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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 24, 2010Elbert County, Georgia; Abbeville County, Anderson County, Greenwood County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Jan 24, 2010, 6:06 PM EST for Elbert County, Georgia; Abbeville County, Anderson County, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2010, 6:06 PM EST (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2010, 6:30 PM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Elbert County, GA, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Greenwood County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 24, 5:18 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2010-01-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2010-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 811 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
811 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
872 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

960 
WFUS52 KGSP 242306
TORGSP
GAC105-SCC001-007-047-242330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0002.100124T2306Z-100124T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  ABBEVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ABBEVILLE...
  SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EST

* AT 603 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAKE
  RUSSELL...OR 11 MILES EAST OF ELBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  LOWNDESVILLE...SECESSION LAKE...ANTREVILLE...WARE SHOALS...
  HODGES...COKESBURY...DUE WEST...DONALDS AND HONEA PATH

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3411 8281 3457 8244 3435 8218 3433 8216
      3431 8214 3400 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 218DEG 36KT 3414 8264

$$
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2 follow-up statements
212 
WWUS52 KGSP 242314
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
614 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

GAC105-242323-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2330Z/
ELBERT GA-
614 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND OUT OF ELBERT COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3425 8268 3457 8244 3431 8214 3408 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 218DEG 36KT 3421 8256

$$

SCC001-007-047-242330-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2330Z/
ANDERSON SC-ABBEVILLE SC-GREENWOOD SC-
614 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD...ABBEVILLE AND SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON
COUNTIES...

AT 611 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
SECESSION LAKE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ANTREVILLE...WARE SHOALS...HODGES...COKESBURY...DUE WEST...DONALDS
AND HONEA PATH

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 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3425 8268 3457 8244 3431 8214 3408 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 218DEG 36KT 3421 8256

$$

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006 
WWUS52 KGSP 242327
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
627 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

SCC001-007-047-242337-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2330Z/
ANDERSON SC-ABBEVILLE SC-GREENWOOD SC-
627 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD...ABBEVILLE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EST...

THE TORNADO DISSIPATED OVER NORTHWEST ABBEVILLE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3425 8268 3457 8244 3431 8214 3408 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 218DEG 36KT 3432 8245

$$

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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 Jan 24, 5:29 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:29 PM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY
MONDAY...BEFORE COOL NORTHWEST FLOW SETTLES IN THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHILE ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND APPROACHES THE
AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
SENDING A QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 11 FOR THE 6 FAR S
COUNTIES.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SFC OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE CWA
REMAINS UNDER COOL STABLE CAD AT 1930Z. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT
THE WEDGE IS BEGINNING TO ERODE ACROSS THE LAKELANDS...WHERE
TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM46 AT LAURENS TO 64 AT NEWBERRY. LOCAL WRF
AND NAM WIND AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE CAD RETREATING NE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
THE I-85 AND I-77 CORRIDORS BY 0Z. EAST OF THE WEDGE FRONT...SFC
BASED CAPES SHOULD RANGE FROM 100-300 J/KG. VEERING LLVL WINDS
COUPLED WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE H85 JET WILL YIELD HELICITY VALUES
OF 300-400 M2/S2. STABILITY AND HELICITY VALUES WILL REMAIN UNTIL
CONVECTION SWEEPS EAST OF THE CWA...POSSIBLY KEEPING A HEIGHTEN
THREAT OF SVR WEATHER UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT
THE PEAK PERIOD AND AREA OF SVR THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES MAY EXIST ACROSS BROAD RIVER VALLEY BETWEEN 0Z-4Z.

WIND PROFILES WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF RAIN WITH CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS
TO TRACK SSW TO NNE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THIS MAY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES WITH PROLONG
TRAINING. OTHERWISE...LINGERING UPSLOPE FLOW...PW GREATER THAN 1.3
INCHES...AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN SHIELD SHOULD RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD 2-3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...POSSIBLY 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
SW RIDGES. THE GOING FLASH FLOOD WATCH TIMING AND PLACEMENT LOOKS
GOOD.

THE APPROACH AND EVENTUAL PASSAGE OF A SFC LOW AND PLACEMENT OF THE
CAD BOUNDARY WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS AND GUSTS POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. AT 1930Z...GUSTS ACROSS THE
MIDLAND RANGED FROM THE L20S TO 30 KTS. I WILL KEEP A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

ON MONDAY...LARGE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NORTH ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE DAY...YIELDING CAA ACROSS THE CWA. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT MIXING HEIGHTS MAY REACH 3-5 KFT MON
AFTERNOON. MODERATE MIXING...CAA...AND 6-8 MB PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHOULD SUPPORT WIDESPREAD GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS FORECAST AREA MON
AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS COMBINED
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT WITH A WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MTNS WILL LIFT
COOL MOIST AIR ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES. I WILL PAINT THE TN
BORDER WITH A CHC OF SHRA...POSSIBLY SOME SN OVER THE RIDGES BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A BELT OF STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLIES WILL
REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS ACROSS THE HIGH
TERRAIN...WHILE GUSTS WILL PICK UP WITH MIXING AGAIN E OF THE MTNS
LATE TUE MORNING. MOISTURE IN THE WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE
MTNS WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASINGLY COLD PROFILES TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WRN NC MTNS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD DRY UP QUICKLY TUE NIGHT...BUT A CONSENSUS OF
MODEL QPF AND EXPECTED 13 TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS SUGGEST SOME
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ALONG THE TN BORDER. WINTER
WEATHER AND/OR WIND ADVISORY PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED BY MONDAY FOR
THE EARLY SHORT RANGE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NC MTNS.

