Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2001, 4:42 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2001, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2001, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mecklenburg County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 785 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KGSP 222043 SVRGSP NCC119-222145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 442 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CHARLOTTE AT 455 PM EDT PAW CREEK AT 505 PM EDT NEWELL AT 510 PM EDT CROFT AT 520 PM EDT HUNTERSVILLE AT 530 PM EDT ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY AND THE LAKE NORMAN AREA THROUGH 515 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. $$ MOORE
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.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 2:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 237 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH LATE SATURDAY...PROVIDING FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NUMBER OF VORTS TO AFFECT THE CWFA...WITH ONE OF THE STRONGEST COMING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT IN TANDEM WITH A LARGE AREA OF UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AS THE 25H JET MOVES INTO OUR AREA LATER. NOT TO GO ON...BUT BLANKET EVERYONE WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...DOWN TO CHANCE FOR SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY EVENING...MODELS SUGGEST FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE CHARLOTTE AREA...SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN ALL ZONES EARLY IN THE FOOTHILLS...THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN PIEDMONT...DRY MOUNTAINS. FOR SUNDAY...LOW LEVEL FLOW SUGGESTS POTENTIAL WEDGE...UPPER LOW CLOSING OFF AS RIDGE AXIS JUST MAKES IT INTO SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...CHANCE OF SHOWERS EVERYWHERE SUNDAY. HAVE NOT HAD A LOT OF TIME TO LINGER ON EXTENDED...BUT WITH UPPER LOW WANDERING AROUND SOMEWHERE CLOSE BY...BEST COURSE OF ACTION MAY BE JUST TO KEEP CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED IN OUR EXTENDED...ADDING CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY PER NUMERICAL NCEP GUIDANCE. THANKS TO RNK FOR COORDINATION ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. FCSTID = 44 GSP 68 81 62 81 / 100 40 30 30 AND 69 82 63 82 / 100 40 30 30 CLT 70 81 64 81 / 100 50 30 30 HKY 66 81 61 80 / 100 40 30 30 AVL 61 7,7 55 76 / 100 30 10 30 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. BURRUS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 22, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
114 PM CHEROKEE NC WIND DAMAGE
06/22/01 JACKSON TREES DOWN IN CHEROKEE,
ONE ON A TRAILER.
TJBLocal storm report, Jun 22, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED LOCATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
114 PM 3 SE CHEROKEE NC WIND DAMAGE
06/22/01 JACKSON TREES DOWN ON CHEROKEE
RESERVATION, ONE ON A TRAILER.
TJBLocal storm report, Jun 22, 2:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
215 PM SKYLAND NC FLASH FLOOD
06/22/01 BUNCOMBE SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTS
FLASH FLOODING OF AVERY
CREEK NEAR ROUTE 191.
HGSpecial weather statement, Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-222100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 359 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 467... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... FRANKLIN...STEPHENS...HABERSHAM AND RABUN. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BURRUS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-222100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED WATCH NUMBER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 359 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 464... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... FRANKLIN...STEPHENS...HABERSHAM AND RABUN. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BURRUS
Local storm report, Jun 22, 4:19 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
419 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
410 PM BETHLEHEM NC WIND DAMAGE
06/22/01 CLEVELAND TREES DOWN IN BETHLEHEM
COMMUNITY AND IN KINGS
MOUNTAIN AREA.
411 PM 10 SE SHELBY NC .75 INCH HAIL
06/22/01 CLEVELAND DIME SIZE HAIL ON I-85 AT
THE 5 MILE MARKER.
411 PM 7 W GASTONIA NC WIND DAMAGE
06/22/01 GASTON 12 X 12 ALUMINUM BUILDING
BLOWN DOWN IN BESSIMER
CITY AREA NEAR HIGHWAY
216.
TJBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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.