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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2011, 6:06 PM EST for Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, North Carolina; York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 54 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
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:06 PM EST (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Union County, NC, York County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Fairview, NC | TREES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 14 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
614
WUUS52 KGSP 282306
SVRGSP
NCC025-119-179-SCC091-010000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0011.110228T2306Z-110301T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
EAST CENTRAL YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EST
* AT 605 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM MIDLAND TO 3 MILES EAST OF SOUTHPARK MALL TO 7 MILES WEST OF
TEGA CAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CONCORD TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE TO 6 MILES
EAST OF YORK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MATTHEWS...FORT MILL...ROCK HILL...STALLINGS...FAIRVIEW...INDIAN
TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...UNIONVILLE...NEW SALEM...WAXHAW...MINERAL
SPRINGS...MONROE...WINGATE...MARSHVILLE...TRINITY AND STURDIVANTS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
TO REPORT 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 3481 8033 3481 8079 3494 8079 3505 8089
3502 8090 3497 8089 3495 8086 3483 8087
3504 8127 3534 8050 3531 8042 3519 8049
3517 8046 3519 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 295DEG 37KT 3525 8049 3514 8076
3500 8112
$$
KRENTZ2 follow-up statements
714
WWUS52 KGSP 282330
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
630 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
NCC025-282340-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
CABARRUS NC-
630 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3481 8033 3481 8079 3494 8079 3505 8089
3502 8090 3497 8089 3495 8086 3483 8087
3497 8112 3519 8049 3517 8046 3519 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 295DEG 37KT 3515 8022 3504 8049
3490 8085
$$
NCC119-179-SCC091-010000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
UNION NC-MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
630 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG AND UNION COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...AND EAST CENTRAL YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...
AT 629 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF NEW SALEM TO UNIONVILLE TO 7 MILES
WEST OF WAXHAW...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF
ALBEMARLE TO MONROE TO 10 MILES EAST OF ROCK HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MINERAL
SPRINGS...WINGATE...MARSHVILLE...TRINITY AND STURDIVANTS
LAT...LON 3481 8033 3481 8079 3494 8079 3505 8089
3502 8090 3497 8089 3495 8086 3483 8087
3497 8112 3519 8049 3517 8046 3519 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 295DEG 37KT 3515 8022 3504 8049
3490 8085
$$
KRENTZ833
WWUS52 KGSP 282345
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
645 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
NCC119-SCC091-282355-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
MECKLENBURG NC-YORK SC-
645 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL YORK AND
SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3495 8079 3512 8029 3481 8033 3481 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 295DEG 37KT 3508 8005 3497 8032
3483 8069
$$
NCC179-010000-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T0000Z/
UNION NC-
645 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AT 642 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARSHVILLE
TO MARSHVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WAXHAW...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF ALBEMARLE TO 10 MILES EAST OF MONROE TO 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF LANCASTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRINITY
AND STURDIVANTS
LAT...LON 3495 8079 3512 8029 3481 8033 3481 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 295DEG 37KT 3508 8005 3497 8032
3483 8069
$$
KRENTZWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 28, 5:39 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:39 PM EST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
539 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AND MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY AND
REMAINS IN PLACE WEDNESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 530 PM EST...TORNADO WATCH TERMINATED FOR NC AND GA MTS...AND
NC FOOTHILLS. WIND PRODUCTS CONTINUE UNTIL 01Z.
AS OF 130 PM...MAIN ACTION WILL BE IN THE FIRST 6 HOURS OR SO AS A
QLCS PRECEDING A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA.
