Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2011, 10:24 PM EDT for Chester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 38 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
- May 3, 2011, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2011, 11:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Chester County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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 severe thunderstorm 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 nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 743 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672
WUUS52 KGSP 040224
SVRGSP
SCC023-040330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0121.110504T0224Z-110504T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1024 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 1022 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLACKSTOCK...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINNSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORNWELL AND CHESTER...
GREAT FALLS...GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR...CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR AND
RICHBURG...
FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...FORT LAWN AND EDGEMOOR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
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 3467 8088 3462 8089 3454 8087 3454 8088
3457 8131 3481 8119 3482 8091 3479 8087
3477 8086 3474 8087 3469 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 235DEG 46KT 3450 8117
$$
ARK2 follow-up statements
747
WWUS52 KGSP 040247
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1047 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
SCC023-040330-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110504T0330Z/
CHESTER SC-
1047 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY...
AT 1043 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LANCASTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
LAWN
LAT...LON 3467 8088 3462 8089 3454 8087 3454 8088
3456 8117 3482 8098 3482 8091 3479 8087
3477 8086 3474 8087 3469 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 236DEG 45KT 3465 8088
$$
ARK345
WWUS52 KGSP 040302
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1102 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
SCC023-040312-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110504T0330Z/
CHESTER SC-
1102 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3467 8088 3462 8089 3454 8087 3454 8088
3456 8117 3482 8098 3482 8091 3479 8087
3477 8086 3474 8087 3469 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 236DEG 45KT 3475 8070
$$
ARKWhat 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 May 3, 7:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 7:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
752 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE EAST AND SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE AREA BY LATE TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN AND
REMAIN UNTIL SATURDAY...WHEN A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
REACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
HAVE MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THE TIMING OF THE CONVECTIVE PRECIP
BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS AT 2330Z. OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST
LOOKS OKAY.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
STILL ANTCIPATE STRONG TO ISOLD SEVERE TSTMS EAST OF THE FRONT
THROUGH EVENING...WITH MAINLY A SOLID SHOWER SHIELD OVER THE MTNS
POST FROPA. THE BEST COMBINATION OF FORCING...INSTABILITY...AND
MOISTURE MAY COME TOGETHER ALONG THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR LATE
THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH STRONGER DPVA WILL CROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE UPPER
TROUGH 09Z TO 12Z...DRYING PROFILES WILL ALLOW PRECIP TO DIMINISH
FROM THE SW OVERNIGHT. NW FLOW MOISTURE WILL START UP INTO THE WRN
MTNS BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH WED. WILL KEEP
ANY ASSOC PTYPE LIQUID...BUT PROFILES WILL COOL TOWARD SNOW
SOUNDINGS ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS. THE UPPER COLD POOL IN THE TROUGH
AXIS WILL THEN CROSS THE NRN TIER WED AFTN. THE ASSOC STEEPER LAPSE
RATES COULD WRING OUT ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40. TEMPS WILL RUN 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR WED MAXES
OUTSIDE THE MTNS...AND ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS
THE MTNS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM TUESDAY...CAA/LLVL MIXING CONTINUES THRU WED NITE AND
SOME DEGREE OF UPSLOPE CLOUDS MAY REMAIN AS WELL. LATEST MOS BLEND
CONTINUES TO INDICATE A LIGHT ADVECTIVE FREEZING THREAT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NC MTNS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SELECT
VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY ACRS THE SW MTNS REMAIN UNDER THE GUN FOR FROST
DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS POINT...THERE LOOKS TO BE ENUF CVRG OF FREEZING
TEMPS ACRS THE NORTHERN NC MTNS TO HOIST A FREEZE WATCH.
A PERIOD OF DEEP LAYERED RIDGING TO RESULT IN SUNSHINE FOR THURSDAY
AND MAX TEMPS REBOUNDING CLOSER TO CLIMO. MOISTURE LIMITED S/WV IS
SLATED FOR PASSAGE ON FRIDAY WITH MODEL RESPONSE OF LIGHT QPF WITHIN
WEAK INSTABILITY LIMITED TO NC. OTHERWISE...SENSIBLE WX WILL FEATURE
MIXED SUN AND CLOUDS...DEVELOPING BREEZY AND SEASONABLY WARM MAX
TEMPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM TUESDAY...THE 00Z ECMWF IS ALL ALONE WITH IT/S DEEPER
CLIPPER TYPE S/W SOLN SUN. MEANWHILE THE GFS AND CMC ARE IN GOOD
SUPPORT OF A LOW MAGNITUDE NRN SYSTEM. THE MOST RECENT DPROG/DT IS
MAKING THE CASE FOR MORE OF A DRY SCENARIO SUN...CONTINUING WITH AN
OVERALL STABLE DEEP LAYERED NW FLOW AND MINIMAL AVAILABLE LLVL
MOISTURE.
