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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 30, 2010Cleveland County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2010, 10:35 PM EST for Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was in force for 15 min. 2 reports 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, 10:35 PM EST (03:35 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2010, 10:50 PM EST
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Cleveland County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 30, 10:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 S Shelby, NCONE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN SHELBY.
Nov 30, 10:45 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Fallston, NCONE TREE DOWN ON PLAINSVIEW CHURCH ROAD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 30, 9:56 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2010-12-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2010-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 407 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

798 
WFUS52 KGSP 010335
TORGSP
NCC045-010400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0050.101201T0335Z-101201T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1035 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHELBY...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EST

* AT 1034 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BOILING
  SPRINGS NC...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LATTIMORE AND PATTERSON SPRINGS...
  KINGSTOWN AND SHELBY...
  POLKVILLE...
  LAWNDALE AND WACO...
  FALLSTON AND BELWOOD...

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 3551 8160 3545 8146 3536 8141 3517 8153
      3517 8160 3520 8176 3530 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 212DEG 31KT 3526 8163

$$
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1 follow-up statement
577 
WWUS52 KGSP 010350
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1050 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

NCC045-010400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-101201T0400Z/
CLEVELAND NC-
1050 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLEVELAND COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE ROTATION IN THE STORM HAS WEAKENED...SO THE TORNADO WARNING IS 
CANCELLED. OTHER STORMS ALONG THE LINE SHOW SIGNS OF ROTATION...SO 
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 3551 8160 3545 8146 3536 8141 3517 8153
      3517 8160 3520 8176 3530 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 212DEG 31KT 3536 8155

$$

MOORE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Nov 30, 10:05 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:05 PM EST, 30 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...LG
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 2:44 PM EST, 7 hours 51 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

Local storm report, Nov 30, 7:55 PM EST, 2 hours 40 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.

&&

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Nov 30, 8:10 PM EST, 2 hours 25 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.

&&

OUTLAW
Local storm report, Nov 30, 8:19 PM EST, 2 hours 16 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.

&&

JPT
Local storm report, Nov 30, 8:22 PM EST, 2 hours 13 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.

&&

JPT
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 10:03 PM EST, 32 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

LANE
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 10:28 PM EST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1028 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

SCZ009-012>014-010430-
CHESTER-LAURENS-UNION-YORK-
1028 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LAURENS...UNION...WESTERN
CHESTER AND WESTERN YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EST...

AT 1021 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PACOLET MILLS TO 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF JOANNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

JONESVILLE...BUFFALO...UNION...LOCKHART...CARLISLE...BLACKSTOCK...
CHESTER...YORK...LOWRYS AND MCCONNELLS...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

LAT...LON 3483 8177 3491 8170 3490 8165 3487 8163
      3486 8149 3485 8147 3488 8147 3511 8123
      3455 8112 3456 8141 3449 8142 3448 8147
      3444 8153 3452 8163 3437 8177

LANE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 7:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson60 min
Nov 30, 7:15 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania6 hr
Nov 30, 7:49 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey6 hr
Nov 30, 7:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPPolk63 min
Nov 30, 9:18 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe52 hr
Nov 30, 9:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood, Jackson, Macon115 min
Nov 30, 10:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke, Cleveland57 min
Nov 30, 10:12 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPSwain24 hr
Nov 30, 10:12 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPSwain8 hr
Nov 30, 10:14 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPCleveland31 min
Nov 30, 10:34 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston and 2 more56 min
Nov 30, 11:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg42 min
Nov 30, 11:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg46 min
Dec 1, 12:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCabarrus, Rowan, Union47 min
Dec 1, 1:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGSPStanly28 min
Dec 1, 1:05 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania6 hr
Dec 1, 1:15 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCaldwell115 min
Dec 1, 1:48 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPBurke7 hr
Dec 1, 2:28 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPMadison31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.