Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 1995, 2:39 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 1995, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 1995, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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, 6.7 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCLT 191839 SVRCLT NCC025-191915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 239 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EVERYONE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...CABARRUS COUNTY AT 238 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF CONCORD IN CABARRUS COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS DANGEROUS... TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE A SMALL TORNADOES. GIVE THEM THE RESPECT THEY DES`ERVE. JPW
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, May 19, 8:44 AM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-191400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 843 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 .A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING UNION... MECKLENBURG... CABARRUS... STANLY... ANSON... AND ROWAN COUNTIES. IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE COUNTIES EFFECTED ARE CHEROKEE... CHESTER... LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. .AT 840 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN UNION COUNTY NEAR THE CITIES OF MONROE AND MARSHVILLE. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. EVERYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN ... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS... AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GUY
Special weather statement, May 19, 9:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-191500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 945 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 .A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING UNION... MECKLENBURG... CABARRUS... STANLY... ANSON... AND ROWAN COUNTIES. IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE COUNTIES EFFECTED ARE CHEROKEE... CHESTER... LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. .AT 940 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM JUST EAST OF CHARLOTTE EXTENDING EAST INTO THE SANDHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SINCE 830 PM. EVERYONE IN THE PATH OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN ... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS ... AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JPW
Special weather statement, May 19, 11:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-191700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 .THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF UNION... MECKLENBURG...CABARRUS...STANLY ... ANSON... AND ROWAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHEROKEE... CHESTER... LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. .AT 1125 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SINCE 1100 AM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JPW
Special weather statement, May 19, 12:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
NCZ056-068>072-082-191800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 1255 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 .THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF UNION... MECKLENBURG...CABARRUS...STANLY ... ANSON... AND ROWAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHEROKEE... CHESTER... LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. .AT 1250 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY NEAR HIGH SHOALS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO JUST WEST OF SHELBY IN CLEVELAND COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. EVERYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.B JPW
Local storm report, May 19, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
138 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995
TIME ......CITY LOCATION...... STATE.......EVENT/REMARKS.........
....COUNTY LOCATION......
18/1000 PM NEAR ANDREWS NC PEA-MARBLE SIZE HAIL.
CHEROKEE REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
18/1030 PM NC-TN BORDER NC MARBLE-GOLF BALL SIZE
CHEROKEE HAIL. REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
18/1030 PM NANTAHALA NC MARBLE SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
MACON BY SHERIFF.
18/1125 PM SYLVA AND DILLSBORO NC MOBILE HOME DAMAGED. TREES
JACKSON AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORT
OF POSSIBLE TORNADO BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
18/1130 PM SNOWBIRD AREA NC WIND DAMAGE. NUMEROUS
GRAHAM TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
19/1230 AM WAYNESVILLE NC DIME SIZE HAIL AND TREES
HAYWOOD DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
19/1230 AM LAKE JUNALUSKA NC WIND DAMAGE. TREES DOWN.
HAYWOOD REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
19/115 AM SOUTHWEST COUNTY NC WIND DAMAGE. NUMEROUS
GRAHAM TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
HMSpecial weather statement, May 19, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
NCZ056-068>072-082-191900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 135 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995 THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHEROKEE... CHESTER... LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. .AT 130 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR DAVIDSON IN NORTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO LUCIA IN NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY TO JUST SOUTH OF SHELBY IN CLEVELAND COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. EVERYONE IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. ALSO SOME LOW LYING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JPW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 63 min |
| May 18, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Clay | 67 min |
| May 18, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson | 68 min |
| May 18, 11:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Graham | 43 min |
| May 18, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Swain | 68 min |
| May 19, 12:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Haywood, Madison | 66 min |
| May 19, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 61 min |
| May 19, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 43 min |
| May 19, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| May 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| May 19, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 54 min |
| May 19, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| May 19, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.