THE GOING POPS ARE ALREADY FAIRLY LOW FOR SUN...SLIGHT TO LOW END
CHC AND THESE HAVE ONLY BEEN ADJUSTED DOWN A FEW PERCENT. STILL
THINK THERE COULD BE ENOUGH INGREDIENTS FOR MTN TOP CONVERGENCE AND
ISOL TO PERHAPS SCT GENERAL CONVECTION DEVELOPING BY NOON SUN. OTHER
THAN THAT...THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN RATHER QUIET. DRY NW FLOW WILL
ENVELOP THE CWFA SAT AND BY LATE SUN A STRONG L/W RIDGE WILL BEGIN
DEVELOPING TO THE WEST...SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST THROUGH TUE. TEMPS ARE
EXPECTED RIGHT AROUND NORMAL SAT WITH AN INCREASE TO ABOUT 5-8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY TUE.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AT TAF ISSUANCE
TIME WITH A BROKEN LINE OF CONVECTION. WILL INCLUDE A VICINITY TS
AND CB CLOUD AT THIS TIME STARTING AT 01Z...AND WILL AMEND AS
NECESSARY IF THE LINE FILLS IN. AFTER THE MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE MOVES
THRU...EXPECT A FEW HOURS OF OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AS THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH. PREFER TO KEEP CEILING VFR AS MOST LOCATIONS HAVE NOT HAD A
RESTRICTIVE CEILING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS.
THINK WINDS SHOULD BE NW BY 03Z AND WILL BECOME N AFTER 07Z. LOWER
CLOUDS SHOULD SCATTER OUT BY SUNRISE LEAVING AN ALTOCU CEILING THAT
WILL PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
AFTERNOON SHOULD BE VFR.
ELSEWHERE...KGSP RADAR SHOWS SEVERAL CLUMPS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MOST TAF SITES WILL
BE HANDLED WITH A TEMPO AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE MAIN
CONVECTION. ONCE THE WIND SHIFT MOVES THROUGH...NOW UNTIL 02Z...
EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. FOR THE MOST PART...THE CEILING WILL STAY
VFR. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE KAVL. BEHIND THE FRONT...SOME UPSLOPE
CLOUDS WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT UP THE VALLEY IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...SO AN MVFR CEILING IS STARTED AT 08Z AND KEPT THROUGH 12Z.
THE REST OF THE TAF SITES SHOULD STAY VFR THROUGH THE REST OF THE
PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...VFR THURSDAY NIGHT. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE AREA
ON FRIDAY BEFORE HIGH PRES RETURNS AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
CONDITIONS SHOULD STAY VFR.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NCZ033-049-050.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...HG/PM
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:26 PM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 NCZ048-052-053-059-062>065-042030- MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THIS EVENING...AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A CHILLY AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...GIVING RISE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT FREEZE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FROST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SHELTERED VALLEYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-042030- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THIS EVENING...AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. A CHILLY AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...GIVING RISE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT FREEZE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. FROST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SHELTERED VALLEYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510- SCZ001>014-019-042030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-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-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THIS EVENING...AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ051-058-042030- SWAIN-GRAHAM- 426 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A CHILLY AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION...GIVING RISE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT FREEZE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FROST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SHELTERED VALLEYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 3, 9:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
907 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NNW LENOIR 36.01N 81.59W
05/03/2011 CALDWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
A FEW TREES DOWN.
&&
OUTLAWSpecial weather statement, May 3, 9:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
916 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-013-014-040200-
CHEROKEE-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-GASTON-UNION-YORK-
916 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CHEROKEE...EASTERN UNION...
SOUTHERN CLEVELAND...WESTERN CHESTER...WESTERN GASTON AND WESTERN
YORK COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...
AT 914 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GAFFNEY TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADAMSBURG TO 3 MILES WEST OF CARLISLE
TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITMIRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CARLISLE...
EARL...
HICKORY GROVE...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...
MCCONNELLS...
SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
LAT...LON 3450 8160 3454 8159 3480 8165 3518 8171
3541 8123 3541 8118 3479 8107 3456 8110
3455 8113 3456 8141 3450 8141 3448 8149
3444 8154
ARKLocal storm report, May 3, 9:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
917 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM HAIL SCOTTS 35.84N 81.01W
05/03/2011 E0.25 INCH IREDELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
A REPORT OF PEA SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WIND. NO WIND
DAMAGE REPORTED.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 3, 9:29 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
929 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0847 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S CLINTON 34.42N 81.87W
05/03/2011 LAURENS SC COUNTY OFFICIAL
COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND JOANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
ONE TREE DOWN ALONG OLD MILTON ROAD.
0902 PM HAIL JOANNA 34.42N 81.81W
05/03/2011 E0.75 INCH LAURENS SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
JOANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED LARGEST HAIL AT THEIR
STATION WAS DIME SIZED.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 3, 10:00 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1000 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL 7 ESE TOCCOA 34.54N 83.21W
05/03/2011 E0.50 INCH STEPHENS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON DAVIS ROAD.
&&
OUTLAWLocal storm report, May 3, 10:12 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1012 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW CONOVER 35.72N 81.23W
05/03/2011 CATAWBA NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
A TREE FELL ON A MOBILE HOME ON HIGHLAND AVENUE.
&&
OUTLAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 61 min |
| May 3, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 51 min |
| May 3, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, Union, York | 44 min |
| May 3, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Chester, York | 48 min |
| May 3, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.