Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2006, 4:22 AM EDT for Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 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
- Apr 22, 2006, 4:22 AM EDT (08:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2006, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 348 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
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 Apr 22, 2:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 200 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/... UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER GREAT LAKES WHILE SHORTWAVES TRANSLATE THROUGH UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SE STATES. AREA REMAINS UNDER GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WITH LARGE SCALE LIFT AND DEEP MOISTURE. PERIODS OF STRONG CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF SAT SO WILL CONTINUE CATEGORICAL POPS OVER BULK OF CWA UNTIL MID DAY...THEN DECREASING POPS FROM THE W DURG THE LATE AFTN. EXPECT A BREAK SAT NIGHT BEFORE A SHORTWAVE...UPPER DIVERGENCE AND A SFC BOUNDARY PUSH S TOWARD MTNS SUN. HAVE ADDED SLIGHT CHANCE TSTMS... MAINLY OVER MTNS SUN. WINDS ALSO INCREASE FROM THE SW SUN AS SFC HIGH BUILDS ALONG GULF AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS NE OF AREA. SLIGHT CHANCE TSTMS OVER MTNS CONTINUES MON. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS CONTINUES TUE AND WED AS FRONT PUSHES FARTHER S INTO AREA. COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE N FOR THU AND FRI. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. && .AVIATION... VERY COMPLICATED 6Z TAF PACKAGE. MCS CURRENTLY WORKING ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY WITH INDEPENDENT CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES NE ACROSS THE NC MTNS AND I-40 CORRIDOR. THE FIRST CHALLENGE WILL BE TIMING THE MCS ACROSS THE TERMINALS. TOWARD SUNRISE...THE MAJORITY OF THE MOS GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT AFTER 9Z MVFR TO IFR FOG AND STRATUS MAY DEVELOP. CURRENT TRENDS ACROSS THE REGION DOES NOT SUPPORT A RAPID DECREASE IN THE CEILING DUE TO THE CONVECTION. HOWEVER...BASED ON THE RECENT RAINFALL AND MORNING FOG I WILL INCLUDE A TEMPO BETWEEN 10-13Z. TROF AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHRA AND TSRA. HOWEVER...REGIONAL RADAR COMPOSITE SHOWS SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS A FEW HOURS AHEAD OF THE MID LEVEL TROF. I WILL FAVOR TIMING A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THE NAM FOR AFTERNOON TSRA...I WILL HIGHLIGHT TSRA WITH A TEMPO BETWEEN 15-19Z. BY 0Z SUN...WINDS SHOULD VEER AND SKY WILL CLEAR...VFR FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RB LONG TERM...RB AVIATION...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:25 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 325 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-230730- 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- 325 AM EDT SAT APR 22 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE TO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SPREADING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 22, 12:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1226 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM HAIL 1 N BELTON 34.54N 82.50W
04/21/2006 M0.25 INCH ANDERSON SC PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
&&
HGLocal storm report, Apr 22, 12:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1226 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM HAIL 1 N BELTON 34.54N 82.50W
04/21/2006 M1.25 INCH ANDERSON SC PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
&&
HGSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 2:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 246 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 NCZ066-067-220730- POLK-RUTHERFORD- 246 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES... AT 243 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FLETCHER TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HENDERSONVILLE TO TIGERVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ASHEVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HENDERSONVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... COLUMBUS BY 255 AM EDT. LAKE LURE BY 305 AM EDT. RUTHERFORDTON BY 315 AM EDT. SPINDALE BY 320 AM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 3:30 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 330 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 SCZ007-008-012-013-220830- CHEROKEE-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-UNION- 330 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING CHEROKEE...LAURENS... SPARTANBURG AND UNION COUNTIES... AT 326 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF INMAN TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF REIDVILLE TO WARE SHOALS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS TO 13 MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAURENS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... ROEBUCK BY 340 AM EDT. SPARTANBURG BY 345 AM EDT. LAURENS BY 350 AM EDT. UNION BY 355 AM EDT. GAFFNEY BY 405 AM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:59 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 AM HAIL 4 SE FOUNTAIN INN 34.65N 82.15W
04/22/2006 E0.75 INCH LAURENS SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
NDIXONSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 4:08 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 408 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 NCZ034-035-055-056-068>070-220915- ALEXANDER-BURKE-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-GASTON-LINCOLN- 408 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING ALEXANDER... BURKE... CALDWELL... CATAWBA... CLEVELAND... GASTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... AT 404 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PATTERSON TO BOILING SPRINGS NC...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF LENOIR TO 8 MILES NORTH OF GAFFNEY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... CONNELLY SPRINGS BY 415 AM EDT. KINGS CREEK BY 420 AM EDT. VALE BY 425 AM EDT. KINGS MOUNTAIN BY 430 AM EDT. GASTONIA... LINCOLNTON AND TAYLORSVILLE 435 AM EDT. MOUNT HOLLY BY 445 AM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. MCAVOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 5:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Apr 22, 6:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 38 min |
| Apr 21, 9:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 14 min |
| Apr 21, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 3:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Habersham | 28 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.