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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2006, 6:09 PM EDT for Gaston County, North Carolina. It was in force for 51 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
- May 26, 2006, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2006, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Gaston County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:12 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 S Crouse, NC | HALF DOLLAR-SIZED HAIL REPORTED THROUGH HAM RADIO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1378 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KGSP 262209 TORGSP NCC071-262300- /O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0008.060526T2209Z-060526T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 609 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 607 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF DALLAS...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... DALLAS AROUND 625 PM EDT... STANLEY AROUND 630 PM EDT... MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 640 PM EDT... MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE. TO REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING... THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER... 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2. LAT...LON 3539 8135 3532 8134 3530 8101 3538 8100 $$ GABRIC
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KGSP 262236 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 636 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 NCC071-262300- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060526T2300Z/ GASTON NC- 636 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY... AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DALLAS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF GASTONIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...MOUNT HOLLY AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUCIA AROUND 655 PM EDT... LAT...LON 3543 8136 3529 8128 3529 8101 3540 8101 $$ GABRIC
000 WWUS52 KGSP 262259 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 658 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 NCC071-262308- /O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060526T2300Z/ GASTON NC- 658 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN GASTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF GASTON COUNTY AND INTO MECKLENBURG COUNTY...SO THE TORNADO THREAT HAS ENDED OVER GASTON COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GASTON COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3543 8136 3529 8128 3529 8101 3540 8101 $$ MOORE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 26, 2:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 220 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE NEAR TERM. CONVECTION IS TAKING ITS OWN SWEET TIME TO DEVELOP...BUT EXPECT INITIATION TO TAKE PLACE BY 19Z AS THE LAST OF THE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION AND DEBRIS CLOUDS IS WORKED OUT OF THE REGION. WHAT IS SOMEWHAT TROUBLING IS THE MID LEVEL DRYING MOVING ACROSS THE MTNS SEEN IN THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY... WHICH SHOULD INCREASE OUR POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE STRONGER STORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT AS THIS MOVES EAST. FOR THE FIRST PERIOD...WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE ISSUANCE TO DECIDE IF LIKELY POPS ARE WARRANTED ANYWHERE...PROBABLY EAST OF THE MTNS...BUT ALL LOCATIONS WILL GET AT LEAST A CHANCE THROUGH THE EVENING. BEYOND THAT...WILL CUT BACK OVERNIGHT AS FORCING SHOULD MOVE EAST OF AREA. FOR SATURDAY...UPPER/SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST/NORTH. THE GFS APPEARS OVERDONE WITH PRECIP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BUT RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR DIFFERENTIAL HEATING TO TRIGGER SOME DEEP CONVECTION...SO A SLIGHT CHANCE WILL BE CARRIED THERE. DOWNSLOPE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST YET THIS SEASON...90 OR ABOVE IN MANY LOCATIONS. NOT QUITE READY TO GO AS HIGH AS THE MET GUIDANCE THOUGH. THE STRNGTHENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WHILE A DRY AND PERSISTENT SURFACE RIDGE WILL TAKES UP RESISDENCE ALONG THE EAST COAST. SOME CLOUDS MAY LINGER ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN TIER OF COUNTIES AS THE OLD SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE CARRIED IN THE FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE WARM UNDER THE RIDGE ALOFT...TEMPERED SLIGHLY BE AN EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW COMPONENT. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE KEY FEATURE OF THE MEDIUM RANGE IS THE STRONG EAST COAST UPPER RIDGE THAT PERSISTS INTO TUESDAY...THEN BEGINS BREAKING DOWN ON WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AN UPPER TROUGH PROGRESSES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...REACHING THE EAST COAST BY FRIDAY. A DRY AND PERSISTENT SURFACE RIDGE RESIDES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH MOISTURE GENERALLY REMAINING WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS. THE GFS SHOWS A CUT OFF UPPER LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...BUT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE SHOULD REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ON THURSDAY MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND SMALL POPS WILL BE SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY... WARRANTING CHANCE POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT WARM UNDER THE UPPER RIDGE...THEN COOL AS HEIGHTS FALL AND EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW PERSISTS. FRIDAY WILL BE A BIT WARMER AS LIMITED WARM ADVECTION PRECEDES FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .AVIATION... MAIN SHORT TERM TAF CONCERN IS CONVECTION. AT 17Z...SOME LOW LEVEL INHIBITION HAD YET TO BE OVERCOME WHILE A LARGE PATCH OF DEBRIS CLOUDS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD POP THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH AT ANY TAF SITE TO INCLUDE MORE THAN JUST A VCSH AND CB CLOUD GROUP. OTHERWISE...RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER SHOULD BRING GUSTY SW WINDS DOWN TO THE GROUND. CLOUDS WILL THIN AFTER SUNSET AGAIN AS THE MAIN VORT LOBE MOVES EAST. KAVL HAS THE BEST CHANCE AT MVFR FOG OVERNIGHT...BUT ALL OTHER SITES WILL BE KEPT VFR FOR NOW. THIS WILL BE CHANGED DEPENDING ON WHICH SITES GET RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY IS VFR WITH DOWNSLOPE KEEPING THE LOW CLOUDS AT BAY AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JAT/PM LONG TERM...JAT AVIATION...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:39 AM EDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 539 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-270945- 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- 539 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TODAY. PLEASE SEE THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CAESPSGSP FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY. LANE
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N DALLAS 35.36N 81.18W
05/26/2006 GASTON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 321 NORTH OF
DALLAS.
0451 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N GREER 35.01N 82.23W
05/26/2006 GREENVILLE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE ON MOBILE HOME.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 26, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION ON THE DATE AND TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N GREER 35.01N 82.23W
05/25/2006 GREENVILLE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE ON MOBILE HOME.
&&
THE PERSON WHO REPORTED THIS MISTAKENLY MADE THE IMPRESSION
THAT THE TREE FELL ON THE MOBILE HOME TODAY. HE CALLED BACK TO
CORRECT THAT SINCE IT FELL ON THURSDAY.
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, May 26, 5:22 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 522 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 NCZ037-057-262145- DAVIE-ROWAN- 522 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING DAVIE AND ROWAN COUNTIES... AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPENCER...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF SALISBURY... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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. GABRIC
Local storm report, May 26, 5:23 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL 3 NE WACO 35.39N 81.39W
05/26/2006 E1.00 INCH GASTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL.
0445 PM HAIL CROUSE 35.42N 81.31W
05/26/2006 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG TALLULAH FALLS 34.72N 83.38W
05/26/2006 RABUN GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY TREES DOWN REPORTED BY THE POLICE CHIEF.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG CHARLOTTE 35.20N 80.83W
05/26/2006 MECKLENBURG NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE REPORTED BY POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 SSW CLAYTON 34.76N 83.46W
05/26/2006 RABUN GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AT LAKE RABUN REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 26, 5:41 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
541 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL 9 ESE CHARLOTTE 35.15N 80.69W
05/26/2006 E0.88 INCH MECKLENBURG NC TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL FELL AT INTERECTION OF HIGHWAY 51 AND
485.
0533 PM HAIL CROUSE 35.42N 81.31W
05/26/2006 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 26, 6:05 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL 2 S CROUSE 35.39N 81.31W
05/26/2006 E1.00 INCH GASTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL ON THE GASTON SIDE OF THE BORDER
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 N MONROE 35.18N 80.54W
05/26/2006 UNION NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY 911 CENTER RELAYED A REPORT OF A TREE DOWN AT
INTERSECTION OF MOORESVILLE ROAD AND ACADEMY ROAD IN
NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY.
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 NE ANDERSON 34.61N 82.53W
05/26/2006 ANDERSON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TREES
DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 81 AND INTERSTATE 85.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 54 min |
| May 26, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston | 63 min |
| May 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| May 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Lincoln | 57 min |
| May 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 58 min |
| May 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 66 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Lincoln | 60 min |
| May 26, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 41 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.