Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2008, 4:10 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 50 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2008, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burke County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 4:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 9 Sw Morganton, NC | |
| May 11, 4:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Sw Morganton, NC | |
| May 11, 4:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | 12 Sse Morganton, NC | HAIL UP TO SIZE OF BASEBALLS AT RANGERS HOME IN SOUTH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK WEST OF HWY 10. |
| May 11, 4:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | 11 Sse Morganton, NC | POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREES DOWN IN SOUTH MOUNTAINS STATE PARK WEST OF OLD HWY 18 AND NORTH OF BAPTIST CAMP RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 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 112010
TORGSP
NCC023-045-111-161-112100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0030.080511T2010Z-080511T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
410 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MARION...OR ABOUT OVER DYSARTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
33 MPH.
* THE TORNADO EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
CASAR AND PLEASANT GROVE AROUND 435 PM EDT...
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. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.
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 3571 8184 3566 8145 3560 8150 3559 8150
3559 8151 3558 8151 3549 8158 3554 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 284DEG 29KT 3562 8185
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KGSP 112027
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
NCC111-112036-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080511T2100Z/
MCDOWELL NC-
426 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF
MCDOWELL COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3570 8176 3570 8173 3569 8168 3569 8166
3568 8161 3566 8145 3549 8158 3553 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 284DEG 29KT 3559 8168
$$
NCC023-045-161-112100-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080511T2100Z/
CLEVELAND NC-BURKE NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
426 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BURKE AND NORTH CENTRAL
CLEVELAND COUNTIES...
AT 422 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CASAR...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF MORGANTON...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CASAR AND PLEASANT GROVE BY 435 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 3570 8176 3570 8173 3569 8168 3569 8166
3568 8161 3566 8145 3549 8158 3553 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 284DEG 29KT 3559 8168
$$
NED000
WWUS52 KGSP 112055
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
NCC023-045-161-112104-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080511T2100Z/
CLEVELAND NC-BURKE NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
454 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN
BURKE AND NORTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 500 PM EDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO
WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CATAWBA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3570 8176 3570 8173 3569 8168 3569 8166
3568 8161 3566 8145 3549 8158 3553 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 284DEG 29KT 3553 8141
$$
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 May 11, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
253 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT
AS IT DRAGS A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY BEFORE STALLING IN
THE VICINITY AND KEEPING CONDITIONS UNSETTLED INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS SHOULD EXIT THE CWFA QUICKLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR WEST MOVES IN. CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT A
SEVERE STORM WITH THE SECOND LINE...BUT CHC IS MINIMAL. PRECIP WILL
END OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS BY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WRAPS BACK INTO THE MTNS AND SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THERE
AS STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW AND SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVE IN.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP AND BECOME GUSTY ACROSS THE WESTERN
SECTIONS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. THE WINDS
ACTUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE MTNS OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY 50
KTS OR HIGHER. GIVEN THESE WINDS...CURRENT WIND ADVISORY/HIGH WIND
WARNINGS LOOK GOOD. THESE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES OVER SOME RIDGE TOPS WILL FALL INTO THE MID
30S..ALTHOUGH VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 40S.
WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...FROST SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. CANNOT RULE
OUT SOME SNOWFLAKES MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN ABOVE 5000 FT...BUT NO
TRAVEL PROBLEMS EXPECTED. OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS...TEMPS WILL FALL INTO
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...STILL EXPECTING A PERIOD OF BLUSTERY
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AS THE CWFA LINGERS WITHIN THE CIRCULATION OF
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE. DOWNSLOPE DRYING IS ON TAP FOR AREAS
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH SOME WRAP-AROUND/UPSLOPE SHOWERS
PROBABLE FOR THE NC MTNS...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN SLOPES. GOING WIND
ADVISORY AND WARNINGS LOOK TO BE ON TRACK AND WILL LIKELY NEED LAKE
WIND ADVISORIES FOR THOSE AREAS OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED WIND
WARNING/ADVISORY. WITH SFC RIDGING BUILDING EAST INTO THE CWFA
MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT. DEEP DRYING WITHIN
NW FLOW ALOFT WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ALLOWING TEMPERATURES
TO FALL TO BELOW NORMAL LEVELS. DEEP LAYERED RIDGING TO PROMOTE
SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLY MILD CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY. HIGHER LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL TOP UPPER RIDGING TUESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO SOME DEGREE
OF INCREASING CLOUDS. FRONTAL BNDRY PROGGED TO SAG SOUTHEAST TOWARD
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...AND WILL MAINTAIN GOING CHANCE POPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM SUNDAY...AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY...IT IS FORECAST TO STALL OUT VERY NEAR OR
JUST TO THE SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM NEAR
TEXAS AND RIDE ALONG THE FRONT SPREADING MOISTURE INTO THE CAROLINAS
FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IT APPEARS THAT INSTABILITY WILL
GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO LOCATIONS IN THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS AS
THE LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE ECMWF IS CONSIDERED THE
PREFERRED MODEL AND IT TAKES THE LOW OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH FOLLOWS BEHIND
THE LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT
LAKES. MOISTURE WILL ATTEND THE UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH ALONG
THE APPALACHIANS. NOT SURE HOW FAR SOUTH THIS WILL EXTEND...BUT
WANTED TO INCLUDE POPS FOR THE NC MOUNTAINS AND TAPPER IT OFF AT THE
END OF THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL AS THE AXIS
OF THIS TROUGH PASSES.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA QUICKLY THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW CIGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE DRY SLOT SEEN TO OUR
WEST MOVES IN. WINDS WILL PICK UP HOWEVER AND BECOME GUSTY THRU THE
EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT EXCEPT OVER KAVL WHERE GUSTS
CONTINUE AND WILL ACTUALLY STRENGTHEN. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WRAPS BACK
INTO THE AREA WITH MVFR CIGS REDEVELOPING AT KAVL...WITH LOW VFR
CIGS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. THESE LOW CIGS WILL CONTINUE AT KAVL MONDAY
MORNING...BUT WILL LIFT ELSEWHERE. WINDS BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN
OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS AS MIXING BEGINS.
OUTLOOK...WINDS REMAIN VERY GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH
DIMINISHING CLOUDS. CONDITIONS WILL STEADILY IMPROVE TUESDAY...WITH
SLACKENING WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS. DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
RETURN MID TO LATE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST AND
STALLS NEAR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
GAZ010-017.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
010>014-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
SCZ001>003.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...RWH
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...RWHHazardous weather outlook, May 11, 3:56 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 SCZ006-007-012-013-019-122000- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ048-052-064-SCZ003-122000- MADISON-HAYWOOD-TRANSYLVANIA-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-122000- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING INTO EARLY EVENING. .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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ035-036-056-068>070-SCZ008-122000- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-CHEROKEE- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING INTO EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ037-057-071-072-082-SCZ009-122000- DAVIE-ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 307 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ502-504-506-508-510-122000- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING INTO EARLY EVENING. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SCZ014-122000- CHESTER- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 307 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-005-010-011-122000- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-059-062-063-SCZ001-002-122000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- 356 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 11, 1:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 145 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 NCZ036-069>071-111830- GASTON-IREDELL-LINCOLN-MECKLENBURG- 145 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN GASTON...NORTHERN MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT... AT 142 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DENVER TO MOUNT HOLLY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE BY 150 PM EDT. DAVIDSON BY 155 PM EDT. HUNTERSVILLE BY 200 PM EDT. UNC CHARLOTTE BY 210 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. NED
Local storm report, May 11, 4:06 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
406 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM HAIL 4 E GRANDFATHER MOUNTAI 36.10N 81.78W
05/11/2008 E0.75 INCH CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER EAST OF GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN NEAR HW-221 REPORTS
PENNY SIZED HAIL.
&&
BSHLocal storm report, May 11, 4:08 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
408 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM HAIL 4 E GRANDFATHER MOUNTAI 36.10N 81.78W
05/11/2008 E0.75 INCH CALDWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER EAST OF GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN NEAR HW-221 REPORTS
PENNY SIZED HAIL.
&&
EDITED FOR TIME OF EVENT.
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 38 hr |
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 38 hr |
| May 11, 4:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 16 more | 34 hr |
| May 11, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 60 min |
| May 11, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 41 min |
| May 11, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 11, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 11, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 53 min |
| May 11, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 35 min |
| May 11, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.