Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2003, 9:06 PM EDT for Elbert County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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
- Apr 29, 2003, 9:06 PM EDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2003, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Elbert County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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.
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 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 448 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 WUUS52 KGSP 300106 SVRGSP GAC105-300145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 906 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 905 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARTWELL...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF RUCKERSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RUCKERSVILLE AT 940 PM EDT. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3426 8288 3415 8279 3419 8274 3429 8278 $$ LANE
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 Apr 29, 3:22 PM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 3:22 PM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 322 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 LAPS 18Z CAPES ARE RUNNING GENERALLY >1500 J/KG WITH LITTLE CIN. RADAR SHOWING A FEW SH AND TS DEVELOPING OVER NC COUNTIES. WITH AN OLD BOUNDARY...LEE TROF...AND THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY OVER THE FA EXPECT THE POPULATION OF SH/TS TO GROW INTO THE EARLY EVENING. HAVE HELD ONTO MENTION INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS STORMS WILL GRADUALLY ASH OUT AFTER DUSK. IN THE MEANTIME...STORMS WILL BE PULSE-LIKE AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A ISOLATED WIND OR HAIL EVENT. H5 RIDGE WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT AND OVERALL A SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN. AGAIN DIURNAL TS STILL THE MAIN CONCERN FOR WEDNESDAY. WITH RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF DEVELOPING PLAINS LOW DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE U50 AND L60S WITH ANOTHER DAY IN THE 70-80S. ATMOS MOISTURE WILL ALSO INCREASE MAKING A INTERESTING AFTERNOON SOUNDING. MODIFIED TO EXPECTED LLVL VALUES CAPES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 1500-2500 J/KG RANGE. WITH A MORE FAVORABLE WIND PATTERN WILL KEEP CHC POPS UP AROUND 40%. THIS IS SUPPORTED WITH MOS POPS...AND COULD BE TOO LOW...ESPECIALLY WITH FWC THUNDER POPS IN THE LIKELY RANGE. THURS...AGAIN DIURNAL TS IS THE MAIN CONCERN. FRI...A FOCUSING MECHANISM ARRIVES IN THE FROM OF A COLD FRONT. INSTABILITY REMAINS IN PLACE AND WILL KEEP CHC POPS FOR CONVECTION. A COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING. ALTHO THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY OF LINGERING SHOWERS AFTER SUNRISE AS HINTED BY THE 00Z GFS...WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY BASED ON THE DRIER 06Z RUN...THINKING THAT ANY POST FRONTAL CONVECTION WILL NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTERNOON WHEN FRONT IS NEARLY TO THE COAST. LATEST GUIDANCE TEMPS ARE MUCH WARMER FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WILL RAISE TEMPS A CATEGORY THINKING THAT CLEAR SKY BEHIND FRONT AND DOWNSLOPE E OF MOUNTAINS WILL MORE THAN COUNTERACT WEAK COLD ADVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE QUIET AND GUIDANCE WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY. ON TUESDAY...THE GFS DEVELOPS A RETURN FLOW OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIP IN GFS IS NO DOUBT OVERDONE IN THE MOISTENING PRE-FRONTAL AIR MASS THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE...BUT SCATTERED CONVECTION SEEMS A GOOD BET. FCSTID = 16 GSP 60 80 59 80 / 50 40 40 30 AND 59 81 59 80 / 40 40 40 30 CLT 58 81 59 81 / 30 40 40 30 HKY 58 77 59 78 / 50 40 40 30 AVL 55 76 55 77 / 50 40 40 30 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. NED/MOORE
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 6:10 AM EDT, 14 hours 56 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-291210- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 610 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... EXPECT A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
631 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
615 PM 3 W TOLUCA NC 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/29/03 CLEVELAND SPOTTER REPORTED NEAR
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
10 AND 18
JONESLocal storm report, Apr 29, 6:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
636 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
625 PM DEMOREST GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
04/29/03 HABERSHAM GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR
HOSPITAL.
KRENTZSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-300200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 741 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DECREASING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AS OF 730 PM...THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED LARGE HAIL ACROSS PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WERE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY...AND BECOMING LESS NUMEROUS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THESE LINGERING STORMS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. OTHERWISE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS. THE STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...AND MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATE EVENING. LANE
Local storm report, Apr 29, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
752 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
745 PM PICKENS SC .75 INCH HAIL
04/29/03 PICKENS SD REPORTED PENNY HAIL IN
TOWN
JONESSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 8:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SCZ002-005-300700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 800 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 ...STRONG STORM AFFECTING PICKENS COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF PICKENS COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF PICKENS...NINE TIMES...SIX MILE AND LIBERTY. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM...AND IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 8:58 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
NCZ062-300200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 858 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003 ...HAIL STORM TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHWEST MACON COUNTY... AT 844 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY STATIONARY STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKLIN...OR 2 MILES SOUTH OF RAINBOW SPRINGS ON THE POLK COUNTY LINE. COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT SMALL HAIL HAD ACCUMULATED TO A DEPTH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BENEATH THIS STORM. ANY HAIL ACCUMULATION THAT HAS OCCURRED ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. HAIL ACCUMULATION CAN ALSO CLOG DRAINANGE AREAS...WHICH COULD COMBINE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF STANDING WATER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM. LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Habersham, Rabun, Stephens | 59 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.