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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Jan 24, 2010, 7:21 PM EST for Franklin County, Hart County, Stephens County, Georgia; Anderson County, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 24 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
- Jan 24, 2010, 7:21 PM EST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2010, 7:45 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 7:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Fair Play, SC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND FAIR PLAY, HWY 24, TO NEAR WESTMINSTER BETWEEN 730 AND 8 PM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 5:18 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 WFUS52 KGSP 250021 TORGSP GAC119-147-257-SCC007-073-077-250045- /O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0003.100125T0021Z-100125T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 721 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARNESVILLE... NORTHERN HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEMSON... * UNTIL 745 PM EST * AT 719 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAVONIA...MARTIN...AVALON...WHITWORTH...LAKE HARTWELL...REED CREEK...FAIR PLAY...OAKWAY...WESTMINSTER...TOWNVILLE...SENECA... SANDY SPRINGS...PENDLETON...LAKE KEOWEE...SIX MILE...NORRIS...NINE TIMES...LIBERTY AND CENTRAL 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 3496 8288 3465 8247 3426 8313 3441 8333 TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 216DEG 56KT 3443 8318 $$ 07
2 follow-up statements
322 WWUS52 KGSP 250035 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 735 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 GAC119-147-257-250045- /O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T0045Z/ HART GA-FRANKLIN GA-STEPHENS GA- 735 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN HART COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND OUT OF GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3459 8316 3496 8288 3465 8247 3446 8300 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 216DEG 56KT 3459 8304 $$ SCC007-073-077-250045- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T0045Z/ ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-OCONEE SC- 735 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES... AT 731 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE HARTWELL...OR 14 MILES EAST OF TOCCOA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WESTMINSTER...TOWNVILLE...SENECA...SANDY SPRINGS...LAKE KEOWEE...SIX MILE...NORRIS...NINE TIMES...LIBERTY...CLEMSON...CENTRAL AND PENDLETON 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 3459 8316 3496 8288 3465 8247 3446 8300 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 216DEG 56KT 3459 8304 $$ 07
010 WWUS52 KGSP 250042 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 742 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 SCC007-073-077-250051- /O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100125T0045Z/ ANDERSON SC-PICKENS SC-OCONEE SC- 742 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS AND NORTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EST... THE TORNADO DISSIPATED OVER OCONEE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3459 8316 3496 8288 3465 8247 3446 8300 TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 216DEG 56KT 3466 8297 $$ 07
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, 6:18 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 6:18 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
618 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 /23Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...EXPECT OCNL MVFR CIG KCLT...OTHERWISE IFR
CIGS WITH OCNL LIFR AND GUSTY VRBL WINDS IN SHWRS AND SCT TSTMS THRU
THIS EVE. CIG/VSBY SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER FROPA AND WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SWING SW-W FOR THE OVERNIGHT...NW AT KAVL. EXPECT MVFR
AROUND DAYBREAK...IMPROVING TO VFR BY 14-15Z WHEN WINDS INCREASE
FROM THE SW TO W WITH G25KT...NW KAVL.
OUTLOOK...VFR AND GUSTY CONDITIONS EAST OF THE MTNS MON AFTN. NW
FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS...WITH PSBL MVFR CIGS AT
KAVL...MON NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX WED AND THU...ANOTHER FRONT FRI.
&&
.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.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY 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 UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED/RB
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...RBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 6:19 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 619 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>005- 252330- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-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- 619 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. SCZ006-007-010-252330- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- 619 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. NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-252330- IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER- 619 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...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. NCZ035-068-252330- ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND- 619 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...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-SCZ011-012-019-252330- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- 619 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... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 24, 6:17 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
617 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 10 SW HENDERSONVILLE 35.22N 82.59W
01/24/2010 HENDERSON NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD AND ROARING SOUND.
0553 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ANDERSON 34.52N 82.65W
01/24/2010 ANDERSON SC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD OVER ANDERSON.
&&
HGSpecial weather statement, Jan 24, 6:51 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 651 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 NCZ068-501>506-508-510-250045- BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-CLEVELAND-EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 651 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT BURKE...CALDWELL...POLK...MCDOWELL... RUTHERFORD AND WESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EST... AT 645 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED GUSTY...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL CROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THROUGH MID-EVENING. * A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL EFFECT GREATER LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION AND FOREST CITY AMONG OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE THREAT AREA. 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
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 6:56 PM EST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 656 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 SCZ007-250100- SPARTANBURG- 656 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...STRONG STORM TO AFFECT SPARTANBURG COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM EST... AT 648 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE COUNTY THROUGH MID-EVENING. STORMS SPREADING IN FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF 40 MPH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. 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
Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:00 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM FLASH FLOOD CLEMSON 34.68N 82.81W
01/24/2010 PICKENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
DOWNS LOOP ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0645 PM FLASH FLOOD PICKENS 34.88N 82.71W
01/24/2010 PICKENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
CITY LAKE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO 12 INCHES OF WATER ON
ROADWAY.
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HGLocal storm report, Jan 24, 7:03 PM EST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
01/24/2010 HENDERSON NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
FLOODING ALONG MUD CREEK.
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HGLocal storm report, Jan 24, 7:05 PM EST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
705 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N DANA 35.39N 82.38W
01/24/2010 HENDERSON NC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
FLOODING ALONG CLEAR CREEK.
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HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 7:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Franklin, Hart, Stephens | 42 min |
| Jan 24, 7:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Elbert, Hart | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Franklin, Habersham, Stephens | 113 min |
| Jan 24, 8:38 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:09 PM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 14 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:33 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Union | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:44 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 24 min |
| Jan 24, 11:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 40 min |
| Jan 25, 12:10 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville | 110 min |
| Jan 25, 1:52 AM EST | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cherokee, York | 32 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:28 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:45 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | York | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 5 hr |
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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.