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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 283, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 8, 2011Haywood County, Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2011, 3:49 PM EDT for Haywood County, Henderson County, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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
Jun 8, 2011, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 259 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 245 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 12:00Z on 2011-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
245 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 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.

598 
WUUS52 KGSP 081949
SVRGSP
NCC087-089-175-082045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0283.110608T1949Z-110608T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
349 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  ETOWAH...OR 7 MILES WEST OF HENDERSONVILLE. THIS STORM WAS         
  NEARLY   STATIONARY. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CRUSO    
  AND SUNBURST IN HAYWOOD COUNTY. THAT STORM WAS ALSO NEARLYS        
  STATIONARY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CEDAR MOUNTAIN...
  LITTLE RIVER...
  BREVARD...
  ETOWAH...
  CRUSO...
  SUNBURST...

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 3550 8278 3547 8280 3544 8278 3542 8275
      3545 8255 3542 8254 3545 8253 3547 8227
      3519 8237 3521 8239 3518 8242 3512 8272
      3539 8302 3561 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 101DEG 2KT 3532 8260

$$
LGL
2 follow-up statements
431 
WWUS52 KGSP 082009
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
409 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

NCC087-089-175-082045-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0283.000000T0000Z-110608T2045Z/
HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-
409 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES...

AT 405 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.  THE STORM WAS IN THE 
ETOWAH AND MILLS RIVER AREA CLOSE TO THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY 
BORDER...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HENDERSONVILLE. THIS STORM 
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
HAIL AND DAMAGING GUSTY WIND WAS IN SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY NOT 
FAR FROM SPRINGDALE AND CRUSO. THAT STORM WAS DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY 
TO THE NORTH.

LAT...LON 3550 8278 3547 8280 3544 8278 3542 8275
      3545 8255 3542 8254 3545 8253 3547 8227
      3519 8237 3521 8239 3518 8242 3512 8272
      3539 8302 3561 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 101DEG 2KT 3532 8261

$$
LGL
919 
WWUS52 KGSP 082045
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

NCC087-089-175-082055-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0283.000000T0000Z-110608T2045Z/
HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-
445 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

LAT...LON 3550 8278 3547 8280 3544 8278 3542 8275
      3545 8255 3542 8254 3545 8253 3547 8227
      3519 8237 3521 8239 3518 8242 3512 8272
      3539 8302 3561 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 101DEG 2KT 3532 8264

$$
LGL

What 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 Jun 8, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
237 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...
WITH A GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH OVER THE WEEKEND AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 230 PM... WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE
AFTERNOON. WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND THROUGH THE COLUMN...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN IS A MAIN THREAT...BUT SOME MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL POSSIBLE AS
WELL WITH THE TALLEST STORMS. EXPECT CONVECTION WILL WANE QUICKLY
ABOUT SUNSET WITH LOSS OF HEATING. DEBRIS CLOUDS EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE DURING THE EVENING ALLOWING FOR CLEAR CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE PER A MOS
BLEND.

