Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2009, 6:14 PM EDT for Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 61 min. 3 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
- Jun 16, 2009, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chester County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | York, SC | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 16, 6:45 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 W York, SC | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ONE CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jun 16, 6:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chester, SC | EM REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CHESTER AREA |
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 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KGSP 162214 TORGSP SCC023-091-162315- /O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0024.090616T2214Z-090616T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 614 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHESTER... SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YORK... * UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SHARON...OR 9 MILES WEST OF YORK...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BULLOCK CREEK... MCCONNELLS... LOWRYS AND CHESTER... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3469 8104 3464 8141 3498 8148 3504 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 343DEG 9KT 3495 8138 $$ NED
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KGSP 162236 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 636 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 SCC023-091-162315- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090616T2315Z/ YORK SC-CHESTER SC- 636 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES... AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCONNELLS...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF CHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOWRYS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3469 8104 3464 8141 3498 8148 3504 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 343DEG 9KT 3484 8128 $$ NED
000 WWUS52 KGSP 162300 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 700 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 SCC023-091-162315- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090616T2315Z/ YORK SC-CHESTER SC- 700 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES... AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3469 8104 3464 8141 3498 8148 3504 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 343DEG 9KT 3474 8125 $$ NED
000 WWUS52 KGSP 162308 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 708 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 SCC023-091-162315- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090616T2315Z/ YORK SC-CHESTER SC- 708 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES... AT 706 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCONNELLS...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YORK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AT 657 PM...A PUBLIC OFFICIAL REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BEERSHEBA ROAD AND BLACK HIGHWAY IN YORK. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOWRYS AND CHESTER PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3469 8104 3464 8141 3498 8148 3504 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 331DEG 32KT 3488 8129 $$ NED
000 WWUS52 KGSP 162317 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 717 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 SCC023-091-162326- /O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-090616T2315Z/ YORK SC-CHESTER SC- 717 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED RAPIDLY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. HOWEVER...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3469 8104 3464 8141 3498 8148 3504 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 331DEG 32KT 3487 8129 $$ NED
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 Jun 16, 6:03 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:03 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 603 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST ON THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION DURING THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... WILL SEND A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 436. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF AN ILL-DEFINED NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT CUTS NW-SE ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS/WRN PIEDMONT. WE REMAIN UNDER A SLGT RISK ON THE DAY1 OUTLOOK. THE SITUATION LOOKS SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE THAN YESTERDAY WITH 500 MB TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER RESULTING IN BETTER BUOYANCY...BUT WE LACK AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER CONVECTION TO GET THINGS GOING. THIS SHOULD IMPROVE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WHAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IS IF A LINE OF STORMS MOVING INTO MIDDLE TN WILL MAKE IT TO THE MTNS BY SUNSET AND THEN IF IT CAN SURVIVE. THE MODELS SAY NO...BUT APPEAR TO BE HAVING A HARD TIME KNOWING OF ITS EXISTANCE. HOWEVER...THE POSSIBLE LEFTOVER MCV IS FAVORABLE FOR MORE STORMS LATER ON. A GREATER CONCERN MIGHT BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN LATER TONIGHT. THE MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE SURFACE HIGH STRENGTHENING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST COULD DRIVE THE SURFACE BOUNDARY FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY UPSLOPE BALANCING WEST/NORTHWEST MID LEVEL WINDS COULD ANCHOR DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE... RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED FOR A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. TEMPS WILL REMAIN MILD. ON WEDNESDAY...THE BOUNDARY REMAINS NEARBY AND ONCE AGAIN THE MODELS EVENTUALLY DEVELOP NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WILL GO ABOVE THE MOSGUIDE POP AND KEEP LIKELY ACROSS ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN THIRD. TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY AGAIN ESPECIALLY IF WE START THE DAY WITH LEFTOVER CONVECTION AND WEDGE-LIKE CLOUDS ACROSS THE NW PIEDMONT...BUT ALLOWED FOR SOME HEATING THAT WOULD LET TEMPS GET A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER ACROSS THE NW PIEDMONT. