Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 514, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2006, 1:57 PM EDT for McDowell 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
- Aug 8, 2006, 1:57 PM EDT (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2006, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County McDowell County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 775 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 8, 2:20 AM EDT, 11 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:20 AM EDT, 11 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 4:05 AM EDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 405 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-090815- 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- 405 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 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 EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 10:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1034 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-082000- ABBEVILLE-ALEXANDER-ANDERSON-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CABARRUS- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-CATAWBA-CHEROKEE-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK-ELBERT-FRANKLIN-GASTON-GRAHAM- GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD- HABERSHAM-HART-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-IREDELL-LAURENS-LINCOLN-MACON- MADISON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MECKLENBURG-MITCHELL-NORTHERN JACKSON- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-RABUN-ROWAN- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN JACKSON-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-SWAIN- TRANSYLVANIA-UNION-YANCEY-YORK- 1034 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK... WITH ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID AFTERNOON ON TAP FOR THE REGION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MODERATELY TO VERY UNSTABLE. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES AND PARAMETERS WILL RESULT IN ROBUST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVELS WINDS AND DRY AIR IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PERHAPS INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA BY THIS EVENING...ANY STORM TODAY WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE 60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. CSH
Local storm report, Aug 8, 1:05 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
105 PM EDT TUE AUG 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0248 AM HAIL 3 SE ROCKWELL 35.52N 80.37W
08/07/2006 E0.88 INCH ROWAN NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL-SIZED HAIL THAT FELL. THE WIND
WAS STRONG BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN ANY LARGE LIMBS.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 1:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 150 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008- 009-081910- ALEXANDER-AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE MOUNTAINS-CABARRUS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- CATAWBA-CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK- GASTON-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON- IREDELL-LINCOLN-MADISON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MECKLENBURG-MITCHELL- POLK MOUNTAINS-ROWAN-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-UNION-YANCEY-YORK- 150 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 140 PM...STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN SHELBY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN...JUST NORTH OF HICKORY AND OVER NEWTON...AND JUST WEST OF MARION. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA-SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE STORM IN CONOVER AROUND 130 PM. EXPECT STRONG WIND GUSTS OF OVER 30 MPH AND AT LEAST PEA-SIZED HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. ALSO FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED...SO UNPLUG ANY VALUABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE STORM AND STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS AND HIGH LOCATIONS DURING THE STORM. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH WIND OF AT LEAST 60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WAS OVER THE TRI-CITIES AREA OF TENNESSEE AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE MID AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. OUTLAW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 78 min |
| Aug 8, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 58 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.