Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2004, 10:53 PM EDT for Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Polk County, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 52 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
- Jun 12, 2004, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2004, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 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 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 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 130253
SVRGSP
NCC149-161-SCC083-130345-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1051 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
* AT 1049 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM RUTHERFORDTON TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS TO 11 MILES
SOUTH OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FOREST CITY AROUND 1100 PM EDT
INMAN AROUND 1105 PM EDT
FINGERVILLE AROUND 1110 PM EDT
BOILING SPRINGS SC AROUND 1115 PM EDT
CHESNEE AROUND 1120 PM EDT
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3538 8199 3522 8215 3511 8222 3487 8203
3494 8174 3518 8185 3530 8175
$$
MCAVOYWhat 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 Jun 12, 9:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 917 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004 .UPDATE... FLOODING OCCURRING IN PARTS OF NC MTS. WITH MORE CONVECTION HEADED THAT WAY ACROSS TN...WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR NC MTS TONIGHT. HAVE RAISED POPS FROM W TO E PER CURENT RADAR TRENDS. CONCERNED THAT AS FRONT SINKS S...EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW COULD PUT HEAVY RAIN DOWN ON BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT...BUT SO FAR BIGGEST RAINS HAVE BEEN ALONG RIDGES TO WEST. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES...DEW POINTS OR WINDS AS THESE FIELDS APPEAR ON TRACK. INCREASED CLOUD COVER SUBSTANTIALLY THIS EVENING PER SATELLITE IMAGERY. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...FLOOD WATCH NCZ033-048>053-058>059-062>065. SC...NONE. && JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 5:57 AM EDT, 16 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 557 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-130956- 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- 557 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE QUITE STRONG...ESPECIALLY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STORMS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY...ENHANCING HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. SEE THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...UNDER THE PRODUCT HEADER CAESPSGSP...FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. 44
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
651 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W NEWLAND 36.09N 82.00W
06/12/2004 AVERY NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
WHITAKER CREEK RD FLOODED.
0610 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W NEWLAND 36.09N 82.02W
06/12/2004 AVERY NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
ROARING CREEK RD FLOODED.
&&
JATLocal storm report, Jun 12, 6:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
659 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0656 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 34.72N 81.62W
06/12/2004 UNION SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A FEW TREES DOWN ON SONOCO RD.
ALSO...A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY.
&&
DEOLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
722 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 14 SE DYSARTSVILLE 35.46N 81.70W
06/12/2004 RUTHERFORD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FEW TREES
REPORTED DOWN SOUTHEAST OF DYSARTSVILLE.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 ESE SPARTANBURG 34.90N 81.80W
06/12/2004 SPARTANBURG SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS CENTER RECEIVED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN JUST
OFF HIGHWAY 176 NEAR THE COUNTRY CLUB.
&&
DEOLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG LEICESTER 35.65N 82.69W
06/12/2004 BUNCOMBE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LOTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE SANDY MUSH AREA OF LEICESTER.
&&
SBKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0729 PM FLASH FLOOD 12 W MARSHALL 35.80N 82.90W
06/12/2004 MADISON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 209 AND WALDROP ROAD FLOODED.
&&
JATLocal storm report, Jun 12, 8:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM HAIL WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
0830 PM HAIL WATERLOO 34.35N 82.06W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS.
&&
SBKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 53 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.