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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2010, 7:59 PM EST for Elbert County, Georgia; Abbeville County, South Carolina. It was in force for 31 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
- Nov 30, 2010, 7:59 PM EST (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2010, 8:30 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Elbert County, GA, Abbeville County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2:34 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 287 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
- 565 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764
WFUS52 KGSP 010059
TORGSP
GAC105-SCC001-010130-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0046.101201T0059Z-101201T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
759 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN ABBEVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EST
* AT 757 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
FORTSONIA...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE RUSSELL AND RUCKERSVILLE...
CALHOUN FALLS...
LOWNDESVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8289 3421 8275 3420 8274 3429 8261
3423 8243 3397 8273 3397 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 218DEG 50KT 3405 8277
$$
MOORE1 follow-up statement
177
WWUS52 KGSP 010109
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
809 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAC105-SCC001-010130-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-101201T0130Z/
ELBERT GA-ABBEVILLE SC-
809 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL ABBEVILLE AND EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTIES...
AT 805 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETON...OR 7
MILES EAST OF ELBERTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOWNDESVILLE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. MOBILE
HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3404 8269 3407 8275 3412 8282 3421 8275
3420 8274 3429 8261 3423 8243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 213DEG 41KT 3414 8270
$$
MOOREWhat 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 Nov 30, 6:34 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 6:34 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST AND OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER AREA ON WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTER OF THE NATION THIS
AFTERNOON TO THE EAST COAST ON WEDNESDAY. A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
DESTABILIZATION IN ITS WAKE. HELICITY AND CAPE WILL BE SUPPORTIVE
OF SEVERE WEATHER...PRIMARILY DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. HEAVY
RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURDAY SOILS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN
THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN. STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REACH WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS. SURFACE
WINDS WILL SUPPORT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN THE WESTERN NC PIEDMONT.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO MID SLOPE
ELEVATIONS IN WESTERN NC LATE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE RAPIDLY DECLINES...AND NO MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE VERY HIGHEST PEAKS. DRYING WILL OCCUR ON
WEDNESDAY... ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL TAKE MOST OF THE DAY TO TAPER OF
ON THE TN BORDER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 140 PM TUESDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT THE
CENTER OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST BY 12Z
THURSDAY. COOL LLVL THICKNESSES...MOSTLY CLEAR SKY...AND LIGHT WINDS
WILL SUPPORT MIN TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. I WILL
FORECAST UPPER TEENS TO L20S ACROSS THE MTNS TO MID 20S EAST. AFTER
SUNRISE THURSDAY...SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT A CLIPPER SYSTEM
WILL DIVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE CWA
SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...ALLOWING THICKNESSES TO
RISE. HOWEVER...CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTNS. I WILL INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURES
WILL STEADILY WARM AFTER SUNRISE...BUT MAX TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN
AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
FRIDAY MORNING...MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES. AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES...CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN
AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH SLOW CAA. USING A BLEND OF MIN MOS...I
WILL INDICATE LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S ACROSS THE MTNS TO
NEAR 30 ACROSS FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. BY SUNRISE FRIDAY...THE MID
LEVEL TROF WILL RIPPLE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND HEIGHTS WILL RISE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY...EXTENDED RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT A CLOSED
MID LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER NEW ENGLAND AS A L/W RIDGE REMAINS
OVER THE ROCKIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODEL DIFFERENCES REMAIN
CENTERED ON A DIGGING S/W ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW DURING THE
EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. THE GFS REMAIN THE QUICKER
SOLUTION...INDICATING THE PASSAGE OF THE S/W MON AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE 12Z ECMWF DROPS THE S/W ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A QUESTIONABLY TIMED CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON THE 0Z ECMWF. I WILL FAVOR THE 12Z
ECMWF...BUT WILL BLEND WITH THE 12Z GFS. OVERALL...I WILL KEEP THE
EXTENDED PERIOD DRY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUN. ON SUNDAY...ANOTHER
CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL STREAM ACROSS THE MID APPALACHIAN REGION. GIVEN
DEEP MOISTURE AND WEST FLOW I WILL INCREASE POPS TO SCHC ACROSS THE
REGION...FAVORING THE MTNS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...IFR CEILINGS WILL BE PREDOMINATE THROUGH ABOUT
05Z...ALTHOUGH SOME TEMPO VFR NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. EXPECT LINE OF
HEAVY SHOWERS/EMBEDDED THUDNERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE AIRFIELD IN
THE 03Z-05Z TIMEFRAME WITH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 30KT FROM THE
SW. CEILINGS IMPROVE TO MVFR AS COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA
AFTER 06Z AND THEN VFR BY 12Z. GUSTY W-NW WINDS EXPECTED ON WED.
ELSEWHERE...LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 04Z. SW WIND GUSTS >30KT
POSSIBLE. AREAS OF IFR CEILINGS WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY MVFR 04Z-09Z
AND THEN VFR AFTER 12Z. GUSTY W WINDS EXPECTED ON WED.
