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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 15, 2007Spartanburg County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2007, 2:06 PM EDT for Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2007, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2007, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Spartanburg County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm 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 nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 226 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 12:00Z on 2007-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 21 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2007-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 273 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
21 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
273 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WUUS52 KGSP 151806
SVRGSP
SCC083-151845-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0038.070415T1806Z-070415T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
206 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INMAN...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF SPARTANBURG...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SPARTANBURG BY 215 PM EDT...
  ROEBUCK BY 220 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3513 8200 3504 8219 3470 8197 3485 8178

$$
SK
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 151817
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

SCC083-151845-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070415T1845Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-
216 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY...

AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BOILING SPRINGS SC...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARTANBURG...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.


LAT...LON 3513 8200 3504 8219 3470 8197 3485 8178

$$

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 15, 12:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1245 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE I-40 AND METRO KCLT AREAS
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR CONVECTION IN THOSE AREAS. AN UPDATE
WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1144 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
THE ZONES WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THUNDER IN THE WEST NEAR THE
SURFACE LOW PER OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR RETURNS.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1024 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS ANALYZED AT 500 MB AT 12 UTC THIS MORNING
OVER THE LOWER OH RIVER VALLEY..WITH A 90 KNOT MID LEVEL JET MAX
SWINGING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST OF IT. THE SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE EXTENDED SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. AT THE
SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG THE APPALACHIANS TO A
WAVE IN SOUTHWEST NC...THEN EXTENDED SOUTH TO NORTH FL. A LULL IN
ACTIVITY WAS DEPICTED ON RADAR...WITH ANOTHER BATCH OF SHOWERS
BECOMING ORGANIZED WITH THE MID LEVEL COOL POOL OVER THE TN RIVER
VALLEY.

MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS HIGH POPS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE I-40 CORRIDOR...WITH CHANCE POPS TO THE SOUTH. THE ONLY
ADJUSTMENT WILL BE TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LATE TODAY IN
THE FAR SOUTH...WHERE THE MODELS INDICATED MOISTURE SPILLING
AROUND THE BASE OF THE APPALACHIANS. INSTABILITY REMAINS ELEVATED
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FAR EAST...AND THUNDER WILL BE INCLUDED
THERE.

MODEL SOUNDINGS DO NOT LOWER SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE
THIS MORNING...BUT THEN LOWER THEM MORE QUICKLY THAN PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
UPDATED FORECAST...WITH THE WINTER STORM WARNING REAMINGIN IN
PLACE ALONG THE TN BORDER.

TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING WARM THIS MORNING...AND A FEW DEGREES
WERE ADDED TO THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND
MIDDAY BEFORE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND COLD ADVECTION ARRIVE.

NAM MODEL WINDS SUPPORT CONTINUING THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND NC FOOTHILLS. MODEL WINDS WERE ADJUSTED UP IN THE
LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS TO ACCOUNT FOR MIXING OF HIGHER VELOCITIES
ALOFT...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CONTINUED THERE.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 626 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE...I/M AFRAID THAT THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IN THE NC MTNS FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS ON THE ROUTINE
ISSUANCE. SINCE THE FREEZE SEASON BEGINS TODAY IN THE MTNS OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GA...HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR
MOST OF THE NC MTNS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HENDERSON CO. STRONG
WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN AN ADVECTIVE FREEZE...WITH
ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 3000 FEET LIKELY FALLING TO FREEZING AS
EARLY AS LATE AFTERNOON.

THE FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO EXPIRED. NOW THAT THE DRY PUNCH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEPENING CYCLONE HAS OVERSPREAD THE FORECAST
AREA I DON/T SEE MUCH OF A FLOOD THREAT. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL
A SMALL CHANCE OF A SEVERE HAIL EVENT AS LAPSE RATES STEEPEN AND
FREEZING LEVELS FALL.

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE AT THE OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS 994 MB. AS THE
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES TOWARD THE DELMARVA BY THIS
EVENING...A GRADIENT HIGH WIND EVENT IS STILL LOOKING GOOD FOR THE
MTNS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS AS WE SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE
RISES LATER IN THE DAY.

NO OTHER CHANGES ATTM.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 601 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
ZFP AND NPW HAVE ALREADY BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT ISSUANCE OF A
FREEZE WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE NC MTNS FOR TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 303 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WILL LET THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RUN THROUGH 10 UTC. THE PRODUCT MAY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED...BUT WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THAT IN A COUPLE HOURS.
PCPN HAS REDEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS LLVL FLOW
BACKS AN UPPER DIFFLUENCE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER
TROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE THREAT EARLY THIS MORNING HAS
MOVED EAST OF THE REGION...BUT WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT...IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONGER STORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. IN FACT...HODOGRAPHS LOOK QUITE INTERESTING THROUGH 12 UTC
AND WE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH
SUNRISE IN THE EASTERN ZONES. LATER THIS AFTERNOON FREEZING LEVELS
WILL BE VERY LOW. BOTH THE MAV AND NAM HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CAPE IN
THE NC PIEDMONT AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS..ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
LOW EL/S...SO A FEW SEVERE HAIL EVENTS LOOKS QUITE POSSIBLE IN THIS
AREA LATER IN THE DAY.

HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING IN ALL THE
COUNTIES WHERE THE WATCH IT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES
THE MOUNTAINS OF NC...SC AND NE GA AND THE WESTERN NC FOOTHILLS.
PLAN TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY EAST OF THERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AS
WINDS COULD GUSTS INTO THE MID 40 MPH RANGE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE AS
STRONG COLD ADVECTION MIXING MOVE INTO THE REGION IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. WIND THREAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE. MET GUIDANCE HAS
MID 30 KT SUSTAINED WINDS AT KAVL TMRW...BUT THIS IS PROBABLY A BIT
ON THE HIGH SIDE. FOR NOW WILL JUST RUN THE WARNING THROUGH THE END
OF THE DAY TOMORROW AND WILL LET LATER SHIFTS JUDGE WHETHER IT NEEDS
TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME OR SPACE. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF
SEEING DAMAGING WINDS IN THESE AREAS LATE TODAY AS THE GFS HAS 60+
KT H8 WINDS OVER A GOOD BIT OF THE FA...QUITE RARE FOR THE GFS.

THE OTHER ISSUE FOR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT IS SNOWFALL. TEMPS FALL
DRAMATICALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE UPPER LOW ROUNDS INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY
DROP AND WE SHOULD SEE A BURST OF 3 TO 6 HRS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE
3500 FEET BEGINNING 18 UTC IN THE SW AND SPREADING ACROSS THE REST
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN BY AROUND 2100 UTC. I HAVE ISSUED A WARNING FOR
ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH NOON
TOMORROW...BUT JUST FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR FROM MADISON COUNTY DOWN TO SWAIN. THIS LINES UP WITH A LOCAL
SNOW TOOL THAT WE USE...AND MAKES SENSE WITH THE RATHER WARM H8
TEMPS.

RUNNING OUT OF TIME...SO I WON/T GO INTO DETAIL ON LATER TIME
PERIODS...BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
REMAINS VERY TIGHT ALONG THE LEE AND WINDS MAY NOT ABATE IN SOME OF
THE MOUNTAIN GAPS.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED PART OF THE FORECAST WITH THIS
PACKAGE.

AVIATION /07Z-06Z/...
A COMPLEX AVIATION FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 6-8 HOURS...AS GUIDANCE
DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. LIFR
CIGS/IFR VISBY WERE ONGOING AT MOST TERMINALS OUTSIDE OF KAVL AT
06Z. THIS APPEARS TO BE TIED TO A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT THAT HAS
DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KGSP TO KCLT. WE DON/T EXPECT
THIS BOUNDARY TO MOVE A WHOLE LOT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HOWEVER...IT WILL NOT HAVE TO MOVE FAR TO CREATE HAVOC WITH CIGS/
VISBY. IN ADDITION...HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE AREA MAY
ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE LOW CIGS/VISBY FROM TIME TO TIME...MAKING THE
SITUATION EVEN MORE COMPLEX. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST LIFR/IFR
CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH INDICATE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH 12Z.
AFTERWARDS...CIGS SHOULD INCREASE TO MVFR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...AS
THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BECOME VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ018-026-028-
     029.

NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-
     059-062>065-501>510.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-068>072-082.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051-052.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 12 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050.

SC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ001>003.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 6:11 AM EDT, 7 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ033-049-050-161015-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ048-161015-
MADISON-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ051-052-161015-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   WINTER STORM WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS
TO REPORT STRONG WINDS.

NCZ053-058-059-062>064-161015-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING
   FREEZE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-161015-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ502-504-161015-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

GAZ010-017-NCZ506-508-510-SCZ001>003-161015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT DAMAGE FROM STRONG WINDS.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-161015-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-CHESTER-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ008-161015-
CHEROKEE-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>007-010>013-019-161015-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
GREENWOOD-
611 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MCAVOY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:06 PM EDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
106 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ070-151745-
GASTON-
106 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GASTON COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM
EDT...

AT 100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BESSEMER CITY...OR NEAR GASTONIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  STANLEY BY 115 PM EDT.
  MOUNT HOLLY BY 120 PM EDT.

PEOPLE IN GASTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GASTONIA...
DALLAS...LOWELL...STANLEY AND MOUNT HOLLY...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
126 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ072-151815-
CABARRUS-
126 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABARRUS COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM
EDT...

AT 117 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MINT HILL...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNC
CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT PLEASANT BY 145 PM EDT.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CABARRUS COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:28 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
128 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ082-151830-
UNION-
128 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT UNION COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...

AT 121 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WINGATE BY 135 PM EDT.
  5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARSHVILLE BY 140 PM EDT.

PEOPLE IN UNION COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONROE...WINGATE AND
MARSHVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:50 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
150 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

SCZ003-006-151815-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
150 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM
EDT...

AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TIGERVILLE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TAYLORS BY 200 PM EDT.
  MAULDIN BY 215 PM EDT.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
GREER...TAYLORS...MAULDIN AND SIMPSONVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

WINDS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

SK/LG
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:53 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ035-151830-
ALEXANDER-
153 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALEXANDER COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...

AT 151 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELLENDALE...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PEOPLE IN ALEXANDER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLENDALE AND
TAYLORSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

GMS
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
205 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ036-056-151845-
CATAWBA-IREDELL-
205 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CATAWBA AND IREDELL COUNTIES
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHERN CATAWBA COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT.

GMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion48 min
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

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.