Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2002, 10:20 PM EDT for Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2002, 10:20 PM EDT (02:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2002, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, SC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 10:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 E | Gaffney, SC | Some powerlines were blown down. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1915 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 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 050220 SVRGSP SCC021-050300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1020 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 1020 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS 8 MILES WEST OF GAFFNEY...OR ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF THICKETTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... THICKETTY AT 1025 PM EDT. GAFFNEY AT 1045 PM EDT. BLACKSBURG AT 1100 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. $$ 44
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 4, 8:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 8:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 850 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2002 LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWS RIDGE OF CAPE FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA MAX OF 4200 SOUTHWARD WEST OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER THEN EASTWARD ALONG CWFA SOUTHERN BORDER TO SOUTH OF CLT. LATEST RUC FORECAST LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. ALSO CONCERN AS GEORGIA TSTMS DRIFT INTO LOWER STABILITY LATER TONIGHT. NORTH CAROLINA LOOKS PRETTY WORKED OVER AND NOT MUCH ACTIVITY EXPECTED IN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES. WITH ALL THAT IN MIND. CURRENT PLAN IS TO UPDATE ZONES AT 930 CONTINUING TSTMS PAST MIDNIGHT IN PIEDMONT AND RAISING POPS TO CHANCE CATEGORY OVER CLT AREA. .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. DICARLO
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
915 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
903 PM 5 SW CLARKESVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/04/02 HABERSHAM HABERSHAM 911 REPORTED
HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS
IN THE VICINITY OF ALTO.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jun 4, 9:29 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
929 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
920 PM GREER SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 SPARTANBURG POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON
AIRPORT DRIVE AND
BROCKMAN MCCLIMON ROAD.
920 PM GREER SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 SPARTANBURG FOUR HANGERS DAMAGED AT
FLIGHT WORLD JET PARK.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jun 4, 9:29 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED SPELLING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
929 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
920 PM GREER SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 SPARTANBURG POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON
AIRPORT DRIVE AND
BROCKMAN MCCLIMON ROAD.
920 PM GREER SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 SPARTANBURG FOUR HANGARS DAMAGED AT
FLIGHT WORLD JET PARK.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jun 4, 9:44 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
944 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
930 PM 4 MI SW OF CLARKSVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 HABERSHAM THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED ONE
HALF INCH HAIL AND TREES
FELLED BY STRONG WINDS
NEAR DEMOREST
PELISSIERLocal storm report, Jun 4, 9:54 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
954 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
910 PM 16 N GREENVILLE SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 GREENVILLE TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY
414...NEAR TIGERVILLE
SCHOOL. TREE BLOCKED THE
ROAD FOR A SHORT TIME.
REPORT FROM GREENVILLE
COUNTY 911.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jun 4, 10:02 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
950 PM SPARTANBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 SPARTANBURG TREES DOWN ON CAMELOT
DRIVE. REPORT FROM
SPARTANBURG COUNTY 911.
BURRUSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.