ON THU WITH THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTING EAST OF THE AREA ON THU...WEAK
UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL RESULT OVER THE AREA. ALSO...MODELS SUGGEST
THAT THE LEE TROF WILL BECOME MORE PROMINENT. IN ADDITION...FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT CIN WILL BE MUCH LESS. ALL THIS SHOULD ALLOW
FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IN THE AFTERNOON...
EXTENDING OUT OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND INTO THE PIEDNMONT AREAS. WILL
FEATURE HIGHEST POPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS WHERE 50-60% COVERAGE LOOKS
REASONABLE...WITH 20-40% COVERAGE OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS. HOT TEMPS
WILL CONTINUE ON THU.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM WEDNESDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BROAD RIDGING WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE PERIOD. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE A FAIR MOIST PROFILE...WITH PW VALUES AROUND 1.25 INCHES.
CIN VALUES APPEAR VERY WEAK WITH CAPE VALUES BETWEEN 500 TO 1000
J/KG. AT THE SFC...WEAK RIDGING IS EXPECTED EAST OF THE MTNS...WITH
VERY WEAK LLVL WINDS. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENVIRONMENT WILL FAVOR THE
HIGH TERRAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS FOR CONVECTION INITIATION DURING THE
EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. I WILL INDICATE POPS BETWEEN 20 TO 30
PERCENT ACROSS THE NC ZONES...SCHC ACROSS THE SC UPSTATE AND NE GA.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 120 PM WEDNESDAY...ON SUNDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE
THAT A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY SLIDE ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHRA/TSRA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE
MARGINAL LLVL LAPSE RATES WITH CAPE VALUES BELOW 1000 J/KG. IN
ADDITION...LLVL WIND FIELDS APPEAR VERY WEAK...GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 KTS BELOW 15 KFT. I WILL FAVOR CHC POPS ACROSS THE MTNS AN THE NC
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...WITH SCHC ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NE GA.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...VERY LITTLE PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE CWA REMAINS BETWEEN A BROAD MID LEVEL TROF
OVER THE ATLANTIC AND MID LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS.
WEAK WIND FIELDS AND WEAK TO MARGINAL INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT
AFTERNOON TO EVENING AIR MASS SHRA/TSRA. I WILL LIMIT COVERAGE IN
THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN 5
TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...VFR EXCEPT FOR SOME EARLY MRNG MVFR FOG AT
KAVL AGAIN EARLY ON THU. EXPECT SCT CU ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ISOLD TSTMS IN THE MTNS INTO EARLY EVE...THEN GENLY
SKC OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT MOSTLY SW. THUNDERSTORMS COULD
GET GOING A LITTLE EARLIER ON THU AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER
THE MOUNTAINS BY 18Z THU...BUT WILL NOT CARRY A CB AT THIS TIME AT
KAVL.

OUTLOOK...BASED ON LESS CONVECTIVE INHIBITION SHOWN IN THE FORECAST
SOUNDINGS ON THU....THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE
WIDESPREAD THU AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND OUT OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
NORTHERN PIEDMONT AREAS. UPPER RIDGE GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH LATE
WEAK ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUATION OF AT LEAST SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN
SUN WITH PERHAPS MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM THREAT WITH ITS
PASSAGE. EARLY MORNING MOUNTAIN VALLEY FOG IS A GOOD BET EACH DAY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TJB
NEAR TERM...LG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...LG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
229 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-091830-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-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-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
229 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
ALSO...THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
ALSO OCCUR AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING SO
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-091830-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
229 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING SO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

LG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 12:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1239 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW MARSHALL           35.82N 82.71W
06/05/2011                   MADISON            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SMALL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ON RIDDLE FARM RD.

&&

TBENTHAL
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1248 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

GAZ010-NCZ062-063-081745-
MACON-RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
1248 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RABUN...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM
EDT...

AT 1246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SCALY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ALSO DRIFTING TOWARD THE
WEST.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN RABUN...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND SOUTHERN
JACKSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

OTTO...

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

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3517 8336 3511 8302 3510 8302 3491 8318
      3498 8346

MOORE
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
151 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

NCZ033-050-503-505-081845-
AVERY-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-MITCHELL-
151 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN
BURKE...SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHWESTERN AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH
245 PM EDT...

AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF ASHFORD...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
SPRUCE PINE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN BURKE...SOUTHEASTERN
MITCHELL AND SOUTHWESTERN AVERY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...

JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD AND SPRUCE PINE...

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

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3592 8179 3572 8201 3571 8203 3584 8215
      3585 8214 3586 8215 3589 8215 3605 8194

MOORE
Local storm report, Jun 8, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     HAIL             4 S SYLVA               35.32N 83.22W
06/08/2011  E1.00 INCH       JACKSON            NC   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            HAIL SIZE OF QUARTERS CURRENTLY FALLING AT FORESTRY
            OFFICE.

&&

TBENTHAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Caldwell, Davie, Iredell45 min
Jun 7, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan64 min
Jun 7, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke, McDowell, Rutherford62 min
Jun 8, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMacon57 min
Jun 8, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAvery54 min
Jun 8, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAvery, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell61 min
Jun 8, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPJackson, Macon, Swain55 min
Jun 8, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMadison, Yancey56 min
Jun 8, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Macon, Swain53 min
Jun 8, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMacon58 min
Jun 8, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMitchell, Yancey61 min
Jun 8, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood60 min
Jun 8, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North 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.