Alert archive / South Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2010, 5:32 PM EDT for Anderson County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 8, 2010, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2010, 6:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 5:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Nne Anderson, SC | TREES DOWN NEAR I-85...MM26 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
520
WFUS52 KGSP 082132
TORGSP
SCC007-077-082215-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0016.100408T2132Z-100408T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
532 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
LIBERTY...OR 9 MILES EAST OF CLEMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASLEY...
POWDERSVILLE...
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.
THIS TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A BRIEF...
ISOLATED TORNADO WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. 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.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3459 8266 3478 8274 3494 8253 3481 8249
3468 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 237DEG 35KT 3470 8264
$$
NED4 follow-up statements
572
WWUS52 KGSP 082137
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
537 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
SCC007-077-082215-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100408T2215Z/
ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-
537 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PICKENS AND NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES...
AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF
EASLEY...OR 9 MILES EAST OF CLEMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
POWDERSVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY RAIN...HAZE...
TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE SEEKING
SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE! MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3460 8266 3477 8271 3494 8253 3481 8249
3468 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 227DEG 36KT 3470 8263
$$
MOORE766
WWUS52 KGSP 082147
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
547 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
SCC007-077-082215-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100408T2215Z/
ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-
547 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PICKENS AND NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTIES...
AT 543 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR...LOCATED
ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POWDERSVILLE...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
CLEMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL MOVE OVER MAINLY THE NORTHERN PART OF ANDERSON
COUNTY TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85. IF THE STORM HOLDS
TOGETHER...IT WILL REACH POWDERSVILLE AROUND 6 PM.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3466 8259 3479 8264 3486 8251 3481 8249
3468 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 233DEG 29KT 3473 8256
$$
MOORE860 WWUS52 KGSP 082155 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 555 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 SCC077-082204- /O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100408T2215Z/ PICKENS SC- 555 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE ROTATION IN THE THUNDERSTORM WILL NOT MOVE OVER PICKENS COUNTY...SO THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PICKENS COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3469 8256 3477 8257 3481 8249 3471 8248 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 233DEG 29KT 3477 8250 $$ SCC007-082215- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100408T2215Z/ ANDERSON SC- 555 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY... AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POWDERSVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. THE STORM WAS WEAKENING...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...ANOTHER WARNING MAY NOT BE NEEDED. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3469 8256 3477 8257 3481 8249 3471 8248 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 233DEG 29KT 3477 8250 $$ MOORE
186 WWUS52 KGSP 082203 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 603 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 SCC007-082212- /O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-100408T2215Z/ ANDERSON SC- 603 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED INTO GREENVILLE COUNTY...SO THE WARNING FOR ANDERSON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3469 8256 3477 8257 3481 8249 3471 8248 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 233DEG 29KT 3481 8244 $$ MOORE
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 Apr 8, 4:42 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 4:42 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
442 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY REACHING THE COAST LATE THIS
EVENING. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON
FRIDAY AND BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE SOUTHEAST STATES FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TOR WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR MUCH OF NE GA UPSTATE SC AND CLT
METRO AREA. LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE BACKED AHEAD OF APPROACHING
LINE AND LAPS CAPE VALUES ARE 1000+ J/KG. LEWP...BOW ECHOES AND
SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85 THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.
OTHERWISE...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT
IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY CROSS NE GA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM W
TO E THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. ALL GUIDANCE POINTS TO
CLEARING CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS BY AROUND 06Z OR SO.
SOME LEFT OVER MOISTURE COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN
CLOUDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MAYBE SOME LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS.
HOWEVER...MODELS LESS BULLISH ON MEASURABLE UPSLOPE QPF SO HAVE
REDUCED POPS FOR LATE TONIGHT. COULD SEE A FEW FLURRIES ABOVE
4000KFT BEFORE PATCHY PRECIP ENDS LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD EASTWARD ON FRI AND ALONG WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CLEAR CONDITIONS AND MAX TEMPS JUST SHY OF CLIMO. USED A MOS BLEND
FOR MIN TEMPS WHICH YIELDED LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WHERE SKIES CLEAR LATE TONIGHT...CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME
PATCHY FROST IN SHELTERED AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...DEEP LAYERED DRYING LINGERS ATOP THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AS SFC RIDGING BUILDS IN RESULTING IN EXCELLENT
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT
FREEZING ACRS THE NC MTNS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SOME FROST
DEVELOPMENT ELSEWHERE. SFC RIDGE AXIS TRANSLATES TO THE COAST
SATURDAY AND THE WARM-UP CONTINUES AS MAX TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO
CLIMB TO OR JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. TRANQUIL WX CONDS CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY UNDER QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND MAXES WARMING TO
A CATEGORY OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...SUBTLE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PROGGED BY HPC TO
DROP SWWD ACRS THE FA MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE IF
ANY SENSIBLE WX/AIRMASS CHANGE. THEN FOR TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY...
CONTINUED QUIET AND MILD WX ON TAP AS UPPER RIDGING AMPLIFIES AND
BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN CONUS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...BRIEF THUNDERSTORM AT AROUND 1730Z MOVED QUICKLY ACROSS
THE AIR FIELD. HOWEVER...EXPECT ANOTHER MORE EXTENSIVE AREA OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE AIR FIELD IN THE 20-24Z
TIME FRAME. CIGS COULD GO BELOW 2000KFT AND VSBY BLO 3SM FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30KT. THE SHOWERS/STORMS
WILL END AS FRONT MOVES EAST OF AIRFIELD AROUND 01Z WITH WINDS
VEERING FROM SW TO NW. EXPECT CLEARING BY 07Z.
ELSEWHERE...AN AREA OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM W TO E
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. EXPECT A 2-3 HOUR PERIOD OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBY AS THIS AREAS MOVES THROUGH. COLD FRONT WILL MVOE E OF THE
AREA BY 00Z WITH WINDS VEERING FROM SW TO NW. CLEARING SKIES BY
06Z.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...HG/LG
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...MCAVOYHazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 4:43 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-092045- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 66 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-092045- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506>510-092045- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-017-092045- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 144 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 NCZ071-072-081815- CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG- 144 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABARRUS AND EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH. THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNC CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN CABARRUS AND EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... HARRISBURG...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...CONCORD AND MOUNT PLEASANT... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 158 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 NCZ057-081830- ROWAN- 158 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT... AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH. THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANNAPOLIS...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF CONCORD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... LANDIS...CHINA GROVE...GRANITE QUARRY...SALISBURY...SPENCER AND HIGH ROCK LAKE... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. LANE
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 302 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 NCZ035-036-081930- ALEXANDER-IREDELL- 302 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER AND NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT... AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF STONY POINT...OR 10 MILES EAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NED
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 400 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 NCZ035-036-056-082030- ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-IREDELL- 400 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CATAWBA...NORTHERN IREDELL AND SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAREMONT...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE... STONY POINT... MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. NED
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 4:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 431 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 GAZ018-026-028-SCZ001-004-005-010-082100- ANDERSON-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-HART-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS- 431 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...NORTHERN HART... SOUTHERN OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS...STEPHENS AND WESTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF TOCCOA TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... LAVONIA... LAKE HARTWELL... WESTMINSTER... WALHALLA... LAKE KEOWEE... PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. NED
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 4:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 444 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 SCZ002-003-005-006-082115- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- 444 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF TABLE ROCK RESERVOIR TO 4 MILES WEST OF NORRIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... PICKENS... MARIETTA... PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. NED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 6:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 22 min |
| Apr 8, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenwood | 35 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.