Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 20, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 11, 1995, 3:36 PM EST for Alexander County, North Carolina. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 1995, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 1995, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Alexander County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 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 KGSP 112037 TORGSP NCC003-112115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC 336 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST NORTH CAROLINA ...ALEXANDER COUNTY A SPOTTER HAS REPORTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO AROUND GRANITE FALLS. RADAR SHOWED A DEVELOPING TORNADO IN THE SAME AREA. THE STORM WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO SOUTHERN ALEXANDER COUNTY AND MAY MOVE NEAR OR SOUTH OF TAYLORSVILLE. PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES. GO TO YOUR BASEMENT...THLE CENTER OF BUILDINGS...COVER YOUR HEAD. DO NOT GO NEAR DOORS OR WINDOWS. GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING OR A DITCH. JONES
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, Nov 11, 12:44 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
NCZ068-069-070-071-072-082-111900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLOTTE NC 1230 PM EDT SAT NOV 11 1995 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 1230 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COVERING THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THE RAIN SHIELD WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEATHER EVENT. PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES IN GASTON COUNTY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND SATURATED GROUNDS. THE HEAVY RAIN IS PRODUCING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ACROSS ROADWAYS...CAUSING TRAFFIC HAZARDS FOR MOTORIST. DRIVERS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THESE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS IN THEIR VICINITY AND BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION. JN
Special weather statement, Nov 11, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
NCZ033>035-048>056-058-059-062>065-112000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 130 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WAS ENHANCING ALREADY STRONG WINDS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN DOWNED IN GRAHAM...SWAIN...AND MADISON COUNTIES. SINCE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WILL NOT LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE STORMS UNLESS THEY BECOME ESPECIALLY INTENSE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND OTHER DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BY 3 PM. AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THE WIND WILL GUST TO MORE THAN 50 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS. JONES
Special weather statement, Nov 11, 1:31 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
NCZ033>035-048>056-058-059-062>065-112000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 130 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WAS ENHANCING ALREADY STRONG WINDS. SOME TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN DOWNED IN GRAHAM...SWAIN...AND MADISON COUNTIES. SINCE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WILL NOT LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE STORMS UNLESS THEY BECOME ESPECIALLY INTENSE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES AND OTHER DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES BY 3 PM. AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THE WIND WILL GUST TO MORE THAN 50 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS. JONES
Local storm report, Nov 11, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
206 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
155 PM EPPS CHAPEL NC HIGH WINDS
11/11/95 MADISON MADISON COMMS REPORTS ROOF
OFF MOBILE HOME - TIME
ESTIMATED
WAJLocal storm report, Nov 11, 2:10 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
206 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995
TIME (EST) .....CITY LOCATION....... ST ...EVENT/REMARKS...
.....COUNTY LOCATION.....
155 PM EPPS CHAPEL NC HIGH WINDS
11/11/95 MADISON MADISON COMMS REPORTS ROOF
OFF MOBILE HOME - TIME
ESTIMATED
W6AJSpecial weather statement, Nov 11, 3:07 PM EST, 29 minutes before
SCZ005-006-008>014-019-NCZ034>037-054>057-066>072-082-112200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 307 PM EST SAT NOV 11 1995 SEVERAL LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS JUST AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. RADAR AND AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS INDICATE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER IN SOME OF THE STORMS. HIGH WINDS WERE RECENTLY REPORTED FROM CALHOUN FALLS. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WIND FIELDS A FEW TORNADOES COULD OCCUR. A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WHICH INCLUDES THE WESTERN CAROLINAS EAST OF A LINE FROM ASHEVILLE TO SPARTANBURG TO GREENWOOD. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JONES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 9:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Macon | 3 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Rutherford | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.