Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2010, 8:42 PM EDT for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 63 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 18, 2010, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2010, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mecklenburg County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 18, 7:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 7:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 3:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 308 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-191915- 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- 308 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 545 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 NCZ068-508-510-182230- CLEVELAND-EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD- 545 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN POLK...SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOSTIC... SPINDALE...RUTHERFORDTON...HARRIS...FOREST CITY...ELLENBORO... CLIFFSIDE...ALEXANDER MILLS...POLKVILLE...MOORESBORO...LATTIMORE... KINGSTOWN AND BOILING SPRINGS NC. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3543 8160 3518 8162 3524 8211 3542 8210 BSH
Special weather statement, May 18, 6:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 631 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 NCZ068-508-SCZ008-182315- CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-GREATER RUTHERFORD- 631 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE... SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT... AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLIFFSIDE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ELLENBORO...CLIFFSIDE...BOILING SPRINGS NC AND EARL... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. PEA SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3531 8140 3507 8149 3521 8193 3539 8187 BSH
Local storm report, May 18, 7:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
705 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM HAIL 3 W SHELBY 35.29N 81.60W
05/18/2010 E0.75 INCH CLEVELAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
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KRENTZSpecial weather statement, May 18, 7:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 717 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-190000- CHEROKEE-CLEVELAND-GASTON-YORK- 717 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHERN YORK...SOUTHERN CLEVELAND AND SOUTHERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... AT 712 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF EARL...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHERN YORK...SOUTHERN CLEVELAND AND SOUTHERN GASTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... EARL AND CLOVER... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. DIME SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3522 8106 3498 8115 3515 8167 3533 8161 BSH
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:01 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010
SCZ008-009-190045-
CHEROKEE-YORK-
801 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND
NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...
AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF BLACKSBURG...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
CLOVER...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
PEA SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3492 8120 3510 8158 3518 8154 3517 8139
3516 8138 3517 8132 3516 8117 3515 8108
BSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 42 min |
| May 18, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 61 min |
| May 18, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| May 18, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | York | 44 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.