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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2005, 3:17 PM EDT for Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2005, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2005, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 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), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1095 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 20, 3:14 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 3:14 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 1:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 105 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-210945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 105 PM AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...MAINLY FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTWARD. THE STORMS WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR MADISON... HAYWOOD... JACKSON... SWAIN... GRAHAM... AND MACON COUNTIES FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL RETURN CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT AREAS SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY DURING THIS PERIOD. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PERIOD AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 11:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1146 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 NCZ048-051-052-059-201800- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 1146 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 ...NEARLY STATIONARY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE STATE LINE... AT 1130 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF STORMS ALONG THE TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE...FROM NEAR CLINGMANS DOME TO WEST OF SPRING CREEK. SOME OF THE RAIN EXTENDED AS FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTHERN TIP OF HAYWOOD COUNTY. THE LIGHTNING DISPLAY SYSTEM SHOWED QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE AREA...AND THE SLOW MOVEMENT WAS CAUSING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...PERHAPS AN INCH PER HOUR OR A LITTLE MORE. ALSO...IT IS LIKELY SOME SMALL HAIL WAS FALLING IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE STORMS WERE AFFECTING MAINLY PEOPLE ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND SOME CAMP GROUNDS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY THE BIG CREEK AREA OF NORTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY IN SHELTER UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ENDS. JONES
Local storm report, Jun 20, 1:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
109 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1255 PM HAIL CULLOWHEE 35.31N 83.18W
06/20/2005 0.75 INCH JACKSON NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY REPORTED
&&
JONESLocal storm report, Jun 20, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
127 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM FLASH FLOOD CULLOWHEE 35.31N 83.18W
06/20/2005 JACKSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
SD REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS CAUSED CREEKS TO
FLOOD IN AND AROUND CULLOWHEE...WITH SOME WATER GETTING
INTO TRAILER PARKS ALREADY.
&&
JONESSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 2:26 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 226 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-202030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION... MORGANTON...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 226 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOTS OF LIGHTNING - HEAVY RAINFALL - AND SOME HAIL AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND COULD BE EXPANDED INTO OTHER COUNTIES AND/OR EXTENDED IN TIME. SEVERAL WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR SEVERE WEATHER OR FLASH FLOODING. SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS TODAY WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP QUICKLY IN URBAN AREAS AND IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ACCUMULATION OF EVEN SMALL HAIL COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP QUICKLY IN SOME AREAS. HAIL WAS REPORTED ACCUMULATING ON ROADS EARLIER TODAY IN PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING WILL ALSO KNOCK OUT PHONES AND COMMUNICATIONS IN SOME AREAS...IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL LIGHTNING DANGERS. MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING THAN BY SEVERE WEATHER. KEEP UP TO DATE WITH LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR BAD WEATHER APPROACHES. JONES
Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:03 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 1:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Pickens | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 36 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.