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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2010, 10:14 PM EST for Cleveland County, North Carolina; Cherokee County, Spartanburg 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
- Nov 30, 2010, 10:14 PM EST (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2010, 10:45 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 10:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Cowpens, SC | LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN ON WOOD STREET IN COWPENS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 9:56 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537
WFUS52 KGSP 010314
TORGSP
NCC045-SCC021-083-010345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0049.101201T0314Z-101201T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1014 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GAFFNEY...
EAST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EST
* AT 1013 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR COWPENS...
OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPARTANBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THICKETTY...
GAFFNEY...
EARL AND BLACKSBURG...
PATTERSON SPRINGS AND GROVER...
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 3523 8142 3517 8143 3490 8177 3498 8197
3519 8178 3519 8177 3520 8177 3525 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 220DEG 43KT 3501 8180
$$
MOORE2 follow-up statements
994
WWUS52 KGSP 010324
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1024 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
SCC083-010334-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101201T0345Z/
SPARTANBURG SC-
1024 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SPARTANBURG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3517 8144 3496 8175 3512 8183 3519 8178
3519 8177 3520 8177 3525 8172 3523 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 214DEG 42KT 3518 8167
$$
NCC045-SCC021-010345-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101201T0345Z/
CLEVELAND NC-CHEROKEE SC-
1024 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES...
AT 1021 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GAFFNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLACKSBURG...EARL...GROVER AND PATTERSON SPRINGS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING TORNADO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND
VERY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE
SEEKING SHELTER. IT WILL LIKELY 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 3517 8144 3496 8175 3512 8183 3519 8178
3519 8177 3520 8177 3525 8172 3523 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 214DEG 42KT 3518 8167
$$
MOORE596
WWUS52 KGSP 010340
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1040 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCC045-SCC021-010350-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101201T0345Z/
CLEVELAND NC-CHEROKEE SC-
1040 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EST...
THE STORM HAS MOVED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY. A TORNADO
WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.
LAT...LON 3517 8144 3496 8175 3512 8183 3519 8178
3519 8177 3520 8177 3525 8172 3523 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 214DEG 42KT 3533 8154
$$
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, 10:05 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:05 PM EST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1005 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/...
HAVE UPDATED THE GRIDS TO INCORPORATE NEW TOR WATCH FOR THE EASTERN
UPSTATE AND NC PIEDMONT. THE THREAT WILL EXIST FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES/WIND DAMAGE UNTIL QLCS LINE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AROUND
06Z. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO POP/WEATHER FIELDS. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY
EXTENDS FORM WESTERN NC...S THROUGH THE CENTRAL UPSTATE. LARGE AREA
OF RAIN BEHIND QLCS LINE IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AS DOWNSLOPING FLOW
KICKS IN BEHIND THE FRONT. VERY MILD TEMPS...WILL PLUMMET IN STRONG
COLD ADVECTION LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. PARTIAL
THICKNESS FIELDS SUPPORT A PERIOD OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TN LINE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WED.
HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH.
&&
.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 /03Z 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...LG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...LGHazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 2:44 PM EST, 7 hours 30 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, 7:00 PM EST, 3 hours 14 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, 2 hours 19 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.
&&
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Nov 30, 8:10 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
810 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0757 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW EASLEY 34.80N 82.61W
11/30/2010 PICKENS SC AMATEUR RADIO
REPORT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS BLACK SNAKE ROAD IN
SEVERAL AREAS...BUT THE WORST ABOUT A FOOT DEEP BETWEEN
HIGHWAY 93 AND LENA DRIVE.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, Nov 30, 8:19 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0738 PM TSTM WND DMG EASLEY 34.82N 82.59W
11/30/2010 PICKENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN EASLEY AND DAMAGE TO LIGHTS IN
DOWNTOWN EASLEY.
&&
JPTLocal storm report, Nov 30, 8:22 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
822 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG EASLEY 34.82N 82.59W
11/30/2010 PICKENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN EASLEY. PICKENS COUNTY
RECEIVED REPORTS OF POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON
LENDHEART RD AND ON C STREET NEAR DOWNTOWN EASLEY.
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, Nov 30, 10:03 PM EST, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1003 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCZ035-056-068-069-502-504-508-010400-
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER
RUTHERFORD-LINCOLN-
1003 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLEVELAND...EASTERN BURKE...
EASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL...WESTERN ALEXANDER...
WESTERN CATAWBA AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EST...
AT 952 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MORGANTON TO 5 MILES EAST OF SUNSHINE TO BOILING SPRINGS SC...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
FOREST CITY...MORGANTON...SHELBY...HICKORY...AND VALE...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.
LAT...LON 3601 8117 3541 8135 3541 8144 3536 8141
3534 8138 3517 8143 3519 8191 3581 8176
LANEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 7:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Henderson | 60 min |
| Nov 30, 7:15 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:49 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 63 min |
| Nov 30, 9:18 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Buncombe | 52 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon | 115 min |
| Nov 30, 10:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, Cleveland | 57 min |
| Nov 30, 10:12 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 24 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:12 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Swain | 8 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston and 2 more | 56 min |
| Nov 30, 10:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 15 min |
| Nov 30, 11:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 11:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Dec 1, 12:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Rowan, Union | 47 min |
| Dec 1, 1:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Stanly | 28 min |
| Dec 1, 1:05 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Caldwell | 115 min |
| Dec 1, 1:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke | 7 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:28 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GSP | Madison | 31 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 50 min |
| Nov 30, 7:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 7:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 20 min |
| Nov 30, 7:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 8:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 59 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, 10:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester, Union | 62 min |
| Nov 30, 10:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Chester, Union, York | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 11:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Oconee | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:37 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 3 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.