Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 23, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2008, 11:30 AM EDT for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina; York 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2008, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2008, 12:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KGSP 281529
TORGSP
NCC025-119-179-SCC091-281630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0023.080428T1530Z-080428T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1130 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
* AT 1128 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ROCK HILL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEGA CAY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
ROCK HILL AROUND 1135 AM EDT...
FORT MILL AND TEGA CAY AROUND 1140 AM EDT...
PINEVILLE AROUND 1150 AM EDT...
WEDDINGTON AROUND NOON EDT...
INDIAN TRAIL AND STALLINGS AROUND 1205 PM EDT...
FAIRVIEW AND UNIONVILLE AROUND 1215 PM EDT...
THIS TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A BRIEF...
ISOLATED TORNADO WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. 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.
TO REPORT TORNADOES...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 3490 8080 3495 8080 3504 8089 3496 8086
3488 8088 3482 8106 3482 8115 3483 8116
3496 8122 3527 8047 3524 8045 3519 8048
3517 8041 3505 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 245DEG 39KT 3492 8107
$$
RWH4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KGSP 281545
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1145 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
NCC025-119-179-SCC091-281630-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080428T1630Z/
UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
1145 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS AND NORTHERN UNION
COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHEASTERN YORK
COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
AT 1142 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT MILL...OR
ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCK HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PINEVILLE BY 1150 AM EDT...
WEDDINGTON BY 1155 AM EDT...
STALLINGS AND MATTHEWS BY NOON EDT...
MINT HILL BY 1210 PM EDT...
FAIRVIEW AND UNIONVILLE BY 1215 PM EDT...
MIDLAND BY 1220 PM EDT...
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING TORNADO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND
VERY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE
SEEKING SHELTER. IT WILL LIKELY BE TOO LATE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
LAT...LON 3490 8080 3495 8080 3504 8089 3496 8086
3488 8088 3482 8106 3482 8115 3483 8116
3496 8122 3527 8047 3524 8045 3519 8048
3517 8041 3505 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 240DEG 40KT 3501 8090
$$
RWH000
WWUS52 KGSP 281559
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1158 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
SCC091-281608-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080428T1630Z/
YORK SC-
1158 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF YORK COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3490 8080 3497 8081 3505 8090 3506 8089
3509 8091 3527 8047 3521 8046 3519 8048
3517 8040 3512 8039 3505 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 237DEG 40KT 3509 8075
$$
NCC025-119-179-281630-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080428T1630Z/
UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1158 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS AND NORTHERN UNION
COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AT 1156 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WEDDINGTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MATTHEWS BY 1205 PM EDT...
MINT HILL BY 1210 PM EDT...
FAIRVIEW BY 1215 PM EDT...
MIDLAND BY 1220 PM EDT...
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING TORNADO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND
VERY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE
SEEKING SHELTER. IT WILL LIKELY BE TOO LATE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
LAT...LON 3490 8080 3497 8081 3505 8090 3506 8089
3509 8091 3527 8047 3521 8046 3519 8048
3517 8040 3512 8039 3505 8035
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 237DEG 40KT 3509 8075
$$
RWH000
WWUS52 KGSP 281613
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1213 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
NCC025-119-179-281630-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080428T1630Z/
UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1213 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS AND NORTHERN UNION
COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AT 1210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MINT HILL...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNC CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MIDLAND BY 1220 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 3505 8035 3495 8068 3515 8076 3527 8047
3521 8046 3519 8048 3517 8047 3517 8040
3512 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 237DEG 40KT 3518 8058
$$
RWH000
WWUS52 KGSP 281632
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1231 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
NCC025-119-179-281641-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080428T1630Z/
UNION NC-CABARRUS NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
1231 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG...EXTREME SOUTH
CENTRAL CABARRUS AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3505 8035 3495 8068 3515 8076 3527 8047
