Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 481, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2006, 3:14 PM EDT for Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 61 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
- Aug 3, 2006, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2006, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 1245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1369 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 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 Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
242 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL HOLD OFF TO THE WEST OF THE CWA UNTIL LATE FRI
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT HAVE REMAINED FAIRLY
CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARY TODAY...WHICH SHOULD BE THE CASE TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO THE U90S EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS ON FRI. HOWEVER...DURING THE EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEK
DWPTS HAVE MIXED INTO THE MID 60S. MIXING SHOULD NOT BE AS NOTICEABLE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH THE WEAK FLOW INDICATED ON THE WRF
SOUNDINGS...BUT DWPTS WILL FALL TO AROUND 70 TO U60S LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE LATEST T/DWPT FORECAST...HEAT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG AND EAST OF I-85 FRI AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. I WILL ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY TO HIGHLIGHT THE TIMING
AND AREA OF GREATEST HEAT INDEX VALUES.
A FLAT UPPER RIDGE PERSISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY...
WHILE A PAIR OF LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGHS PROGRESS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TIER OF STATES AND CANADA. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FIRST OF THESE TROUGHS WIL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA ON
SATURDAY...WHERE IT REMAINS INTO SUNDAY....AND REMAINGIN A FOCUS
FOR PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES
AS CLOUDS INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL RETROGRADE EARLY NEXT
WEEK WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES FROM EASTERN CANADA TO THE MID
ATLANTIC. OUR AREA REMAINS IN A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS ON
MONDAY...WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR AREA TUESDAY...THEN
STALL JUST TO THE SOUTH OF OUR AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
BECOMING THE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO
BELOW NORMAL AS HEIGHTS FALL AND CLOUD COVER INCREASES.
&&
.AVIATION...
MAIN AVIATION ISSUE WILL BE THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHRA AND TSRA
FORECAST AND THE RESULTING FOG TONIGHT. I WILL INCLUDE TEMPOS FOR
KHKY...KGMU...KGSP...AND KAND. KAVL RECEIVED A TSRA AROUND 18Z AND
THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...WILL MONITOR KAVL FOR ANY
POSSIBLE CONVECTION. OVERNIGHT...AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY SEE A FEW PERIODS OF MVFR FOG LATE
TONIGHT. FRI...COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION AND SHRA AND TSRA
SHOULD BECOME SCT AFTER 18Z.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY FOR GAZ018-026-028-029 UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY.
...HEAT ADVISORY FOR GAZ026-028-029 FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM
FRIDAY.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY FOR NCZ036-037-056-057-067>072-082-508 UNTIL 7
PM THURSDAY.
...HEAT ADVISORY FOR NCZ071-082 FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM FRIDAY.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SCZ004>014-019 UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY.
...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SCZ006>014-019 FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM
FRIDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...JAT/NED
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:30 AM EDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 630 AM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-041030- 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- 630 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER HOT DAY IS ON TAP FOR THE REGION...HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD BE AS HIGH AS 105 IN THE PIEDMONT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HEAT ADVISORY...NPWGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE PENNY SIZE HAIL OR 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ONE MORE HOT DAY WILL BE SEEN ON FRIDAY. MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:32 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 232 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 SCZ006-010-011-019-031930- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENWOOD- 232 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING SOUTHWEST GREENVILLE COUNTY... AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF HONEA PATH...OR 16 MILES EAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HONEA PATH BY 310 PM EDT. 4 MILES NORTH OF DUE WEST BY 330 PM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 44
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 304 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 NCZ064-SCZ002-003-005-032000- GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA- 304 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTINGSOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES... AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROSMAN...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF BREVARD...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 5 MILES EAST OF ROCKY BOTTOM BY 310 PM EDT. 1 MILE EAST OF PICKENS BY 355 PM EDT. 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF EASLEY BY 400 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 44
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 310 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 NCZ507-508-032015- GREATER RUTHERFORD-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- 310 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING RUTHERFORD COUNTY... AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF LAKE LURE...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... RUTHERFORDTON BY 340 PM EDT. SPINDALE BY 345 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 28 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba | 69 min |
| Aug 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 57 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.