Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 230, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2003, 5:04 PM EDT for Franklin County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2003, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2003, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Franklin County, GA
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1654 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 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 132104 SVRGSP GAC119-132145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 503 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... FRANKLIN SPRINGS AT 510 PM EDT. ROYSTON AT 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. LAT...LON 3438 8332 3420 8334 3417 8310 3439 8309 $$ MCAVOY
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 Jul 13, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 331 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003 FOR THE SHORT TERM...MULTICELLULAR CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT A FEW MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GIVEN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT OF COOL TROF AT MID LEVELS AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE BOUNDARY CUTTING EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE CONVECTION MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS IT SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST AS THE SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT...WITH SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND BOTTOM OF UPPER TROF AND UPPER DIVERGENCE IN RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET. ON MONDAY...THE BEST FORCING SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST...PUTTING THE PIEDMONT IN THE GRADIENT OF PRECIP PROBABILITY WITH CHANCE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AND LIKELY TO OUR EAST. THE FORCING SHOULD DIMINISH LATE IN THE DAY AS ENERGY PULLS OUT OF THE UPPER TROF. AS A RESULT...CONVECTION SHOULD ALSO BE MORE DIURNAL IN NATURE. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD ALSO FEATURE TYPICAL DIURNAL CONVECTION. HAVE STAYED RELATIVELY CLOSE TO TEMP GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT. FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE...HAVE FOLLOWED HPC SCENARIO AND GUIDANCE FAIRLY CLOSELY...WHICH FAVORS THE ENSEMBLE GFS/ECMWF. THIS SCENARIO KEEPS PRECIP PROBABILITY AND TEMPS CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY. SEE LITTLE REASON TO CHANGE MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE IN THE ONGOING FORECAST...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HIGH TEMPS ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL BE RAISED A FEW DEGREES TO COME INTO LINE WITH ENSEMBLE MOS GUIDANCE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT ANY FRONT THAT MIGHT MOVE THROUGH WILL BE WEAK. FCSTID = 10 GSP 67 86 68 88 / 60 40 40 30 AND 68 86 69 88 / 60 40 40 30 CLT 67 85 68 88 / 60 50 50 40 HKY 66 84 67 87 / 60 40 40 30 AVL 63 82 63 84 / 60 40 30 30 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. MOORE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:50 AM EDT, 12 hours 14 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-131100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 450 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERD...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MOST DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. RB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
331 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
323 PM LIBERTY SC WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03 PICKENS TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
TREES DOWN IN LIBERTY AND
.75 TO 1.0 INCH HAIL.
325 PM LIBERTY SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 PICKENS HAM REPORT.
JRLLocal storm report, Jul 13, 3:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
348 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
346 PM 13 NE ANDERSON SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN
POWDERSVILLE. ANDERSON
COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORT.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jul 13, 3:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
326 PM 5 S EASLEY SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 PICKENS HAM REPORT.
340 PM SIX MILE SC WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03 PICKENS HAM REPORTED ONE FOOT
DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
335 PM PIEDMONT SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON SPOTTER REPORT.
JRL
SCHOOL
ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
SPOTTER REPORT.
345 PM 15 NE ANDERSON SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
REPORT.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jul 13, 3:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
347 PM 10 NE ANDERSON SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON SPOTTER REPORT OF
GOLFBALL-SIZED HAIL ON
WREN SCHOOL ROAD IN WEST
PELZER.
347 PM 10 NE ANDERSON SC WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03 ANDERSON TREES DOWN ON WREN SCHOOL
ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
SPOTTER REPORT.
345 PM 15 NE ANDERSON SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
REPORT.
BURRUS
NWUS52 KGSP 131959
LSRGSP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
326 PM 5 S EASLEY SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 PICKENS HAM REPORT.
340 PM SIX MILE SC WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03 PICKENS HAM REPORTED ONE FOOT
DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
335 PM PIEDMONT SC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON SPOTTER REPORT.
JRL
SCHOOL
ROAD IN WEST PELZER.
SPOTTER REPORT.
345 PM 15 NE ANDERSON SC .75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 ANDERSON DIME-SIZED HAIL IN THE
WREN COMMUNITY. SPOTTER
REPORT.
BURRUSLocal storm report, Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
402 PM 3 E MORGANTON NC 1.75 INCH HAIL
07/13/03 BURKE EOC REPORT.
JATLocal storm report, Jul 13, 4:37 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
437 PM EDT SUN JUL 13 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
325 PM 13 SW PICKENS SC WIND DAMAGE
07/13/03 PICKENS AT LEAST THREE TREES DOWN
BETWEEN SOUTHERN WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL.
SPOTTER REPORT.
BURRUSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rabun | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Habersham | 41 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.