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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 24, 2007Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2007, 8:05 PM EDT for Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 74 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 24, 2007, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2007, 9:19 PM EDT
In force: 74 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Rowan County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 75 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 819 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1438 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 24, 7:51 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:51 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
515 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068-501-
503-505>510-SCZ001>014-019-252115-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-
MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-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-
515 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SOME
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-502-504-252115-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
515 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SOME
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
642 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

NCZ071-082-242345-
MECKLENBURG-UNION-
642 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MECKLENBURG AND NORTHERN
UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINT HILL...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF UNC CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MINT HILL
  AND FAIRVIEW.

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.

KRENTZ

Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 WSW LINCOLNTON       35.42N 81.41W
06/24/2007                   LINCOLN            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN AND LARGE LIMBS ALONG HWY 182. ALSO DIME HAIL.

0645 PM     HAIL             10 W LINCOLNTON         35.48N 81.42W
06/24/2007  E0.75 INCH       LINCOLN            NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL AROUND DIME SIZE ON HWY 182 REPORTED BY PATROLMAN.

0645 PM     HAIL             CHERRYVILLE             35.38N 81.38W
06/24/2007  E0.75 INCH       GASTON             NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            PENNY SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. CALLS STILL COMING IN.

&&

TBENTHALL

Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:28 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
728 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     HAIL             1 N GASTONIA            35.27N 81.17W
06/24/2007  E0.88 INCH       GASTON             NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL FORCED SPOTTER TO STOP AT I-85 AND HWY
            321 INTERSECTION.

0722 PM     HAIL             2 S CONCORD             35.38N 80.59W
06/24/2007  E0.75 INCH       CABARRUS           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3/4 INCH HAIL HWY 601 SOUTH OF CONCORD. HIGH WINDS.

&&

TBENTHALL

Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:34 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:49 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 7:56 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Davie	72 min
Jun 24, 8:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mitchell	65 min
Jun 24, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke	38 min
Jun 24, 9:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Rutherford	66 min
Jun 24, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Gaston	62 min
Jun 24, 11:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Mecklenburg	57 min
Jun 25, 1:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson	56 min
Jun 25, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Buncombe	67 min
Jun 25, 4:18 PM EDT	Air Stagnation Advisory	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie and 6 more	29 hr
Jun 25, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg	50 min
Jun 25, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland	52 min
Jun 25, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Union	25 min
Jun 25, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Rowan	79 min
Jun 25, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cabarrus	54 min
Jun 24, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville	43 min
Jun 24, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	52 min
Jun 25, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	York	56 min
Jun 25, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville	64 min
Jun 25, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Laurens	66 min
Jun 25, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville	57 min
Jun 25, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson	53 min
Jun 25, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood	62 min
Jun 25, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Laurens	61 min
Jun 25, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Pickens	54 min
Jun 25, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Spartanburg	63 min
Jun 25, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester	66 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2007 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.