CURRENTLY A BROKEN LINE IS STILL OVER EASTERN TN...BUT MESOSCALE
MODELS INDICATE THAT IT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE RAPIDLY AND ENTER
GSP'S WESTERN NC COUNTIES BY 4PM...AND THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 03Z. MODEL SOUNDINGS STILL DEPICT
A STRONG VEERING WIND FIELD ALOFT PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT AND
RESULTANT HIGH HELICITY. 50+KT JET EXTENDS BELOW 5KFT...SO MAIN
THREAT LOOKS TO BE LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE WHERE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS
OCCUR. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR NEAR BREAKING
LINE SEGMENTS. THE LINE OF STORMS SHOULD CLEAR ALL OF THE AREA BY
MIDNIGHT WITH RAPID CLEARING OCCURRING BEHIND COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH A PERIOD OF GUSTY POST FRONTAL NW WINDS.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER ON TUESDAY RESULTING
IN ALMOST 100% INSOLATION AND TEMPS NEAR AVERAGE. USED A MOS BLEND
FOR TEMPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 225 PM MONDAY...SHORT WAVES TO OUR NORTH DIG A LOW AMPLITUDE
TROF OVER THE EAST COAST TUE NITE AND WED. THE TROF MOVES OFF SHORE
AS A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES IN ON THU. AT THE SFC...DRY HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TUE NITE GIVES WAY TO A DRY BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WHICH MOVES THRU THE AREA WED NITE. SFC HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
RIDGED INTO THE AREA THU. THE RESULTING SENSIBLE WX WILL BE
RELATIVELY QUIET WITH MAINLY CIRRUS CLOUDS AND BELOW NORMAL LOWS TUE
NITE AND ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS WED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NE AND BE
BREEZY AT TIMES WED NITE AND THU AS THE FRONT MOVES THRU. EXPECT A
SMALL INCREASE IN LOW CLOUDS LOW LEVEL SELY FLOW BRINGS IN SOME
MOISTURE...BUT BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES IN LATER. THE WINDS
WILL KEEP THE ATMOS SOMEWHAT MIXED AND THE SCT CLOUDS WILL LIMIT
RADIATION WED NITE WITH LOWS ENDING UP A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHS
THU SHOULD BE NEAR TO ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE COOLER AIR
MASS MOVING IN.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM MONDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z FRIDAY
WITH NEARLY FLAT/ZONAL H5 FLOW OVER THE AREA. MODELS DEVELOP ANOTHER
FAIRLY POTENT UPPER SHORTWAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE
FRI/EARLY SAT AND THEN TRANSLATE THE FEATURE EASTWARD. MODEL
SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE AT THIS POINT WRT THE AMPLITUDE AND SPEED
OF THE SHORTWAVE. THE LATEST 12Z GFS IS STILL CONSIDERABLY FASTER
AND LESS AMPLIFIED WHILE THE OLDER 00Z ECMWF LAGS BY NEARLY 24HRS
AND DEVELOPS A CLOSED H5 LOW BY EARLY SUNDAY AS THE DEEPER TROF
MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN MISS RIVER VALLEY. AT THE SFC...HIGH
PRESSURE TO OUR NE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A BRIEF COLD AIR DAMMING
SCENARIO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SFC PATTERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEDIUM RANGE...THROUGH THE WEEKEND...REMAINS UNCLEAR WITH OVERALL
LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE SENSIBLE FCST. THE FASTER GFS DEVELOPS A
SOUTHERN PLAINS SFC LOW AND MOVES A COLD FRONT OVER THE FCST AREA
LATE SAT/EARLY SUN...WHILE THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A LOW FARTHER SE AND
DOES NOT PUSH A FRONT THROUGH UNTIL LATE SUN. THE EC ALSO HAS SOME
HEALTHY LOOKING WRAP AROUND MOISTURE OVER WESTERN NC AND EXTREME NE
GA EARLY MON. ONCE THE LOW FINALLY CLEARS THE REGION...THINGS SHOULD
DRY OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. HPC CONTINUES TO FAVOR THE
ECMWF SOLUTION MORE AND KEEPS AT LEAST CHANCE POPS OVER MUCH OF THE
CWFA THRU EARLY MONDAY. IF THE EC SOLUTION DOES WORK OUT...WE CAN
EXPECT MOST OF THE PRECIP TO FALL ON SUN WITH THE FROPA. TEMPS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CLIMO ON FRI WITH THE WEDGE IN PLACE AND WARM TO
A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE WEDGE ERODES.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT WILL SHIFT WIND TO NW
EARLY...WITH CONVECTION AND IFR TO MVFR RESTRICTIONS ENDING. NW
WINDS BECOME GUSTY AGAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING. BY
MORNING WINDS VEER TO NNE...AND BY AFTERNOON TO NE...WHILE GUSTS
DIMINISH.
