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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

May 9, 2004Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2004, 6:06 PM EDT for Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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: May 9, 2004, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2004, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 400 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -202 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1300 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS52 KGSP 092206
SVRGSP
NCC109-092300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING EAST AT 15
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  IRON STATION AROUND 610 PM EDT.
  DENVER AROUND 635 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 3555 8149 3541 8143 3541 8101 3554 8103

$$

DIXON/OUTLAW

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 May 9, 5:44 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 5:44 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
544 PM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004

.UPDATE...
RADAR SHOWS LINEAR ORGANIZATION TO CONVECTION IN NC PIEDMONT. EXPECT
THIS BAND TO DRIFT SLOWLY E. WILL UPDATE PRODUCTS TO RAISE POPS IN
NE PORTION OF AREA.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&

JAT

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 6:33 AM EDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
633 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-091232-
ABBEVILLE SC-ALEXANDER NC-ANDERSON SC-AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-
CABARRUS NC-CALDWELL NC-CATAWBA NC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-
CLEVELAND NC-DAVIE NC-ELBERT GA-FRANKLIN GA-GASTON NC-GRAHAM NC-
GREATER GREENVILLE SC-GREATER OCONEE SC-GREATER PICKENS SC-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS SC-GREENWOOD SC-HABERSHAM GA-HART GA-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-IREDELL NC-LAURENS SC-LINCOLN NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-
MCDOWELL NC-MECKLENBURG NC-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS SC-PICKENS MOUNTAINS SC-POLK NC-RABUN GA-ROWAN NC-
RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SPARTANBURG SC-STEPHENS GA-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-UNION SC-UNION NC-YANCEY NC-YORK SC-
633 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A BRIEF TIME ACROSS PARTS OF
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MOORE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 5:12 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             STONY POINT             35.87N 81.05W
05/09/2004  1.25 INCH        ALEXANDER          NC   PUBLIC

&&

SBK

Local storm report, May 9, 5:23 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0508 PM     HAIL             1 E STONY POINT         35.87N 81.03W
05/09/2004  0.50 INCH        IREDELL            NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

SBK

Local storm report, May 9, 5:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0516 PM     HAIL             6 NW ANDERSON           34.58N 82.72W
05/09/2004  0.50 INCH        ANDERSON           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SBK

Local storm report, May 9, 5:28 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     HAIL             3 NE ANDERSON           34.55N 82.61W
05/09/2004  0.75 INCH        ANDERSON           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SBK

Local storm report, May 9, 5:42 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0528 PM     HAIL             1 NE PENDLETON          34.66N 82.77W
05/09/2004  0.75 INCH        ANDERSON           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MCAVOY

Local storm report, May 9, 5:57 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
557 PM EDT SUN MAY 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     HAIL             ELLENBORO               35.33N 81.76W
05/09/2004  0.75 INCH        RUTHERFORD         NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

&&

SBK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 8:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Transylvania	40 min
May 8, 11:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mitchell	40 min
May 8, 11:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	McDowell	48 min
May 9, 12:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rutherford	46 min
May 9, 1:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke	44 min
May 9, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Haywood	38 min
May 9, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander	54 min
May 9, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Iredell	46 min
May 9, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Iredell	43 min
May 9, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rutherford	44 min
May 9, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rowan	51 min
May 9, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Catawba	55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2004 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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.