Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 14, 2007, 7:56 PM EDT for Laurens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 49 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
- Sep 14, 2007, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2007, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Laurens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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 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 nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KGSP 142357
TORGSP
SCC059-150045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0012.070914T2356Z-070915T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
756 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS REISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 753 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAURENS...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF GRAY COURT...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
LAURENS AROUND 800 PM EDT...
TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY
RAIN...HAZE...TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO
BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE
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.
LAT...LON 3460 8222 3467 8200 3464 8194 3463 8194
3459 8189 3458 8187 3460 8185 3454 8173
3444 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 257DEG 22KT 3454 8208
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KGSP 150020
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007
SCC059-150045-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070915T0045Z/
LAURENS SC-
819 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LAURENS COUNTY...
AT 816 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF LAURENS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CLINTON AT 830 PM EDT
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING TORNADO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND
VERY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE
SEEKING SHELTER. IT WILL LIKELY BE TOO LATE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
LAT...LON 3460 8222 3467 8200 3464 8194 3463 8194
3459 8189 3458 8187 3460 8185 3454 8173
3444 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 271DEG 21KT 3452 8192
$$
NED000
WWUS52 KGSP 150049
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
848 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007
SCC059-150054-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070915T0045Z/
LAURENS SC-
848 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 845 PM
EDT...
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845
PM. THE STORM HAS WEAKEN NORTHEAST OF CLINTON AND SHOULD EXIT THE
COUNTY BY 9 PM. GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE STORM THROUGH 9 PM.
LAT...LON 3460 8222 3467 8200 3464 8194 3463 8194
3459 8189 3458 8187 3460 8185 3454 8173
3444 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 271DEG 21KT 3452 8174
$$
NEDWhat 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 Sep 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 245 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS... THE REMNANTS OF HUMBERTO WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...WITH COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING IN BEHIND IT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.+MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND THE NC FOOTHILLS HAVE DOME VERY WELL WITH RAINFALL...GENERALLY IN THE 1-3 INCH RANGE. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NC PIEDMONT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS A CONVECTIVE CLUSTER FROM REMANTS OF HUMBERTO MOVES E. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS AND CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM STORM OR TWO...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT WHERE CAPES HAVE POOLED TO ABOVE 1000J. FRONTAL WAVE AND FIRST FRONT WILL PUSH S OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT ALONG WITH ATTENDANT SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL PROVIDE A REAL AIRMASS CHANGE FOR SATURDAY. CLOUDS WILL SCATTER LATE TONIGHT AS DEEP LAYER DRYING COMMENCES...SO AND WILL FORECAST SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR SAT. WILL USE A BLEND OF MOS FOR MIN/MAX TEMPERATURES. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... HAVE MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GOING SENSIBLE WX FCST FOR SUNDAY AS IT REMAINS DEBATABLE THAT S/WV ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH BASE ON MEAN EASTERN CONUS L/WV CAN TRIGGER ANY SHOWERS WITHIN DRY AIRMASS. SFC RIDGING NOSED SWWD INTO THE CWFA STILL EXPECTED TO PROMOTE BELOW NORMAL MAX TEMPS. THE PATTERN IS STILL PROGGED TO AMPLIFY ON MONDAY...WITH THE CWFA UNDER MORE NORTHERLY FLOW AND CONTINUED SUBSIDENT AIRMASS ALONG FRONTSIDE OF BUILDING RIDGE OFF THE OUR WEST. SFC RIDGE ORIENTATION EXPECTED TO REMAIN PERSISTENT PROVIDING DRY LLVLS AND MAX TEMPS STILL A BIT BELOW MID-SEPTEMBER NORMALS. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... EVEN THE AGGRESSIVE 14/12 UTC OP GFS SOLUTION KEEPS THE DEEP MOISTURE BAND AND SHOWER CHANCES CLOSER TO THE COASTAL FRONT POSITION ON TUESDAY...LEAVING THE WESTERN CAROLINAS STILL WITHIN DEEPER DRYING AND ONGOING SFC RIDGING. WILL PLAN ON A PERSISTENCE/00 UTC ECMWF BLEND FOR THE WEDNESDAY FCST...WITH SHOWER CHANCES STILL CLOSER TO THE COAST. FCSTR CONFIDENCE STILL REMAINS LOW FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK WITH TEMPS/CLOUDS/SHOWER CHANCES DEPENDANT ON AMOUNT OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE/EASTERLY FLOW AND TRACK OF RETROGRADING UPPER LOW. FELT IT BEST TO STICK CLOSE TO A CLIMO/PERSISTENCE FCST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BASED ON THE UNCERTAINTY. