Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 387, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 19, 2003, 6:49 AM EST for Cleveland County, North Carolina; Chester County, York County, South Carolina. 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
- Nov 19, 2003, 6:49 AM EST (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2003, 7:30 AM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Chester County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:50 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2:20 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 409 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KGSP 191149
SVRGSP
NCC045-SCC023-091-191230-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
649 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 730 AM EST
* AT 647 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUTHERFORDTON TO 13
MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LOCKHART AT 650 AM EST.
POLKVILLE AT 655 AM EST.
SHELBY AT 700 AM EST.
LAWNDALE AT 705 AM EST.
CHESTER AT 710 AM EST.
ALTHOUGH TORNADOES HAVE NOT BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
WITHOUT WARNING FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE WINDS FROM
60 TO 100 MPH...AND MAY MOVE THROUGH VERY QUICKLY WITH LITTLE
THUNDER OR LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3456 8129 3457 8138 3458 8143 3459 8142
3464 8142 3472 8146 3473 8148
$$
JONESWhat 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 Nov 19, 6:15 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 6:15 AM EST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 615 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .DISCUSSION... PER LATEST SPC WATCH STATUS MESSAGE...WILL CLEAR TORNADO WATCH WEST OF A LINE FROM ASHEVILLE TO SPARTANBURG TO GREENWOOD AT 630 AM. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...FLOOD WATCH TODAY GAZ010...GAZ017>018. NC...FLOOD WATCH TODAY NC MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. SC...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ001>007. && HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 6:00 AM EST, 49 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-191245- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. THIS LINE COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP BEHIND THIS LINE IN THE AFTERNOON...AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN REACHING THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. PLEASE SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK... CAESPSGSP...FOR FURTHER DETAILS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST BY NOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ESCARPMENTS...BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES. PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCH...CAEFFAGSP...FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 19, 3:21 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-192100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 321 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON... THE COLD FRONT WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WIND OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. COOL UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WARMING AT THE SURFACE...AS WELL AS FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT...WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPEMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. DISPATCHERS SHOULD ENSURE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES OR WARNINGS. 07
Local storm report, Nov 19, 5:55 AM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
555 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0405 AM 11 ESE TOCCOA GA TORNADO
11/19/03 STEPHENS DEPUTY REPORTED THROUGH 911
THAT HE OBSERVED TORNADO OR
WATERSPOUT IN THE BRUCE
CREEK AREA OF LAKE
HARTWELL. HE WAS FOLLOWING
THE TRACK BACK TO THE WEST
AND ENCOUNTERING SOME LIMBS
AND TREES DOWNED IN THE
ROAD. NO OTHER DAMAGE KNOWN
AT THIS TIME.
JONESSpecial weather statement, Nov 19, 6:20 AM EST, 29 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 620 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH 965... IN GEORGIA... ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN...STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA... AVERY...BUNCOMBE...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...JACKSON...MACON... MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA...YANCEY. IN SOUTH CAROLINA... ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...LAURENS... OCONEE...PICKENS...SPARTANBURG. ...TORNADO WATCH 965 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALEXANDER...BURKE...CABARRUS...CALDWELL...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MCDOWELL... MECKLENBURG...ROWAN...RUTHERFORD...UNION. IN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHEROKEE...CHESTER...UNION...YORK.
Local storm report, Nov 19, 6:35 AM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
635 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
633 AM 8 SW GAFFNEY SC 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/19/03 CHEROKEE COUNTY OFFICIAL ESTIMATE.
JATSpecial weather statement, Nov 19, 6:35 AM EST, 14 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME OF ISSUANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 635 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH 965... IN GEORGIA... ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN...STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA... AVERY...BUNCOMBE...GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...JACKSON...MACON... MADISON...MITCHELL...POLK...SWAIN...TRANSYLVANIA...YANCEY. IN SOUTH CAROLINA... ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...LAURENS... OCONEE...PICKENS...SPARTANBURG. ...TORNADO WATCH 965 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NORTH CAROLINA... ALEXANDER...BURKE...CABARRUS...CALDWELL...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...DAVIE...GASTON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MCDOWELL... MECKLENBURG...ROWAN...RUTHERFORD...UNION. IN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHEROKEE...CHESTER...UNION...YORK. HG
Local storm report, Nov 19, 6:44 AM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
644 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
600 AM SPARTANBURG SC WIND DAMAGE
11/19/03 SPARTANBURG TREE ON HOUSE. COUNTY 911
REPORT.
625 AM CHESNEE SC WIND DAMAGE
11/19/03 SPARTANBURG TREES IN ROAD. COUNTY 911
REPORT.
JATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 7:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Nov 19, 7:46 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| Nov 19, 8:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan, Union | 46 min |
| Nov 19, 5:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 51 min |
| Nov 19, 6:03 AM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 27 min |
| Nov 19, 6:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Union | 37 min |
| Nov 19, 7:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2003Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
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.