OUTLOOK...DRYING WED...HIGH PRES THU-SAT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501>510.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
057-069>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ001-002-004-
005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ009.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...JAT/LG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...LGHazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 2:44 PM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ010-017-018-NCZ501>510-SCZ001-002-004-005-011945- 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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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>065-011945- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. WIDESPREAD...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AND GUSTY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN INTO TONIGHT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ026-028-029-NCZ068-SCZ003-006>008-010>014-019-011945- FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS- UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-011945- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK- 244 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 759 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 4:23 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
423 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAZ010-017-018-026-SCZ001-004-302215-
FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-STEPHENS-
423 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN RABUN...FRANKLIN...
HABERSHAM...OCONEE AND STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EST...
AT 421 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALTO...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN RABUN...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...OCONEE AND STEPHENS
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BALDWIN...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TURNERVILLE...TALLULAH
FALLS AND LONG CREEK...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3498 8333 3483 8289 3449 8306 3425 8333
3426 8335 3429 8336 3432 8340 3446 8340
3448 8356 3444 8360 3444 8363 3452 8366
3455 8364 3465 8367
MOORESpecial weather statement, Nov 30, 4:54 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAZ010-NCZ052-059-062>064-SCZ001-302245-
HAYWOOD-MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-RABUN-SOUTHERN
JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
454 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MACON...JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...RABUN...SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND WESTERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EST...
AT 450 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN MACON...JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...RABUN...
SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND WESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DILLARD...OTTO...HIGHLANDS AND THORPE RESERVOIR...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3499 8352 3553 8311 3531 8271 3506 8286
3505 8290 3499 8293 3497 8291 3486 8298
3499 8332 3481 8350 3482 8355
MOORELocal storm report, Nov 30, 4:59 PM EST, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0438 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N CLARKESVILLE 34.67N 83.52W
11/30/2010 HABERSHAM GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMS REPORTS A TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN ON BEN
JONES ROAD. ANOTHER TREE IS ALSO DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF SHOAL CREEK ROAD AND HW-197.
&&
BSHSpecial weather statement, Nov 30, 6:02 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
602 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
GAZ026-028-029-NCZ064-065-SCZ001>005-010-302345-
ANDERSON-ELBERT-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-HART-HENDERSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA-
602 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN FRANKLIN...EASTERN
OCONEE...HART...NORTHWESTERN GREENVILLE...PICKENS...SOUTHERN
TRANSYLVANIA...WESTERN ANDERSON...WESTERN ELBERT AND WESTERN
HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EST...
AT 558 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE JOCASSEE TO 5
MILES NORTH OF SENECA TO 3 MILES WEST OF FAIR PLAY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN FRANKLIN...EASTERN OCONEE...HART...NORTHWESTERN
GREENVILLE...PICKENS...SOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA...WESTERN ANDERSON...
WESTERN ELBERT AND WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LAKE JOCASSEE...SENECA...LAKE KEOWEE...SALEM...FAIR PLAY...NINE
TIMES...ROCKY BOTTOM...ROSMAN...CLEMSON AND SANDY SPRINGS...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3401 8294 3417 8311 3422 8309 3425 8310
3426 8313 3423 8319 3426 8321 3471 8300
3506 8300 3541 8249 3507 8249 3498 8250
3497 8254 3493 8251 3455 8258
MOORESpecial weather statement, Nov 30, 7:00 PM EST, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
700 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCZ053-064-065-507-509-510-SCZ002-003-005-006-010100-
BUNCOMBE-EASTERN POLK-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-HENDERSON-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD
MOUNTAINS-TRANSYLVANIA-
700 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN PICKENS...EASTERN
TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON...NORTHERN GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN
BUNCOMBE...WESTERN POLK AND WESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 800
PM EST...
AT 657 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ETOWAH TO 4 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PUMPKINTOWN TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF LIBERTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN PICKENS...EASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON...
NORTHERN GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...WESTERN POLK AND
WESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
ETOWAH...CAESARS HEAD...JONES GAP STATE PARK...EASLEY...MOUNTAIN
HOME...FLETCHER...MARIETTA...HENDERSONVILLE...FLAT ROCK AND
FAIRVIEW...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3560 8227 3559 8229 3556 8226 3550 8212
3546 8213 3539 8220 3540 8216 3520 8220
3519 8222 3495 8223 3481 8248 3472 8268
3536 8267 3556 8263 3564 8233
MOORELocal storm report, Nov 30, 7:55 PM EST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
755 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM FLASH FLOOD BREVARD 35.24N 82.73W
11/30/2010 TRANSYLVANIA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
THE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REPORTS THAT 40 TO 50
ROADS ARE NOW FLOODED IN THE COUNTY. SOME AFFECTED ROADS
INCLUDE DAVIDSON RIVER...HART...WILSON...CASHERS VALLEY
AND TINSLEY. EVACUATIONS ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN IN PARTS OF
THE COUNTY.
&&
MCAVOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 7:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Hart | 50 min |
| Nov 30, 7:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 8:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Elbert | 59 min |
| Nov 30, 9:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Rabun | 115 min |
| Nov 30, 11:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Habersham, Rabun | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:37 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville | 60 min |
| Nov 30, 7:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 20 min |
| Nov 30, 7:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg | 63 min |
| Nov 30, 9:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 28 min |
| Nov 30, 9:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 54 min |
| Nov 30, 9:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 10:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 10:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union | 62 min |
| Nov 30, 10:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.