Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2009, 6:23 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 67 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
- May 6, 2009, 6:23 PM EDT (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2009, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 6, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 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 May 6, 2:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
227 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS...BEFORE
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A SURFACE FRONT REMAINS ORIENTED WEST TO EAST JUST NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS THE UPPER TROUGH SHARPENING UP TO THE WEST OVER TN.
SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ARE SHOWING UP IN VISIBLE IMAGERY OVER THE
SRN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND THE LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS
INDICATES 1000 TO 2000 J/KG CAPE IN THIS AREA. WIND SHEAR WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
TROUGH...AND 40 TO 50 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR SHOULD MATERIALIZE
AFTER 21Z. IMPROVING UPPER DIVERGENCE ALOFT WILL ALSO PROVIDE PLENTY
OF DEEP LAYER FORCING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE CURRENT TORNADO
WATCH FOR NE GA AND THE WRN UPSTATE IS WELL PLACED AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING CONVECTION...AND THIS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXPANDED
EASTWARD ACROSS THE PIEDMONT FOR THE EVENING HOURS.
AFTER A ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...MTN RAINFALL HAS BEEN
SOMEWHAT SPOTTY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE CONVECTION IS
FILLING BACK IN TO THE WEST AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW HIGHER RAINFALL
RATES TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITHIN THE MTN FLOOD WATCH AREA. THE
EXISTING WATCH WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE CHARLOTTE
AREA RECEIVED APPRECIABLE RAINFALL YESTERDAY...AND ISOLATED FLOODING
IS AGAIN A THREAT. HOWEVER...NO TRAINING OF CONVECTION HAS SET UP IN
THIS AREA YET...SO ANY WATCH WOULD LIKELY BE VERY SHORT FUSED AS THE
THREAT MATERIALIZES.
PRECIPITATION COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST AFTER
06Z AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS PASSES. A GENERALLY ZONAL UPPER FLOW
THEN SETS UP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SFC BOUNDARY SHOULD
SAG BACK SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. EVEN THOUGH UPPER SUPPORT
IS LACKING DAYTIME THU...THE BOUNDARY AND LINGERING INSTABILITY MAY
STILL SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION THU AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD RECOVER IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S EVERYWHERE
BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM WEDNESDAY...ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM...AS LOW AMPLITUDE LW TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS. BY FRIDAY...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE EVENT
COULD UNFOLD...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND GOOD DESTABILIZATION OCCURS
IN THE WARM SECTOR. IN FACT...BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS DEVELOP CAPE
VALUES OF AROUND 1500 J/KG ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DECENT AMOUNT OF SHEAR DURING THIS TIME...WITH
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SPORTING 0-3 KM SHEAR OF AROUND 30 KTS...
SUGGESTING STRONG POTENTIAL FOR MULTICELL CLUSTERS...AND PERHAPS
ISOLATED BOW ECHOES.
DISCREPANCIES CREEP INTO THE MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR SATURDAY...AS THE
NAM AND GFS DIFFER RATHER STRONGLY ON THE SOUTHWARD PUSH OF THE
SYNOPTIC FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS QUITE A BIT FURTHER
SOUTH...AND THEREFORE MORE UNSTABLE/WETTER FOR SAT AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...THE NAM MAINTAINS A FRONTAL POSITION WELL NORTH OF THE
AREA...AND IS BASICALLY DRY ON SATURDAY. DIFFICULT TO SAY WITH ANY
CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT WHICH MODEL OFFERS THE BETTER SOLUTION...SO
WE WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE POPS ACROSS MOST OF THE CWFA
SAT AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM WEDNESDAY...THERE ARE INDICATIONS IN THE MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS THAT A SIGNIFICANT SW TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO SEND CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS MAY GIVE US A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DRY WEATHER/SEASONAL
TEMPS TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ONE LAST DAY OF ACTIVE
CONVECTIVE WEATHER COULD BE IN STORE FOR SUNDAY...DEPENDING UPON HOW
QUICKLY THE FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE AREA. IT IS INTERESTING THAT
BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF BRING AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA
MONDAY...EVEN THOUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ARE WELL NORTH OF THE
FRONT BY THIS TIME. FOR NOW...WE HAVE OPTED TO MAINTAIN POPS IN THE
SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE FOR MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CONVECTIVE COVERAGE CONTINUES TO EXPAND THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALL
TERMINAL LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THUNDER AT SOME POINT THROUGH 06Z
TONIGHT. MAINLY MVFR CB CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED...WITH TEMPO IFR
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. WITH THE FRONTAL ZONE MOVING
NORTH...ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE
EVENING...WITH GUSTS INTO THE UPPER TEENS AT PIEDMONT SITES.