HEIGHTS WILL STEADILY RISE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. ZONAL FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ALOFT ALONG WITH SFC HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE AREA. DRY
PROFILES PRODUCING FULL SUN WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES WED AFTN.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM SUNDAY...A SRN STREAM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS STATES WILL
SLOWLY OPEN UP AND DAMPEN AS IT MOVES EAST WED NIGHT THROUGH THU.
HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL PHASE WITH A DIGGING NRN STREAM WAVE TO
CARVE OUT A TRUOGH TO THE WEST THU THROUGH FRI. BETTER MOISTURE WILL
INITIALLY LAY OVER ACROSS THE NRN TIER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAK
COLD FRONT THURSDAY. BOTH TIMING AND THERMAL DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN
THE MODELS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. NRN TIER GFS PROFILES ARE QUITE A
BIT COLDER THAN THE ECM AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND LOW PRESSURE APPROACH
FROM THE WEST. THE FORECAST TIMING AND PROFILES WILL BE A BLEND OF
THE FASTER GFS AND SLOWER ECM...WHICH IS VERY NEAR THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN FORECAST THU THROUGH FRI. THIS SHOULD RELEGATE ANY PTYPE
PROBLEMS TO THE FAR NRN TIER NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE ON THE WARM
ADVECTION SIDE OF THE SYSTEM INTO FRI.

THE DEEPEST MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF UPPER JET RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW MOVES EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN A
COMMA HEAD TRAILING THE LOW SHOULD THEN TRANSIT THE AREA
SATURDAY...WITH FALLING THICKNESSES POSSIBLY CAUSING A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CAREFULLY THROUGH
THE WEEK FOR POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DRIER NW FLOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING E COAST TROUGH ON SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...KGSP...KGMU...CONTINUE TO EXPECT LIFR CEILINGS WITH IFR
VIS IN RA TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...LATEST
RADAR VWP INDICATE STRONG LLVL WINDS BETWEEN 1-2 KFT. LLVL WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
HOWEVER...GUSTY SFC WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AROUND 21Z...AS
CAD BOUNDARY RETREATS. THE STRENGTHENING SFC WINDS MAY DECREASE THE
SHEAR VALUES BELOW LLWS CRITERIA. A BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA
IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 0Z-5Z. AFTER THE LINE
PASSES...WINDS SHOULD VEER TO THE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST.
CEILINGS MAY GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR...WITH A TEMPO IFR CEILING
POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS AND GUST SW WINDS
SHOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN 13Z-15Z.

ELSEWHERE...CONTINUE TO EXPECT LIFR CEILINGS WITH IFR VIS IN RA TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...LATEST RADAR VWP
INDICATE STRONG LLVL WINDS BETWEEN 1-2 KFT. LLVL WINDS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
HOWEVER...THE CORE OF LLVL JET WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE MTNS AFTER
21Z...DECREASING THE LLWS POTENTIAL. A BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED
TSRA IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 23Z-3Z. AFTER
THE LINE PASSES...WINDS SHOULD VEER TO THE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY
SOUTHWEST. CEILINGS MAY GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR...WITH A TEMPO IFR
CEILING POSSIBLE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS AND GUST
SW WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BETWEEN 13Z-15Z.

OUTLOOK...VFR AND GUSTY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MTNS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS MON
NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX IS EXPECTED WED AND THU.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ026-028-
     029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-
     048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ036-037-
     056-057-069>072-082.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
     068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
     010>012-019.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ006>014-
     019.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED/RB
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 5:25 PM EST, 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ501>510-SCZ001>005-252230-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-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-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ006-007-010-252230-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-252230-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-252230-
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035-068-252230-
ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH 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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ011-012-019-252230-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
525 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...TORNADO WATCH 11 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.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, Jan 24, 1:16 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
116 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WAYNESVILLE             35.48N 83.00W
01/24/2010                   HAYWOOD            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES NEAR JOHNSON CREEK

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ROBBINSVILLE            35.32N 83.81W
01/24/2010                   GRAHAM             NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. MANY POWER OUTAGES
            REPORTED.

&&

KRENTZ
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 5:49 PM EST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
549 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

GAZ029-SCZ010-011-242345-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-ELBERT-
549 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON AND EASTERN
ELBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EST...

AT 542 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF GUSTY...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL PRODUCING STORMS POISED TO MOVE
ACROSS WESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY AND SOUTH THROUGH LAKE RUSSELL.
STORMS WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH GREATER ANDERSON AND THEN EVENTUALLY
ABBEVILLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
  RUSSELL...SECESSION LAKE...BROADWAY LAKE...LOWNDESVILLE...DUE
  WEST...DONALDS...CALHOUN FALLS...ANTREVILLE...ABBEVILLE...
  WILLIAMSTON...STARR...SANDY SPRINGS...SADLERS CREEK STAT...
  POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...PENDLETON...PELZER...IVA...HONEA PATH...
  BELTON...ANDERSON...RUCKERSVILLE...MIDDLETON AND FORTSONIA.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. WATER
LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK
HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

CSH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 7:54 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPHabersham19 hr
Jan 24, 3:54 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPRabun11 hr
Jan 24, 11:34 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPElbert, Franklin, Hart12 hr
Jan 24, 3:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens27 hr
Jan 24, 5:02 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHabersham, Rabun3 hr
Jan 24, 5:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert24 min
Jan 24, 6:29 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPFranklin, Stephens6 hr
Jan 24, 11:19 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPGreenville, Pickens34 hr
Jan 24, 5:40 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPPickens6 hr
Jan 24, 6:14 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPGreenville6 hr

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.