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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 15, 2007Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2007, 4:14 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 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, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2007, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Mecklenburg County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 15, 12:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS52 KGSP 152015
SVRGSP
NCC119-152100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0040.070415T2014Z-070415T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 410 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 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNC
  CHARLOTTE...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  UNC CHARLOTTE BY 420 PM EDT...
  7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE BY 425 PM EDT...  
  EASTLAND MALL BY 435 PM EDT...
  MINT HILL BY 445 PM EDT...
  MATTHEWS BY 450 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
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3545 8078 3534 8096 3526 8102 3516 8099
      3501 8083 3521 8055 3527 8066

$$

GMS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 152047
SVSGSP

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

NCC119-152100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-070415T2100Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
446 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY...

AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF UNC CHARLOTTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LAT...LON 3545 8078 3534 8096 3526 8102 3516 8099
      3501 8083 3521 8055 3527 8066

$$

GMS
000 
WWUS52 KGSP 152100
SVSGSP

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

NCC119-152109-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-070415T2100Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-
459 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY EXPIRES AT
500 PM EDT...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS 
AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF 
THE COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3545 8078 3534 8096 3526 8102 3516 8099
      3501 8083 3521 8055 3527 8066

$$

GMS

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, 3:38 PM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 3:38 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

.SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...
THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE CLEARED FROM THE FIVE WESTER I-40
COUNTIES A THE COLD FRONT HAD MOVED EAST OF THAT AREA. THE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE I-77 CORRIDOR NEAR METRO CLT.

THE WIND ADVISORY IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE EXTENDED
THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 301 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN USA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...WHILE A WEAK SOUTHERN STREAM RIDGE PROGRESSES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS LEAVES OUR AREA IN A MEAN NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

CONVECTION ACCOMPANYING THE SURFACE WAVE OVER OUR AREA WILL CONTINUE
TOWARD EARLY EVENING. SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH
MAY BE CLEATED IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS CONVECTION MOVES OUT OF
THOSE AREAS.

THE SURFACE WAVE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT...THAT TOGETHER WITH STRONG 850 MB FLOW FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND DOWNWARD MOTION WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY...AND POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FOR
NOW...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY WILL
CONTINUE. THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE NC MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TN BORDER. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR SNOW AND WIND IN THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS WILL STAND...AS
WILL THE HIGH ELEVATION HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS.

ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RECOVER AS HEIGHTS RISE...MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES IN MUCH OF THE NC MOUNTAINS SUPPORT A FREEZE WARNING
TONIGHT...AND A FREEZE WATCH MONDAY NIGHT.

BY WEDNESDAY A WEAK SOUTHERN STREAM UPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST...WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE TO WARRANT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS.
TEMPERATURES AND THICKNESS ARE HIGH ENOUGH THAT PRECIPITATION WILL
BE IN LIQUID FORM.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK PERSISTS INTO THE EXTENDED
FORECAST...WITH A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. A WEAK SURFACE WAVE
TRAVERSES THE GULF COAST AND NORTH FL THURSDAY...TOO FAR SOUTH FOR
MUCH IMPACT AT OUR LATITUDE. A DRY SURFACE RIDGE MOVES SLOWLY EAST
ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH GULF OPENING UP ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT
THE GRADUAL WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE AS MEAN HEIGHTS SLOWLY RISE.

AVIATION /19Z-18Z/...
MVFR CEILING WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE SURFACE WAVE CLEARS OUR AREA
EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS REDUCING VISIBILITY AT KAVL
AND KHKY. BEHIND THE WAVE...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TN BORDER
DRYING THE LOW LEVELS...EVEN AT KAVL IN UP VALLEY FLOW. THESE WIND
MAY EXHIBIT A RELATIVELY MINOR LULL LATE TONIGHT...BUT THEN RETURN
TO THEIR PREVIOUS STRENGTH MONDAY MORNING.

FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WEATHER CRITERIA WILL BE MET ON MONDAY AFTERNOON IN MOST
OF THE AREA...WITH SOME RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXCEPTIONS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS HAVE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL
RAINFALL...A FEW AREAS THAT RECEIVED LESS RAINFALL MAY EXPERIENCE
RAPID DRYING IN GUSTY WINDS...AND COULD EXPERIENCE ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER. AFTER COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...A FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

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

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY 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 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
     068>072-082.

     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063.

     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 6 AM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 4:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ033-049-050-162015-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

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.

   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
   FREEZE WATCH

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ048-051-052-162015-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

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.

   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
   FREEZE WATCH

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ053-058-059-062-063-162015-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

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.

   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
   FREEZE WATCH

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ065-507-509-162015-
HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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.

   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

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ064-162015-
TRANSYLVANIA-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...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

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ501-503-505-162015-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 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.

   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

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GAZ010-017-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003-162015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

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.

   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

WINDS MAY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ036-037-057-069>072-082-162015-
IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT 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.

   TORNADO WATCH
   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035-056-068-SCZ004>014-019-162015-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
414 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...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.

   WIND ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:30 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-160900-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
330 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...

VERY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ON MONDAY. MOST OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
HAS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL RECENTLY...BUT THOSE AREAS THAT
HAVE NOT MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID DRYING...AND ELEVATED FIRE DANGER
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

07
Local storm report, Apr 15, 3:36 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

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

0326 PM     HAIL             6 N MOCKSVILLE          35.98N 80.56W
04/15/2007  E1.00 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER INCH HAIL.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Apr 15, 3:38 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

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

0326 PM     HAIL             6 N MOCKSVILLE          35.98N 80.56W
04/15/2007  E0.25 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER INCH HAIL.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Apr 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
345 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

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

0330 PM     HAIL             6 N MOCKSVILLE          35.98N 80.56W
04/15/2007  E0.75 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED 3/4 INCH HAIL NORTH OF MOCKSVILLE...A
            FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...AND ESTIMATED WINDS OF
            AROUND 55 MPH.

&&

BSH
Local storm report, Apr 15, 3:57 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
357 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

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

0350 PM     HAIL             3 S FARMINGTON          35.97N 80.53W
04/15/2007  E0.88 INCH       DAVIE              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:12 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
412 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

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

0406 PM     HAIL             SALISBURY               35.67N 80.48W
04/15/2007  E0.75 INCH       ROWAN              NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT RELAYED BY NWS RAH.

&&

BSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg36 min
Apr 15, 3:34 AM EDTHigh Wind WarningGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more56 hr
Apr 15, 3:34 AM EDTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more40 hr
Apr 15, 5:45 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more27 hr
Apr 15, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell29 min
Apr 15, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke66 min
Apr 15, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCaldwell67 min
Apr 15, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPAlexander29 min
Apr 15, 2:34 PM EDTTornado WarningGSPIredell41 min
Apr 15, 3:18 PM EDTFreeze WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more12 hr
Apr 15, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRowan29 min
Apr 15, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.