3521 8046 3519 8048 3517 8047 3517 8040
3512 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 237DEG 40KT 3518 8058
$$
RWHWhat 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 Apr 28, 10:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 10:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1007 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH COULD BRING SOME PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS. IN ITS WAKE...A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS THEN WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY AND SHOULD DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN AS IT DRIFTS OFF THE EAST COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... THE 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS THIS MORNING SHOWS A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WITH AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH TO TX. SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN NY TO THE NC MOUNTAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT ARE NOW CROSSING THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA...AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS RATHER LIMITED...ENOUGH SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IS PRESENT TO WARRANT CLOSELY MONITORING THE ACTIVITY FOR ROTATION. DRYING BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY IS RATHER GRADUAL...AND WITH A RATHER IMPRESSIVE UPPER SYSTEM YET TO ARRIVE...SMALL POPS WILL BE MAINTAINED IN MUCH OF THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...AN IMPROVING UPSLOPE COMPONENT WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST SMALL CHANCE POPS ALONG THE TN BORDER. SKY COVER WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING CLOSE TO GUIDANCE. NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED TO THE CURRENT PACKAGE. AN UPDATE TO WINDS AND DEW POINTS FROM THE 06Z MODEL RUNS YIELDED ONLY SMALL DIFFERENCES FROM THE PREVIOUS RUNS. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 215 AM MONDAY...THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN IMPRESSIVE SHORT WAVE TONIGHT WITH STRONG DPVA. AFTER A LULL IN THE EARLY EVENING...THE PASSAGE OF THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT PRECIP MAINLY ALONG THE TN BORDER AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES ON THE NW FLOW BEHIND THE SYSTEM TODAY. TEMPS WILL DROP TO THE POINT WHERE SOME MIXED PRECIP IS POSSIBLE AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. SOME OF THE SHOWERS COULD BREACH CONTAINMENT AS THE MAIN UPPER FORCING MOVES THROUGH...SO A SLIGHT CHANCE WAS EXTENDED EAST ACROSS THE I-40 CORRIDOR. THE GFS IS MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE CHANCE OF PRECIP ON TUESDAY WHILE THE NAM PULLS THE MOISTURE OUT QUICKLY BY NOON. AS A COMPROMISE...WILL HOLD ONTO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP OVER THE NRN MTNS FIRST THING TUESDAY MORNING OWING TO THE REMAINING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOWN BY THE MODELS OVER THE GREAT VALLEY STILL BEING RUN UP THE W SIDE OF THE MTNS BY THE NW FLOW. OTHERWISE...THE UPPER TROF AXIS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BY THE END OF THE DAY AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW. LOOKS LIKE WE ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR A BRIEF BLACKBERRY WINTER OF SORTS ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE NEARLY IDEAL WITH CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WIND. HAVE NUDGED MOST LOCATIONS DOWN A DEGREE OR TWO BASED ON THIS. FROST IS A NEAR CERTAINTY OVER THE MTNS AND SOME LOCATIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL PROBABLY GET A FREEZE. WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT HANDLE A FREEZE WATCH SINCE WE HAVE ONE MORE MODEL CYCLE TO PLAY WITH. EAST OF THE MTNS...RIGHT NOW PATCHY FROST LOOKS LIKE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY ALTHOUGH DEWPOINTS MIGHT BE A BIT TOO HIGH. WILL ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS IN THE HWO. TEMPS SHOULD REBOUND A BIT ON WEDNESDAY UNDER SUNNY SKY AND HIGH PRESSURE REACHING THE EAST COAST BY THE END OF THE DAY. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 330 AM MONDAY...THE LATEST GFS SUPPORTS THE GENERAL TIMING OF THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY. PRECIP CHANCES WERE FINE TUNED A BIT BASED ON THE NEW MOSGUIDE WHICH KEEPS THE PRECIP TO THE WEST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN ALLOWS FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS FRIDAY. THE MAIN PROBLEM SEEN IN THE ONGOING FORECAST IS THE MIN TEMP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HAVE LOWERED THE MIN TEMP ABOUT A CATEGORY WITH THE IDEA THAT AIR MASS WILL NOT MODIFY AS QUICKLY AS THOUGHT EARLIER. OTHERWISE...ONLY MINOR TEMP CHANGES THROUGH SATURDAY. && .AVIATION /14Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AT 11Z...THE COLD FRONT WAS RUNNING ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS. AREAS OF SHRA AND ISO TS CONTINUE WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS BETWEEN 11-14Z. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE MTNS SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...POSSIBLY DRIVING A BAND OF SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES...CEILINGS MAY REMAIN OR FALL IFR AND POSSIBLY TEMPO LIFR. BETWEEN 13-15Z...WINDS SHOULD VEER WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH MARGINAL WIND GUSTS. DRYING SHOULD STEADILY TAKE PLACE FROM WEST TO EAST. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AROUND SUNSET...WIND GUSTS WILL CEASE AND WINDS MAY BACK SLIGHTLY WITH THE APPROACH OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT. OUTLOOK...A QUIET WX PERIOD IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FROST TEMPERATURES MAY EXIST ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. && .FIRE WEATHER... UPDATED DEW POINT ONLY CHANGED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES A FEW DEGREES...NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN UPDATE TO THE PLANNING FORECAST. THE LATEST MODEL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT THE MIXING HEIGHTS IN THE MORNING FORECAST...AND THE SMOKE MANAGEMENT PARAMETERS APPEAR ON TRACK. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PM NEAR TERM...JAT SHORT TERM...PM LONG TERM...PM AVIATION...JAT/NED FIRE WEATHER...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 5:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 549 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-291000- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 549 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AND COULD FALL BELOW FREEZING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD FALL AT THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER 30S. SOME LOCATIONS MAY GET BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. AT THE VERY LEAST...A WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY. A FREEZE WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR ALL OR PART OF THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-291000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- 549 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TO THE EAST... THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 85. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. IF WINDS GO CALM...PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY IN NORMALLY SHELTERED LOCATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MOORE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:47 AM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 747 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 SCZ007-281230- SPARTANBURG- 747 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 ...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY THROUGH 830 AM EDT... AT 747 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF FIVE FORKS...OR 10 MILES EAST OF GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GSP AIRPORT...WELLFORD...SPARTANBURG...ROEBUCK...REIDVILLE...MOORE... MAYO...LYMAN...DUNCAN AND BOILING SPRINGS SC. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. JPT
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 8:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 837 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 NCZ068-SCZ007-008-281315- CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-SPARTANBURG- 837 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 ...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG...NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM EDT... AT 837 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF COWPENS...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPARTANBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHELBY... PATTERSON SPRINGS...EARL...BOILING SPRINGS NC...THICKETTY...MAYO... GAFFNEY...COWPENS AND BLACKSBURG. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. JPT
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 918 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 NCZ068-070-281345- CLEVELAND-GASTON- 918 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 ...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM EDT... AT 918 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR EARL...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WACO... SHELBY...PATTERSON SPRINGS...KINGS MOUNTAIN...GROVER...DALLAS... CHERRYVILLE AND BESSEMER CITY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. JPT
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 935 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 SCZ006-012-281400- GREATER GREENVILLE-LAURENS- 935 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 ...A POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT... AT 934 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF HONEA PATH...OR 16 MILES EAST OF ANDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOYD MILL POND...PRINCETON...ORA...HICKORY TAVERN...GRAY COURT AND FORK SHOALS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. JPT
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 948 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 NCZ036-056-069-281415- CATAWBA-IREDELL-LINCOLN- 948 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008 ...A POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA AND SOUTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT... AT 946 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF IRON STATION...OR 7 MILES EAST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE NORMAN...TERRELL AND DENVER. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. JPT
Local storm report, Apr 28, 10:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1021 AM EDT MON APR 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W KINGS MOUNTAIN 35.24N 81.38W
04/28/2008 CLEVELAND NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
3 MOBILE HOMES BLOWN OFF FOUNDATIONS. 3 MORE MOBILE HOMES
WITH DAMAGED UNDERPINNINGS. 1 POWER LINE DAMAGED BY A
TREE LIMB.
&&
JATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 10:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 39 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every tornado warning in 2008Tornadoes 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.