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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 259, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT for Henderson County, Polk County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 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
- Jul 7, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henderson County, NC, Polk County, NC, Greenville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 1383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:49 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 551 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-081000- 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- 551 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS NUMEROUS AS THE LAST FEW DAYS...THOSE STORMS THAT MANAGE TO DEVELOP WILL HAVE A GREATER POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS LARGE HAIL. THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH A FEW SEVERE THUNDERRSTORMS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO HELP VERIFY WARNINGS AGAIN TODAY. MOORE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 532 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 GAZ018-026-028-SCZ001-004-072200- FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-HART-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS- 532 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN STEPHENS...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN HART AND SOUTHERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF LAKE HARTWELL...OR 8 MILES EAST OF TOCCOA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MARTIN BY 540 PM EDT. LAKE HARTWELL BY 550 PM EDT. WHITWORTH BY 600 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN EASTERN STEPHENS...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN HART AND SOUTHERN OCONEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EASTANOLEE...MARTIN...LAKE HARTWELL AND WHITWORTH... 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 WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BSH
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 535 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 NCZ065-509-510-072215- EASTERN POLK-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS- 535 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRYON...OR 6 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... TRYON BY 615 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. MCAVOY
Local storm report, Jul 7, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL 5 SW MORGANTON 35.69N 81.76W
07/07/2008 E1.75 INCH BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND
&&
LGLocal storm report, Jul 7, 5:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
542 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL MORGANTON 35.74N 81.70W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH BURKE NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
PENNY TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR OLD NC-18 AND HW-18 S.
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BSHSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 7:31 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 93 min |
| Jul 8, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Henderson | 92 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Rutherford | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Rowan | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 80 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.