Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 376, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2003, 6:37 PM EDT for Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 22, 2003, 6:37 PM EDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2003, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 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 222237
SVRGSP
SCC077-222300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
637 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PICKENS...OR ABOUT 4 MILES EAST
OF LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
EASLEY AT 655 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 3489 8255 3482 8248 3477 8257 3469 8273
3488 8274
$$
07What 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 Aug 22, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 WARMING TOP MCS OVER EASTERN KY AND WEST VA CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE LOWER APPALACHIANS. WITHIN THE CWA...CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE RIDGE TOPS AND LEE TROF...THESE CELLS ARE DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SE. WILL EXPECT A FAIR AMOUNT OF COVERAGE FROM NATIVE SH/TS AND REMNANTS OF A WEAKENING MCS...ARRIVING IN THE 0-6Z WINDOW. WITH CAPES > 3K AND SLOW STORM MOTIONS WILL REISSUE SPS FOR THE SEVERE AND HIGH RAINFALL THREAT. BY DAYBREAK...COLD FRONT WILL BE DRAPED JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE FA. WITH A TRIGGERING MECHANISM SLOWLY WORKING ACROSS THE AREA...I FELL VERY COMFORTABLE FORECASTING OVER MOS...WITH POPS IN THE MID TO U30S. WILL EXPECT FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH OF THE FA BY SUNSET SAT. SAT NIGHT...1023 MB HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND THE MESOETA SHOWS A WEAK CAD-LIKE SYSTEM TO BUILD OVER THE FT.HILLS AND PIEDMONT BY SUN AM. WITH LITTLE UPGLIDE AND DECENT DRY AIR ADVECTION WILL FORECAST A PARTLY (SOUTH) TO MOSTLY (NORTH) SUNNY DAY...AND WILL FAVOR THE COOLER MOS TEMPS. MON AND TUES...HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFFSHORE AND MOISTURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE FA...WILL KEEP A DRY FORECAST AND WILL INCREASE TEMPS A FEW DEGREES OVER PREVIOUS FORECAST. FROM WED THROUGH FRI...GFS SHOWING A MORE PROGRESSIVE COLD FRONT AND TROPICAL SYSTEM. BY WEDNESDAY AM...COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WITH DEEP MOISTURE ADVECTING OVER THE FA. GFS LIS COOL TO AROUND -4C WHILE UPPER HEIGHTS BEGIN TO FALL...THIS SEEMS A LITTLE TOO QUICK WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. WILL EXPECT SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE MTNS AND ISOLATED EAST. COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PASS OVER THE FA ON THURSDAY AND WILL BLANKET CWA WITH CHC POPS FAVORING THE MTNS. FRI NIGHT...GFS DEPICTS THAT THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...WHICH COULD BE CALLED FABIAN...WOULD BE OVER THE NW GULF AS THE FRONT IS SLOWLY WORKING SOUTH. UNCERTAINTIES GATHER IN THE DETAILS OF THE OUTER PERIODS. BUT WILL KEEP TRENDS SIMILAR TO THE GFS DEPICTION...KEEPING POPS FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHERN TIER ON FRI. FCSTID = 16 GSP 70 89 68 84 / 50 40 30 10 AND 70 90 70 86 / 50 40 30 10 CLT 71 88 66 84 / 50 40 30 10 HKY 69 86 64 82 / 50 40 20 10 AVL 64 84 63 81 / 50 30 20 10 .GSP... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 6:01 AM EDT, 12 hours 36 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-221200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 601 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. ONE OR TWO OF THE STORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE SLOW MOVERS...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AT ANY ONE LOCATION. SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UNDER PRODUCT LABEL CAESPSGSP...FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR SEVERE WEATHER PROSPECTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN...WITH ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF FAIR WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOLLOWING THE SATURDAY FRONTAL PASSAGE...BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT RETURNS THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MIDWEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BURRUS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
410 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
351 PM 5 W STATESVILLE NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 IREDELL SHERIFFS DEPT REPORTED A
UTILITY SHED BLOWN DOWN
AND SEVERAL POWERLINES
DOWNED. FIRE DEPT EN
ROUTE.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
429 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
320 PM 9 E TRYON NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 POLK SHERIFF REPORTED A TREE
AND A POWERLINE DOWN ON
SANDY PLAINS RD.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 4:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
452 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
430 PM LAKE LURE NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD 911 REPORTED
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ALSO
A SUBSTANTIAL MUDSLIDE IN
PROGRESS. MORE DETAILS TO
FOLLOW.
445 PM SHERILLS FORD NC .88 INCH HAIL
08/22/03 CATAWBA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT.
445 PM NEWTON NC .75 INCH HAIL
08/22/03 CATAWBA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 5:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
524 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
507 PM 5 E SHELBY NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 CLEVELAND COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
HWY 74 BETWEEN SHELBY AND
KINGS MOUNTAIN. ALSO PEA
SIZE HAIL NE OF SHELBY.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 5:51 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
551 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
500 PM 3 E SPARTANBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 SPARTANBURG COUNTY 911 REPORTED
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
EAST SIDE OF CITY.
LAMBLocal storm report, Aug 22, 6:15 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
615 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
603 PM 10 W CHARLOTTE NC WIND DAMAGE
08/22/03 MECKLENBURG TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN. CHARLOTTE PD.
JATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 52 min |
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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.