270549 TORGSP SCC007-077-270630- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 148 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CAROLINA ...NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY...SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY RADAR SHOWED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN PICKENS AND AFFECT AREAS NEAR PENDLETON..EASLEY..AND CLEMSON. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 35 MPH. THIS IS A SECOND TORNADO WARNING FOR PICKNES COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW!!! TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. GET TO A PLACE OF SAFETY NOW!! STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS...BUT GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND CARS. IF DAMAGE OCCURS NEAR YOU...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK AROUND IN THE DARK. THERE MAY BE DOWNED POWER LINES. LEFKOF/GSP x
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, Jun 27, 12:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
NCZALL-270515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 1217 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR POLK...HENDERSON...RUTHERFORD... JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM... AT 1215 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM HENDERSON COUNTY TO EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE EMBEDDED IN A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT RAIN. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. IN PISGAH FOREST...OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE IFLOWS SYSTEM OF REMOTE RAIN GAGES SINCE 1100 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. TORNADOES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SPOT AT NIGHT...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SAFE AREAS IN A HOME INCLUDE BASEMENTS...SMALL INTERIOR ROOMS...AND BATHROOMS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO ANDF TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-270500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 1210 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...CORRECTED FOR COUNTY LISTING IN HEADER... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... GASTON... IREDELL... MECKLENBURG... ROWAN... CABARRUS... AND UNION COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 1208 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREMELY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THE MOST UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FOR POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF WARNINGS. GK
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:05 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-280600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 105 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... GASTON... IREDELL... MECKLENBURG... ROWAN... CABARRUS... AND UNION COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 100 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED INTO CENTRAL CATAWBA AND NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREMELY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. ANY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... DAMAGING HAIL... AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THE MOST UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FOR POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF WARNINGS. GK
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:06 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-280600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 105 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR CLEVELAND... CATAWBA... LINCOLN... GASTON... IREDELL... MECKLENBURG... ROWAN... CABARRUS... AND UNION COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND CHEROKEE... YORK... CHESTER... AND LANCASTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 100 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED INTO CENTRAL CATAWBA AND NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREMELY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. ANY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS... DAMAGING HAIL... AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THE MOST UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FOR POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF WARNINGS. GK
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:33 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
NCZ053-055-034-060-061-058-065-059-063-062-054-066-067-270630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 133 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM EDT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR POLK...HENDERSON...RUTHERFORD... JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EDT... AT 115 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM MCDOWELL COUNTY NEAR MARION ACROSS BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES NEAR THE ASHEVILLE AIRPORT TO TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NEAR ROSMAN. MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. EARLIER IN THE EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING IN THE ANDREWS AREA AND BLEW SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF THE HIWASSEE DAM. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...BE READY TO MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. &
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:35 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
NCZ053-055-034-060-061-058-065-059-063-062-054-066-067-270630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC 133 AM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM EDT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR POLK...HENDERSON...RUTHERFORD... JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EDT... AT 115 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM MCDOWELL COUNTY NEAR MARION ACROSS BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES NEAR THE ASHEVILLE AIRPORT TO TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NEAR ROSMAN. MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. EARLIER IN THE EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING IN THE ANDREWS AREA AND BLEW SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF THE HIWASSEE DAM. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...BE READY TO MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 12:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Pickens | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 1:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 3:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 5:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 51 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.