CONVECTION WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND LINGERING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF TEMPO IFR CEILINGS LATE.
THE FRONT WILL SAG BACK SOUTH INTO THE AREA TO PRODUCE A FOCUS FOR
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THURSDAY. CEILINGS WILL RECOVER TO
MVFR AND THEN SCATTER THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS THU. WINDS WILL
BE GENERALLY SW TO W.
AT KCLT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE BOUNDARY NORTH OF THE TERMINAL. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEAR TERM WILL BE 19Z TO 21Z
WITH THE ACTIVITY JUST TO THE WEST. ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDER
WILL OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING 00Z TO 06Z...ALONG WITH THE HIGHEST
THREAT OF SEVERE WINDS...BUT THE TIMING IS STILL HARD TO PIN DOWN.
CONVECTION WILL END OVERNIGHT WITH SW WINDS AND CIGS LOWERING BACK
INTO THE IFR RANGE.
OUTLOOK...THE FRONT WILL REMAIN SE OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY TO PROVIDE SOME DRYING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE INTO
THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN IN THE VICINITY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS/TSTMS AND MVFR TO IFR
CONDITIONS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-
062>065.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JDL
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...HGHazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-071830- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 254 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. TORNADO WATCH. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY AREA THAT RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .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>510-SCZ003-006>009-011>014-019- 071830- 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- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 256 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...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. TORNADO WATCH. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY AREA THAT RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-071830- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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. FLOOD WATCH. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ053-064-065-071830- BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 256 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. FLOOD WATCH. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-049-050-071830- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE PIEDMONT...WHERE ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HEAVY RAIN THREAT...WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-071830- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 230 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 254 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. FLOOD WATCH. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .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, May 6, 5:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
504 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 34.84N 82.37W
05/06/2009 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 6, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 PM TSTM WND DMG SIMPSONVILLE 34.73N 82.26W
05/06/2009 GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON HWY 14.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, May 6, 5:24 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
524 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE ANDERSON 34.47N 82.58W
05/06/2009 ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS A CANOE PICKED UP AND TOSSED ABOUT 100
FEET AND A CANOPY BLOWN OVER ON BROADWAY LAKE.
&&
LANELocal storm report, May 6, 5:31 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
531 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL 4 NNE SIMPSONVILLE 34.78N 82.23W
05/06/2009 E1.00 INCH GREENVILLE SC NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS QUARTER SIZ HAIL
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE SIMPSONVILLE 34.78N 82.23W
05/06/2009 GREENVILLE SC NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.
&&
LANELocal storm report, May 6, 6:06 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0556 PM HAIL MOCKSVILLE 35.90N 80.56W
05/06/2009 E1.00 INCH DAVIE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
LGLocal storm report, May 6, 6:20 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 9:35 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GSP | Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more | 18 hr |
| May 6, 10:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania | 40 min |
| May 6, 10:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Yancey | 46 min |
| May 6, 10:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 3 hr |
| May 6, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 21 min |
| May 6, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 41 min |
| May 6, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 8 min |
| May 6, 5:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Iredell | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 10 min |
| May 6, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 39 min |
| May 6, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Davie, Rowan | 25 min |
| May 5, 11:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 52 min |
| May 6, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 45 min |
| May 6, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville | 48 min |
| May 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Spartanburg | 61 min |
| May 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 37 min |
| May 6, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 65 min |
| May 6, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 46 min |
| May 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 68 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South 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.