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 145 PM EDT TUESDAY...A STACKED UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TO THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY...THEN PROGRESS TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE DECREASED CHANCES FOR CONVECTION AS ATMOSPHERE BECOMES CAPPED BY WARMING MID LVLS AND DRYING LOW LVLS IN INCREASING NWLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW. A CLIMO POP FOR THURSDAY (CHC MTNS AND SLGT CHC PIEDMONT) FOR AFTN SHWRS/TSTMS...THEN NO CONVECTION EXPECTED FRIDAY. TEMPS WILL BE WARMING UP MARKEDLY FROM THURSDAY TO FRIDAY...AS MODEL THICKNESSES SUPPORT UPPER 90S ACRS THE PIEDMONT GIVEN FULL SUNSHINE. HOWEVER...WITH HIGH SOIL MOISTURES FROM THIS RECENT WET PERIOD...STILL THINK GUIDANCE IS A BIT TOO WARM. SO I LEFT MAX TEMPS FRIDAY AS IS. THE COMBINATION OF MID-UPR 90S AND DECENT MOISTURE FLUX FROM THE SOIL COULD PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES OVER 100 DEGREES (HEAT ADV CRITERIA). WILL KEEP THE MENTION IN THE HWO. WITH ALL THAT SAID...IT DOES LOOK LIKE A FAIRLY SUNNY AFTN FRIDAY WITH AN ABSENCE OF DEEP CONVECTION EXPECTED. ALSO...DOWNSLOPE FLOW ON THE ORDER OF 20 KTS COULD BE ENUF TO GET TEMPS UP TOWARD THE 12Z ADJMEX NUMBERS. IF THEY VERIFY...THE RECORD HIGHS AT KAVL AND KGSP WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY (SEE CLIMO SECTION BELOW). && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 130 PM EDT TUESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST BEGINS 00Z SAT WITH AN UPPER LVL TROUGH AMPLIFYING OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST REGION. THIS FEATURE ATTEMPTS TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE SE CONUS OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS. BY LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN...DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL YOU USE...THIS TROUGH DEVELOPS INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND. FOR THE REMINDER OF THE FCST...THE LONG RANGE MODELS HAVE IT MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE NE...AND THUS BY DAY 7 IT IS STILL ANCHORED OVER THE FAR NE CONUS. THE MOST RECENT GFS IS ABOUT 6 TO 12 HRS FASTER THAN THE ECMWF EARLY IN THE PERIOD. THE DIFFERENCE IS NEGLIGIBLE AFTER DAY 5 OR SO...AS THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN LINES UP BETTER. AT THE SFC...A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...REACHING THE CAROLINA COAST BY SUNDAY. BY MONDAY BOTH MODELS HAVE THIS FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY AND WELL TO OUR SOUTH AS THE PARENT SFC LOW LINGERS OVER NEW ENGLAND. BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN SAT WITH THE FROPA. I LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE POP FOR THE LATER PART OF SUN FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS NW FLOW COULD TRIGGER SOME CONVECTION. TEMPERATURES WERE CHANGED VERY LITTLE FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST AND WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL BEFORE THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...DROPPING TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AFTER THE FROPA. && .AVIATION /22Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... FOR THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON...CONVECTIVE CLOUDS WILL PERSIST WITH BASES BETWEEN 2K AND 3K FEET. ALL TAF SITES WILL BE IN AND OUT OF AN MVFR CEILING FOR SEVERAL HOURS...BUT AFTER 19Z THE PREVAILING CONDITION SHOULD BE SCATTERED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. ALL TAF SITES GET A VCTS AND AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE AS NECESSARY WHEN STORMS THREATEN AN AIRFIELD. WINDS ARE A TOUGH CALL AS A WEAK BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. MOST PLACES WILL BE VARIABLE AND LIGHT WITH DIRECTIONS EVENTUALLY A FACTOR OF WHERE THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MOVE. A LIGHT EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING THAT WILL FORM A CEILING LOWERING FROM MVFR TO IFR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS SUFFICIENT TO ALSO FORM FOG LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WHERE SHOWERS DEVELOP TODAY. MVFR/IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITY WILL BE SLOW TO LIFT/BURN OFF AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... MOST LIKELY LINGERING UNTIL 15Z-16Z. AT KCLT...THE SURFACE BOUNDARY CUTS ACROSS THE METRO AREA. THIS MAKES THUNDERSTORMS A BIT MORE LIKELY FOR THE NEXT 6 TO 8 HOURS... AND MAKES WIND DIRECTION VERY DIFFICULT TO CALL. IN GENERAL IT SHOULD BE FROM THE EAST OR NORTHEAST...BUT DIRECTION WILL CHANGE DEPENDING ON THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. IFR CEILINGS LOOK LIKE A GOOD BET AFTER MIDNIGHT AGAIN WITH THE UPSLOPE FLOW. OUTLOOK...CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN SHWRS/TSTMS TUE AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCES OF RESTRICTIONS WILL DECREASE CONSIDERABLY THU-FRI AS DRIER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR A COUPLE DAYS. && .CLIMATE... RECORD HIGHS FOR FRIDAY JUNE 19TH: ASHEVILLE (KAVL): 92 SET IN 1933 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AREA (KGSP): 98 SET IN 1944 CHARLOTTE METRO AREA (KCLT): 102 SET IN 1944 && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JPT NEAR TERM...PM/RB SHORT TERM...ARK LONG TERM...JPT AVIATION...PM CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-171945- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-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- 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MOST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA FROM HICKORY AND CHARLOTTE TO THE WEST SHOULD SEE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. MEANWHILE...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND FROM HICKORY TO THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA COULD EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN IN PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR ALL OR PART OF THIS AREA...PERHAPS EVEN THE AREA NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .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 16, 5:23 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
523 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM HAIL PELZER 34.64N 82.46W
06/16/2009 E1.00 INCH ANDERSON SC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Jun 16, 5:40 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0509 PM HAIL PIEDMONT 34.71N 82.46W
06/16/2009 E2.75 INCH GREENVILLE SC PUBLIC
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:00 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
600 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0548 PM HAIL FALLSTON 35.43N 81.50W
06/16/2009 E1.75 INCH CLEVELAND NC AMATEUR RADIO
ALONG WILSON ROAD IN FALLSTON.
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:09 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
609 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL 5 NE SHELBY 35.34N 81.48W
06/16/2009 E0.88 INCH CLEVELAND NC PUBLIC
&&
RBLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:10 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
610 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM HAIL 3 SW WACO 35.33N 81.47W
06/16/2009 E1.00 INCH CLEVELAND NC AMATEUR RADIO
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUFFALO CHURCH ROAD AND HW-150.
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:13 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
613 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW WACO 35.33N 81.47W
06/16/2009 CLEVELAND NC AMATEUR RADIO
2 TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUFFALO CHURCH ROAD
AND HW-150.
&&
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 64 min |
| Jun 16, 5:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union | 14 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2009Every tornado warning in 2009Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.