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z AT ALL TAF SITES. OF COURSE...KAVL HAS BEEN IN THE LINE OF SIGNIFCANT RAINFALL SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. CONVECTIVE CLUSTER FROM REMNANTS OF HUMBERTO HAS MOVED INTO N GA AND WILL CROSS THER WESTERN CAROLINAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MVFR CEILINGS WILL OCCASIONALLY LOWER TO IFR IN HEAVY SHOWERS. WILL INCLUDE TEMPO THUNDER AT KAND AND KCLT WHERE MODELS SHOW BEST INSTABILITY/CAPE WITH AN INLCUSION OF CB ELSEWHERE. LOOKS LIKE SHOWERS WILL EXIT AREA BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN PLENTIFUL...SO EXPECT SOME AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG TO DEVELOP BY 06Z...DESPITE WEAK DOWNSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING. KAVL IS EXPECTED TO GO TO LIFR AND OTHER TAF SITES MVFR TO IFR. LOOKS LIKE FOG SHOULD MIX OUT OF ALL AIRPORTS 13-14Z ON SAT...THEN VFR. OUTLOOK SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR WEEKEND AND THE FIRST PART OF THE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH SHOULD MOVE TO THE ATLNATIC COAST ON MONDAY. ATLANTIC MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY MIDWEEK WITH SOME LOW CLOUDINESS AND POSSIBLY SOME SHOWERS BY WED. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CSH NEAR TERM...LG SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...CSH AVIATION...LG
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 5:29 AM EDT, 14 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 529 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-151000- 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- 529 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING...EMBEDDED WITHIN WIDESPREAD RAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 07
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 2:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 211 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 NCZ036-056-141900- CATAWBA-IREDELL- 211 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL AND NORTHEASTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CONOVER...OR 4 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CLAREMONT BY 220 PM EDT. LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE BY 230 PM EDT. STATESVILLE BY 255 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS SHOWING INDICATIONS OF WEAK ROTATION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS STORM VERY CLOSELY AS IT MOVES ACROSS CATAWBA AND IREDELL COUNTIES. LANE
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 2:34 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 234 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 NCZ036-141915- IREDELL- 234 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT... AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... STATESVILLE BY 300 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM CONTINUES TO SHOW INDICATIONS OF WEAK TO MODERATE ROTATION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM VERY CLOSELY AS IT APPROACHES THE STATESVILLE AREA. LANE
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 3:16 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 316 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 NCZ036-142000- IREDELL- 316 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TROUTMAN...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... STATESVILLE BY 325 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NED
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 3:28 PM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 328 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 NCZ037-057-142030- DAVIE-ROWAN- 328 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ROWAN AND SOUTHERN DAVIE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 327 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF CLEVELAND...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOCKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... COOLEEMEE AND MOCKSVILLE BY 335 PM EDT. FORK CHURCH BY 345 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 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. NED/SBK
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 4:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 SCZ001-004-142130- GREATER OCONEE-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- 440 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 434 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF WESTMINSTER...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF WALHALLA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SENECA BY 450 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NED
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 630 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 SCZ010-142315- ANDERSON- 630 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT... AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ANDERSON BY 635 PM EDT. 5 MILES NORTH OF BROADWAY LAKE BY 645 PM EDT. BELTON BY 700 PM EDT. WILLIAMSTON BY 705 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Anderson | 51 min |
| Sep 14, 7:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens | 39 min |
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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.