Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 1994, 6:33 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cabarrus County, NC
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 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 KCLT 272239 COR TORCLT NCC025-272315- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION IN BODY OF WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 633 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR EVERYONE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...CABARRUS COUNTY AT 633 WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC TYPE THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST ROWAN COUNTY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF CABARRUS COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH AND COULD AFFECT THE KANNAPOLIS/CONCORD AREA BY 700 PM. EVERYONE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEvDIATE 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. JS
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, 2:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-271930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 217 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORM IN OCONEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES... AT 215 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM ON THE OCONEE...PICKENS COUNTY LINE NEAR SALEM. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST.. SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH LIBERTY AND PENDLETON WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SHOWER WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE UPSTATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COBLENTZ/GSP
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-271930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 217 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORM IN OCONEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES... AT 215 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM ON THE OCONEE...PICKENS COUNTY LINE NEAR SALEM. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST.. SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH LIBERTY AND PENDLETON WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SHOWER WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WDILL DEVELOP IN THE UPSTATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COBLENTZ/GSP
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-272115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 411 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 AT 405 PM SMALL BUT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE EAST OF BELTON MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND NEAR LOWNDESVILLE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN PART OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. SOME CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THESE STORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THE STORM IN ABBEVILLE WILL AFFECT CALHOUN FALLS AND LAKE RUSSELL WHILE THE STORM IN SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO THE WARE SHOALS SECTION OF LAURENS COUNTY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER INFORMATION. W. JONES/GSP
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-272115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 411 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 AT 405 PM SMALL BUT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE EAST OF BELTON MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY AND NEAR LOWNDESVILLE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN PART OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. SOME CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THESE STORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THE STORM IN ABBEVILLE WILL AFFECT CALHOUN FALLS AND LAKE RUSSELL WHILE THE STORM IN SOUTHERN GREENVILLE COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO THE WARE SHOALS SECTION OF LAURENS COUNTY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER INFORMATION. W. JONES/GSP
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:52 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-272250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 552 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 AT 545 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED NEAR GOWENVILLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GREENVILLE COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS SPARTANBURG COUNTY INTO CHEROKEE COUNTY AND FROM SOUTHERN GREENVILLE INTO SOUTHEAST LAURENS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME HIGH BASED FUNNELS. THE STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF THE STORMS STRENGTHEN. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. W. JONES/GSP
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:53 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SCZ001>008-010>013-019-272250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 552 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 AT 545 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED NEAR GOWENVILLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GREENVILLE COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS SPARTANBURG COUNTY INTO CHEROKEE COUNTY AND FROM SOUTHERN GREENVILLE INTO SOUTHEAST LAURENS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST ABOUT 25 MPH. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME HIGH BASED FUNNELS. THE STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF THE STORMS STRENGTHEN. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. W. JONES/GSP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 118 min |
| Jun 27, 1:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Graham | 115 min |
| Jun 27, 2:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 3:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 3:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 7:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Graham | 2 hr |
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.