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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 3, 2006Buncombe County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2006, 4:53 AM EDT for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2006, 4:53 AM EDT (08:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2006, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Buncombe County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 5:00 AM EDTHAIL 110 Nw Asheville, NCHAIL COVERED THE GROUND

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 3, 3:47 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 00:00Z 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 00:00Z on 2006-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
2598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS52 KGSP 030853
SVRGSP
NCC021-031000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0021.060403T0853Z-060403T1000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
453 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 600 AM EDT

* AT 450 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF LEICESTER...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHALL...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WEAVERVILLE AROUND 510 AM EDT...
  BARNARDSVILLE AROUND 525 AM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

LAT...LON 3569 8284 3568 8279 3580 8250 3581 8240
      3580 8235 3576 8235 3572 8229 3567 8230
      3566 8233 3561 8280 3562 8282

$$
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2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 030910
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
509 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

NCC021-031000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060403T1000Z/
BUNCOMBE NC-
509 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 600 AM EDT EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
ALL OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY...

AT 505 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF 
BARNARDSVILLE TO 5 MILES WEST OF ASHEVILLE. 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BARNARDSVILLE AND ASHEVILLE AROUND 515 AM EDT...
  SWANNANOA AROUND 535 AM EDT...
  BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 540 AM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

LAT...LON 3569 8284 3568 8279 3580 8250 3581 8240
      3580 8235 3576 8235 3572 8229 3567 8230
      3566 8233 3557 8228 3554 8271 3561 8280
      3562 8282

$$
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000 
WWUS52 KGSP 030929
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

NCC021-031000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060403T1000Z/
BUNCOMBE NC-
528 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR
BUNCOMBE COUNTY...

AT 524 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF
BARNARDSVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANDLER...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF BURNSVILLE TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ASHEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BILTMORE FOREST AROUND 535 AM EDT...
  SWANNANOA AROUND 540 AM EDT...
  SKYLAND AND BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 550 AM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.

LAT...LON 3571 8259 3572 8256 3580 8250 3581 8240
      3580 8235 3576 8235 3572 8229 3567 8230
      3566 8233 3550 8230 3543 8275 3563 8266
      3564 8262

$$
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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, 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, 3:54 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more14 hr
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

Nearby

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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.