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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 28, 2008Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina; York County, South Carolina

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2008-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 27 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 2008-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

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4 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

$$

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000 
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

$$

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000 
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

$$

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000 
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

$$

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What 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.

&&

JAT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 10:51 AM EDTTornado WarningGSPChester, Union, York39 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.