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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 14, 2007Union County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2007, 8:42 PM EDT for Union County, South Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
Apr 14, 2007, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2007, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Union County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 9:20 PM EDTHAIL 17 Se Union, SCCOOP IN SANTUC MEASURED 1 INCH HAIL ON PORCH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 38 minutes after it went out.

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 nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 229 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2007-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2007-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1440 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
561 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS52 KGSP 150042
SVRGSP
SCC087-150130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0028.070415T0042Z-070415T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 838 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16
  MILES SOUTH OF UNION...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  UNION BY 855 PM EDT...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

TO REPORT 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 3455 8168 3456 8178 3458 8176 3461 8174
      3463 8172 3466 8171 3485 8157 3466 8147
      3450 8158

$$

KRENTZ
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 150109
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
905 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

SCC087-150130-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-070415T0130Z/
UNION SC-
905 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

AT 859 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES 
SOUTH OF SEDALIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARLISLE BY 925 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 3455 8168 3456 8178 3458 8176 3461 8174
      3463 8172 3466 8171 3485 8157 3466 8147
      3450 8158

$$

KRENTZ

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 Apr 14, 4:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 4:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

.SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...
AN WILL UPDATE TO THE ZONES WILL INCLUDE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR
TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN WESTERN NC...AND THE MOUTNAINS OF NORTHEAST GA AND SC...AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING SURFACE WAVE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 316 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SURFACE LOW SUPPORTED BY STRONG UPPER DPVA WIL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. DESPITE THE CLOSENESS OF THE EVENT...STILL SOME
RATHER LARGE DISCONTINUITIES IN THE DETAILS BETWEEN THE 12Z GFS/NAM.
NAM IS FARTHER NORTH WITH SURFACE LOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPS MUCH
MORE INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND A SLOWER
PROGRESSION OF COLD FRONT. GFS A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH WITH LOW TRACK
AND FASTER...SO CONSEQUENTLY THE DEWPOINTS/INSTABILITY NOT AS HIGH.
WILL SETTLE ON A BLEND OF THESE SOLUTIONS WHICH PUTS NE
GEORGIA...UPSTATE SC AND THE NC PIEDMONT UNDER THE GUN FOR SEVERE
STORMS. WIND PROFILES INDICATE PLENTY OF SHEAR...SO A FEW TORNADOES
POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH A QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM CANT BE
RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN ALSO IS A GOOD BET FOR ABOUT A 6 HOUR WINDOW.
WIDESPREAD 1-2 INCHES IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH SOME 2+ INCHES
POSSIBLE. PER HPC GUIDANCE THIS AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL WOULD NOSE
UP INTO NC PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. PER COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORS
WILL PUT UP A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NC PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. EXPECT
THAT METRO CHARLOTTE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE SOME FLOOD ISSUES. STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET WILL PUNCH INTO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE
LOW...SO HAVE INCREASED WINDS AND PLACED GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH IN THE
GRIDS FOR A FEW HOURS.

LOW AND ASSOCIATED WIDESPREAD RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT TO THE
EAST EARLY SUNDAY. PROBABLY WILL BE A LULL IN SHOWERS FOR A FEW
HOURS SUNDAY MORNING. AS STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND COLD POOL TRANSITS
THE AREA MIDDAY TO MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP
AGAIN...MOST NUMEROUS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PART OF THE
UPSTATE AND NC PIEDMONT. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO A GOOD BET OUTSIDE OF
THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. SNOW LEVELS WILL CRASH IN THE
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH...SO WILL
FORECAST SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 2500FT BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES. STRONG WINDS WIL ALSO BEGIN TO MIX DOWN BY
LATE IN THE DAY WITH >50MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 30-40MPH OUTSIDE OF
MOUNTAINS.

A NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND WIND EVENT IS IN STORE FOR THE MOUNTAINS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEHIND THE DEPARTING SURFACE WAVE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE UPPER LOW. MODEL THICKNESS AND
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...EXCEPT
AT THE VERY LOWEST VALLEY ELEVATIONS...WITH MOISTURE ALL THE WAY
DOWN THE TENNESSEE BORDER. AT THIS POINT THE BEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WHERE AMOUNTS SUPPORT WARNING
CRITERIA. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH THAT FAR SOUTH. THE WIND
WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...WITH THE MODELS CARRYING 60 KNOTS OF WIND AT
850 MB OVER A BROAD AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. MOIST SOIL
RESULTING FROM THE RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TREES TO BE EASILY
TOPPLED...MEANING DAMAGE POTENTIAL MAY REPLACE WIND SPEED CRITERIA.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH ON WIND AND SNOW IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
THAT A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY FROM AVERY TO MADISON COUNTIES IN THE NC MOUNTAINS. A
HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE REST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT NC FOOTHILLS...EVEN THROUGH WINDS MAY BE BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA IN SOME PORTIONS OF THE WATCH.