ELSEWHERE...SQUALL LINE WILL CROSS AREA AHEAD OF FRONT VERY EARLY IN
THE FORECAST...VEERING WIND TO THE NORTHWEST. RETRACTIONS WILL END
IN ITS WAKE. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY UNTIL LATE TONIGHT IN A TIGHT
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. AFTER DAYBREAK WINDS VEER TO THE NE.
OUTLOOK...A DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THRU THU. MOISTURE WILL
RETURN TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK AS A FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC
DEVELOPS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ017-018-
026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RWH
NEAR TERM...JAT/LG
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 6:06 PM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-012315- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 33 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-012315- RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ017-NCZ035-056-502-504-506-508-510-012315- HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 606 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 28, 5:35 PM EST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
535 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY 35.67N 80.48W
02/28/2011 ROWAN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE ROOF BLOCKING STATESVILLE BLVD NEAR HURLEY SCHOOL
RD
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:39 PM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
539 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W STATESVILLE 35.79N 81.10W
02/28/2011 IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON ISLAND FORD RD
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:40 PM EST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY 35.67N 80.48W
02/28/2011 ROWAN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN AT SATESVILLE BLVD AND ENON CHRUCH RD
&&
RWHSpecial weather statement, Feb 28, 5:45 PM EST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
545 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
NCZ070>072-082-SCZ009-282330-
CABARRUS-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-UNION-YORK-
545 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CABARRUS...MECKLENBURG...
NORTHEASTERN YORK...NORTHERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 630 PM EST...
AT 542 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CONCORD TO I-77 AT
I-85 TO 5 MILES WEST OF LAKE WYLIE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-77 AT
I-85...CAROWINDS...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...MINERAL SPRINGS...
UNIONVILLE...CENTER CITY CHARLOTTE...SOUTHPARK MALL...EASTLAND
MALL...UNC CHARLOTTE...WEDDINGTON...STALLINGS...PINEVILLE...NEW
SALEM...MOUNT PLEASANT...MONROE...MINT HILL...MIDLAND...MATTHEWS...
INDIAN TRAIL...HARRISBURG...CONCORD...TEGA CAY...LAKE WYLIE...FORT
MILL...CLOVER AND FAIRVIEW.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
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.
LAT...LON 3507 8029 3490 8064 3495 8081 3505 8089
3498 8089 3509 8130 3527 8090 3549 8059
3544 8034 3519 8049 3517 8046 3517 8040
3518 8038 3518 8033 3519 8028
KRENTZLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:52 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
552 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG THICKETTY 35.02N 81.72W
02/28/2011 CHEROKEE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE ON ROAD AT SOUTH GREEN RIVER RD AND HWY 29
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:59 PM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NE SPARTANBURG 35.03N 81.83W
02/28/2011 SPARTANBURG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE ON ROAD AT CASEY CREEK RD AND CHEROKEE CIRCLE
&&
RWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 8:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:46 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Avery | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 2:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 61 min |
| Feb 28, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Burke, McDowell | 25 min |
| Feb 28, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln and 2 more | 66 min |
| Feb 28, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 4:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Catawba, Iredell | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Iredell, Rowan | 17 min |
| Feb 28, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 32 min |
| Feb 28, 5:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg and 2 more | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens | 55 min |
| Feb 28, 6:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 6:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 6:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.