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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2009, 2:03 PM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 87 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
- Jun 11, 2009, 2:03 PM EDT (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2009, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 1725 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 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 Jun 11, 1:13 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 1:13 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 12:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-503>510- SCZ001>007-010>012-019-121630- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY- MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 376 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501-502-SCZ008-009-013-014-121630- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 1223 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 11, 11:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1209 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SSE MONROE 34.88N 80.49W
06/10/2009 UNION NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON STACK ROAD ANOTHER ON SANDY RIDGE ROAD.
&&
TBENTHALLocal storm report, Jun 11, 1:09 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
109 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 NE HENDERSONVILLE 35.45N 82.30W
06/10/2009 HENDERSON NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN NEAR EDNEYVILLE ON SLICK ROCK RD AND UP TO
SUGAR LOAF MTN.
&&
TBENTHALLocal storm report, Jun 11, 1:18 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
118 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNTAIN HOME 35.37N 82.50W
06/10/2009 HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORTS A FEW TREES DOWN.
0512 PM HAIL MILLS RIVER 35.39N 82.57W
06/10/2009 E1.75 INCH HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY EMPLOYEES REPORTED HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED
OCCURRED FROM NEAR MILLS RIVER TO MOUNTAIN HOME.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Jun 11, 1:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
155 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM HAIL 1 SE BLACK MOUNTAIN 35.60N 82.32W
06/09/2009 E0.75 INCH BUNCOMBE NC PUBLIC
A PUBLIC REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL AND VERY LITTLE WIND.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 8:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Macon | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, McDowell | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 4 more | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 70 min |
| Jun 11, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 67 min |
| Jun 11, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson and 7 more | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Rowan | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rutherford | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 7 more | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 5:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rowan | 50 min |
| Jun 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union | 82 min |
| Jun 11, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Lincoln and 1 more | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 72 min |
| Jun 11, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 67 min |
| Jun 11, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Union | 66 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.