MOISTURE DECREASES RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE THICKNESS AND
TEMPERATURES RISE...ENDING THE SNOW EVENT. THE HIGH WINDS MAY WELL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND MAYBE EVEN TUESDAY MORNING...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOWER AT THAT TIME FRAME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL
ENOUGH FOR A FREEZE WATCH IN THE NC MOUNTAINS MONDAY MORNING...AND
ANOTHER NIGHT OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER LOCAL POLICY IS NOT TO ISSUE FREEZE PRODUCTS WHEN
WINTER WEATHER IS FORECAST. AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
RECOVER WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK DOMINATES THE PATTERN OVER NORTH AMERICA
FOR MOST OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST...WITH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOWNSTREAM UPPER LOW...IN A MEAN NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT. A WEAK CLIPPER LIKE SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA FROM THE
WEST ON WEDNESDAY...SUPPORTING LITTLE MORE THAN SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS...WHILE A BETTER DEFINED LOW ORGANIZES IN THE NORTHWEST GULF.
THE GULF LOW CROSSES NORTH FL THURSDAY...FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT POPS
WILL BE LIMITED...BUT WITH AN EASTERLY UPSLOPE COMPONENT NORTH OF
THE LOW...CHANCE POPS WILL BE CARRIED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
ESCARPMENT. A DRY SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE AREA
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE FROM
BELOW NORMAL TOWARD NORMAL AS THE OMEGA BLOCK WEAKENS AND HEIGHTS
RISE.

AVIATION /19Z-18Z/...
TAFS WILL BECOME QUITE COMPLICATED OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS
ACROSS THE REGION. CURRENTLY VFR WITH ONLY MID LEVEL CLOUDS.
HOWEVER...EXPECT RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA FROM 22Z-02Z. WITH THE ONSET OF THE
RAIN...EXPECT CEILINGS TO RAPIDLY LOWER INTO THE MVFR RANGE. A 4-6
HOUR PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 03-09Z WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTROMS WHICH SHOULD LOWER CEILINGS INTO IFR CATEGORY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA IN 08Z-12Z
TIMEFRAME WITH CELINGS BUMPING UP INTO MVFR RANGE WITH VFR CELINGS
LIKELY BY 14Z-16Z SUNDAY. SHOWERS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP MIDDAY
SUNDAY AS UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. COULD EVEN HAVE SOME
THUNDERSTORMS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.

VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO IFR RANGE IN THE HEAVIER RAIN OVERNIGHT
AND THEN BOUNCE BACK TO VFR 09Z-12Z TIMEFRAME.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR GAZ010-017.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR GAZ010-017.

NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-
     501>510.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ033-048>050.

     FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
     FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504.

SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR SCZ001>003-008-009-014.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR SCZ001>003.

     FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
     FOR SCZ009-014.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

NCZ033-048>050-152045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-152045-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ502-504-152045-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   FLOOD WATCH
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ010-017-NCZ506-508-510-SCZ001>003-152045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-152045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-CHESTER-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

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

   FLOOD WATCH
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

SCZ008-152045-
CHEROKEE-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>007-010>013-019-152045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
GREENWOOD-
445 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 7:46 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
746 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-150600-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-CABARRUS-CHEROKEE-CHESTER-ELBERT-FRANKLIN-GASTON-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREENWOOD-HABERSHAM-HART-LAURENS-MECKLENBURG-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-RABUN-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-UNION-
YORK-
746 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING...
THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THROUGH THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WOULD ROUGHLY BE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85.

AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION AND WITH STRONG
FORCING ALOFT MOVING INTO THE AREA...THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE AND
ORGANIZED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS....HAIL...
ALONG WITH ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP FAIRLY QUICKLY.
ALSO...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL CAUSE STREAM AND SMALL
RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY. URBAN AREAS COULD SEE POOLING OF WATER
IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT SET
OVERNIGHT INTO STANDBY MODE FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS

KRENTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenwood, Laurens61 min
Apr 14, 9:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester27 min
Apr 14, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork44 min
Apr 14, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion53 min
Apr 15, 3:34 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSP56 hr
Apr 15, 3:34 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more40 hr
Apr 15, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville49 min
Apr 15, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPSpartanburg39 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2007Every 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.