Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 283, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2006, 2:27 PM EDT for Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 63 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 11, 2006, 2:27 PM EDT (18:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2006, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Buncombe County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
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 11, 10:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 10:46 AM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 6:04 AM EDT, 8 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 604 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 604 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 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 TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA DNA NORTHEAST GEORGIA AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. PLEASE REFER TO CAESPSGSP FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. KRENTZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 11:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1107 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-112215- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1107 AM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK... A SURFACE COLD FRONT OVER EXTREME NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD LATER TODAY...COINCIDENT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. GIVEN THAT SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND THROUGH THE 90S ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE ONCE ALL THE MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE IN PLACE LATER TODAY. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...THE BEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER...ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MPH...AS WELL AS HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. SLIGHTLY LARGER HAIL COULD BE REALIZED LATE THIS EVENING AS COLDER TEMPERATURES ALOFT INVADE THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY LAST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER ALL HAZARDS RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 44
Local storm report, Jun 11, 1:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
119 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM HAIL 1 NW LUCIA 35.39N 81.02W
06/10/2006 E0.88 INCH GASTON NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL-SIZED HAIL THAT OCCURRED ON THE
GASTON-LINCOLN COUNTY BORDER. ALSO HAD ENOUGH WIND TO
BLOW DOWN SMALL LIMBS AND BLEW LAWN FURNITURE OFF A DECK.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Macon | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson | 77 min |
| Jun 11, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 72 min |
| Jun 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Iredell | 73 min |
| Jun 11, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 78 min |
| Jun 11, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 88 min |
| Jun 11, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 75 min |
| Jun 11, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 76 min |
| Jun 11, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 26 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.