Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 389, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 19, 2003, 7:30 AM EST for Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 45 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, 7:30 AM EST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2003, 8:15 AM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Chester County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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 |
| Nov 19, 7:25 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS52 KGSP 191230
SVRGSP
SCC023-091-191315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
730 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 815 AM EST
* AT 729 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF GASTONIA TO 9 MILES
WEST OF WINNSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ROCK HILL AT 735 AM EST.
TEGA CAY AT 740 AM EST.
FORT MILL AT 750 AM EST.
FORT LAWN AT 755 AM EST.
GREAT FALLS AT 800 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.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 60 TO 100 MPH. THESE
WINDS BLOW DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE MOBILE
HOMES AND SOMETIMES BUILDINGS. VERY LARGE OR WIND-DRIVEN HAIL CAN
INJURE ANYONE CAUGHT OUTSIDE.
LAT...LON 3454 8096 3455 8122 3515 8121 3513 8104
3507 8107 3511 8091 3489 8088 3463 8088
$$
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, 7:25 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 7:25 AM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 725 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .DISCUSSION... WILL UPDATE FOR REPLACEMENT TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 967 FOR THE NC NRN FOOTHILLS AND ERN PIEDMONT. SHEAR AXIS MOVING EAST IN THE PIEDMONT SHOULD CONFINE SEVERE THREAT MAINLY TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR BY MID MORNING. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...FLOOD WATCH TODAY GAZ010...GAZ017>018. NC...FLOOD WATCH TODAY NC MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. SC...FLOOD WATCH TODAY SCZ001>007. $& HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 6:00 AM EST, 1 hour 30 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, 6:20 AM EST, 1 hour 10 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, 55 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, 55 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, 46 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.
JATLocal storm report, Nov 19, 6:58 AM EST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
658 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
655 AM 5 NE GAFFNEY SC WIND DAMAGE
11/19/03 CHEROKEE COUNTY COMMS RECEIVED
REPORT OF A TV ANTENNA
RIPPED OUT OF THE WALL OF
A MOBILE HOME.
LAMBLocal storm report, Nov 19, 7:13 AM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
713 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
700 AM 1 W BOILING SPRINGS NC WIND DAMAGE
11/19/03 CLEVELAND COUNTY COMMS REPORTED
TREES DOWN.
LAMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 6:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 41 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.