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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 3, 200612 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Apr 3, 2006, 3:54 PM EDT for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 3, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2006, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2006, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 9:15 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 S Newland, NCWIND BLEW THE ROOF OFF A HOUSE NEAR RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OFF HIGHWAY 19E.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 269 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 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 
WWUS72 KGSP 031954
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING...USHERING IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LIKELY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...MAINLY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-032200-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0005.060403T2200Z-060404T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.060403T2200Z-060404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T2200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
354 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL STEADILY SHIFT TO
THE WEST THEN THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. 
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE FINAL STEPS NOW TO SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS...AND AVOID TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...OVERNIGHT. DO NOT STAND OUTDOORS NEAR TREES...AND BE
VERY CAUTIOUS IN PARTS OF YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD BE HIT BY FALLING
TREES OR LIMBS.

$$

NCZ034-054-055-066-067-032200-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.060403T2200Z-060404T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T2200Z/
CALDWELL-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON...COLUMBUS...
RUTHERFORDTON
354 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO NEAR 60
NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE FINAL STEPS NOW TO SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OVERNIGHT.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-040400-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
354 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...WILL
STEADILY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6
AM...WHEN ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57
MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
040400-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
354 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL STEADILY SHIFT TO THE
WEST THEN THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

HG
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 032202
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
602 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE WEST THIS
EVENING...USHERING IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LIKELY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...
MAINLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK.

NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-040615-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
AVERY-CALDWELL-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
602 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO NEAR 60
NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE FINAL STEPS NOW
TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
OVERNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-040615-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
602 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...WILL
STEADILY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM...
WHEN ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 46 TO
57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
040615-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
602 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL STEADILY SHIFT TO THE
WEST THEN THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 040237
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1037 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...

.WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
AVERY-CALDWELL-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
1037 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO NEAR
60 NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE FINAL STEPS NOW
TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
OVERNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
1037 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...WILL
STEADILY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY AFFECT MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM...
 WHEN ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 46 TO
57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1037 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL STEADILY SHIFT TO THE
WEST THEN THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 040813
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
413 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...

.WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE THIS MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS
SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS.

NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
AVERY-CALDWELL-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...RUTHERFORDTON
413 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
EVENING WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. WINDS OF
THESE SPEEDS SHOULD END BY 6 AM.

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH...VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REPLACED WITH A
WIND ADVISORY OR LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AFTER 6 AM.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE FINAL STEPS NOW
TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. AVOID TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
OVERNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
413 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND SHOULD END BY 6 AM.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 46 TO
57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
041000-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
413 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT AND THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND SHOULD END BY 6 AM.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 041009
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
609 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-041815-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0030.060404T1009Z-060404T2200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
609 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IN THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE
LIGHTER OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

NCZ034-054-055-066-067-041115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
CALDWELL-MCDOWELL-BURKE-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON...COLUMBUS...
RUTHERFORDTON
609 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE
BLUE RIDGE...WHERE GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-041115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
609 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
THE HIGHEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
041115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-060404T1000Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
609 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT...AND THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. GUSTS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SPEEDS SHOULD
BE 25 MPH OR LESS.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TORNADO WATCH 147 CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE CWFA UNTIL 8 PM WITH THE
RISK FOR SVR STORMS CONTINUING JUST ALONG AND OUT AHEAD OF APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WHICH AS OF 19 UTC WAS NEARING THE SW NC MTNS. FROM MID-
EVENING ONWARD...THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE THREAT OF STRONG GRADIENT
WINDS AS THE COMBINATION OF A PERIOD OF SHARP CAA...STRONG SFC PRESSURE
RISES...A 50 KT 85H JET AND A 90 KT 50H JET PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN LEADS TO THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. MODEL TIME
HEIGHTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN NC MTNS/FTHLS INDICATE A PERIOD OF DEEP
DOWNWARD OMEGA THIS EVENING...BUT MIXING IS LIMITED IN THE LOWER
TERRAIN...NOT SURPRISING GIVING THE TIME OF DAY. SO...BASED ON
THIS HAVE UPGRADED NC MTNS TO HIGH WIND WARNING AND ISSUED WARNING
AS WELL FOR NC FTHLS.

WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...BUT A
RESURGENCE IN 850 MB FLOW WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BACK
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE
UPPER LEVEL JET CORE WILL ALSO REMAIN OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL UPPER RIDGING STARTS TO BUILD IN FROM
THE WEST. MODELS REVEAL SOME DEGREE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE SPILLING
OVER THE RIDGE BY THURSDAY...AS A LOW LEVEL WARM FRONT LIFTS
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TN VALLEY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
DEEP LOW PRES MOVING EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY FRIDAY
SHOULD GRADUALLY GET ABSORBED BY THE ERN CANADIAN VORTEX OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
MAINLY DURING SATURDAY. SLIGHTLY DEEPER MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS WAVE
WILL AFFECT MAINLY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS LATE FRIDAY INTO FRI
NIGHT...SPREADING SMALLER CHANCES THROUGH THE PIEDMONT INTO
SATURDAY. RESIDUAL NW FLOW MOISTURE MAY LINGER ALONG THE TN BORDER
THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE DRYING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REMAIN DOMINANT
ALONG THE SE COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
WILL GO WITH A SMATTERING OF VCTS FOR NOW FOR THE UPSTATE TAFS AND
KCLT AS DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PERCOLATES INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. A GUSTY SW GRADIENT WIND CONCERN CONTINUES AS WELL
AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT A GUSTY WIND SHIFT TO WEST
THEN NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS IN THE IMMEDIATE
POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS. FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WILL KEEP GUSTY NW
WINDS CONFINED JUST TO KAVL AS CAA DIMINISHES ENOUGH TO REMOVE GUSTS
EAST OF THE MTNS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25
PERCENT IN ALL LOCATIONS BUT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER IN THE MORNING...BUT
WITH DIMINISHING WINDS THROUGH THE DAY...THE ONLY REAL THREAT FOR
RED FLAG APPEARS TO BE THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NC. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOLLOWING COORDINATION WITH
FORESTRY USERS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067 UNTIL
     6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067 UNTIL 6
     PM MONDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082 UNTIL 6
     AM TUESDAY.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ004>014-019 UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM...CSH/HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...CSH
FIRE WEATHER...CSH/HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 6:06 AM EDT, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-041000-
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 NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
606 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS
WILL BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE STRONG ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
PLEASE SEE CAENPWGSP FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WINDS MAY REACH
RED FLAG CRITERIA IN SOME LOCATIONS. COORDINATION WITH LAND
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES WILL BE NECESSARY TODAY TO DETERMINE IF A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NEEDED.

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY...BUT WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 1:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
146 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0900 AM     HAIL             3 NE MONROE             35.02N 80.50W
04/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       UNION              NC   AIRPLANE PILOT

            HELICOPTER PILOT REPORTED HAIL THE SIZE OF GUMBALLS,
            LARGER THAN MARBLES, FORCED HIM TO LAND.

&&

TBENTHAL
Local storm report, Apr 3, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0830 AM     HAIL             3 SE ROCK HILL          34.91N 80.99W
04/03/2006  E0.88 INCH       YORK               SC   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN TOWN OF LESSLIE ON LESSLIE HIGHWAY.

0640 AM     HAIL             3 SW HENDERSONVILLE     35.29N 82.50W
04/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       HENDERSON          NC   POST OFFICE

            DIME SIZE HAIL AT PENROSE POST OFFICE.

&&

TBENTHAL
Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:19 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
319 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0318 PM     TSTM WND GST     BULADEAN                36.11N 82.19W
04/02/2006  E60 MPH          MITCHELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOUSE

&&

LG
Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:34 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0323 PM     HAIL             LANDRUM                 35.17N 82.19W
04/03/2006  M1.50 INCH       SPARTANBURG        SC   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

LG
Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:36 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0723 AM     HAIL             6 WSW VALE              35.51N 81.50W
04/03/2006  E0.88 INCH       LINCOLN            NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            REPORTED IN TOLUCA ON HIGHWAY 18.

&&

LG
Local storm report, Apr 3, 3:37 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
337 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006

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

0330 PM     HAIL             CAMPOBELLO              35.12N 82.15W
04/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       SPARTANBURG        SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

LG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison60 min
Apr 2, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood51 min
Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Mitchell, Yancey49 min
Apr 2, 9:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery34 min
Apr 2, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell, McDowell41 min
Apr 3, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston31 min
Apr 3, 1:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon36 min
Apr 3, 4:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSwain45 min
Apr 3, 4:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood55 min
Apr 3, 4:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson41 min
Apr 3, 4:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison46 min
Apr 3, 4:50 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more11 hr
Apr 3, 4:50 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more25 hr
Apr 3, 4:50 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more25 hr
Apr 3, 4:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe67 min
Apr 3, 5:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHaywood50 min
Apr 3, 5:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Yancey59 min
Apr 3, 5:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson25 min
Apr 3, 5:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke53 min
Apr 3, 6:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania52 min
Apr 3, 6:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCaldwell36 min
Apr 3, 6:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander58 min
Apr 3, 6:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke48 min
Apr 3, 7:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland, Lincoln64 min
Apr 3, 7:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba61 min
Apr 3, 8:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion55 min
Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPolk44 min
Apr 3, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRutherford39 min
Apr 3, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland50 min
Apr 3, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston54 min
Apr 3, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba41 min
Apr 3, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPIredell35 min
Apr 3, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPDavie, Rowan36 min
Apr 3, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland35 min
Apr 3, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston50 min
Apr 3, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.