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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 5, 2011Abbeville County, Anderson County, South Carolina; Elbert County, Hart County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2011, 12:29 AM EDT for Abbeville County, Anderson County, South Carolina; Elbert County, Hart County, Georgia. It was in force for 61 min. 3 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
Apr 5, 2011, 12:29 AM EDT (04:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2011, 1:30 AM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Elbert County, GA, Hart County, GA, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 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
Apr 5, 1:02 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGHonea Path, SCTWO TREES BLOWN DOWN IN YARD.
Apr 5, 1:02 AM EDTHAIL 1Honea Path, SC
Apr 5, 1:13 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGIva, SCREPORT OF A TREE FALLING ON A WOMAN.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 33 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 4, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2011-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 176 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2011-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 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
176 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

962 
WUUS52 KGSP 050429
SVRGSP
GAC105-147-SCC001-007-050530-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0032.110405T0429Z-110405T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1229 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  ABBEVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1224 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF VANNA
  TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VANNA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
  MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARNESVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINDER...
  MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BOWMAN...NUBERG...STARR...DEWY ROSE...IVA...RUCKERSVILLE...
  ELBERTON...HONEA PATH...SECESSION LAKE...FORTSONIA...ANTREVILLE...
  MIDDLETON...LOWNDESVILLE...LAKE RUSSELL...DONALDS...CALHOUN
  FALLS...DUE WEST AND ABBEVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 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 3400 8293 3417 8311 3422 8308 3426 8312
      3430 8310 3448 8231 3443 8227 3439 8227
      3434 8233 3428 8231 3424 8226 3413 8225
      3406 8233 3407 8253 3400 8259 3396 8279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 252DEG 48KT 3431 8303 3390 8355

$$
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1 follow-up statement
370 
WWUS52 KGSP 050452
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1252 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

GAC105-147-SCC001-007-050530-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110405T0530Z/
ELBERT GA-HART GA-ABBEVILLE SC-ANDERSON SC-
1252 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN HART AND ELBERT
COUNTIES...

AT 1247 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STARR TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DEWY ROSE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES EAST OF
HARTWELL TO 6 MILES EAST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IVA...
RUCKERSVILLE...ELBERTON...HONEA PATH...SECESSION LAKE...FORTSONIA...
ANTREVILLE...MIDDLETON...LOWNDESVILLE...LAKE RUSSELL...DONALDS...
CALHOUN FALLS...DUE WEST AND ABBEVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 8294 3415 8306 3438 8278 3448 8231
      3443 8227 3439 8227 3434 8233 3428 8231
      3424 8226 3413 8225 3406 8233 3407 8253
      3400 8259 3396 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 252DEG 48KT 3440 8267 3399 8320

$$

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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 Apr 4, 9:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 9:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...THEN BE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION AND DOMINATE OUR WEATHER
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FOR THE 00 UTC UPDATE I/VE SLOWED THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
HIGH POPS. THE LINE OF STORMS HAS WEAKENED AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY AS IT HAS ENTERED THE MTNS. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT WAS
EXPECTED...THOUGH IT/S SLOWED DOWN A BIT MORE THAN WHAT I EXPECTED.
MORE IMPORTANTLY...A LARGE BOWING LINE SEGMENT HAS DEVELOPED OVER NW
GA. BASED ON IT/S CURRENT RATE OF MOVEMENT...IT SHOULD MOVE INTO OUR
NE GA COUNTIES AROUND 0250 UTC...POSSIBLY SOONER IF IT ACCELERATES
MORE. WITH MUCAPE VALUES AROUND 1000 OVER THIS AREA...THE LINE
SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THEREFORE...WILL EXTEND THE WIND/LAKE
WIND ADV OVERNIGHT AS WELL. GENERAL THOUGHTS FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST
STILL ON TRACK. SOME ISOLATED TO SCT CONVECTION POSSIBLE OVER THE NC
MTNS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE QLCS SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE MTNS THIS EVENING...THEN TO A HKY-GSP-GRD LINE
AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN I-77 CORRIDOR BEFORE DAYBREAK...THEN EAST OF
THE AREA AROUND 12Z. ALL THE GUIDANCE HAS AT LEAST SOME CAPE WITH
THE NAM A SEEMINGLY STRONG OUTLIER. STILL...THE SREF MEAN MUCAPE HAS
VALUES 500 OR BETTER ALONG THE LINE AND MIXED LAYER CAPE SLIGHTLY
LESS. THE SREF ALSO SHOWS MEDIAN BULK SHEAR 60 TO 80 KNOTS AND 0-1KM
HELICITY VALUES FROM 100 TO 300. GIVEN THESE FACTORS IT LOOKS LIKELY
THAT A SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THIS LINE MOVES THRU THE CWFA.
HAVE ALREADY INCLUDED ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND
WORDING IN THE GRIDS. LOWS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE FRONT QUICKLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TUE MORNING...TAKING THE
SQUALL LINE WITH IT. HAVE QUICKLY ENDED POP FROM WEST TO EAST OVER
THE AREA. NW FLOW AND LOW LEVEL LINGER OVER THE MTNS...SO HAVE
LIKELY POP DIMINISHING TO SLIGHT CHC FOR THE AFTERNOON. CANNOT RULE
OUT SOME SNOW FOR THE HIGHEST PEAKS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.
FOR NOW...WILL NOT EXTEND ANY WIND ADV INTO TUE. HOWEVER...LATER
SHIFTS WILL LIKELY NEED SOMETHING FOR THIS PERIOD. HIGHS 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM MONDAY...SHORT TERM WEATHER WILL BE QUIET AS AN
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH THU. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE SW OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO
OFF THE EAST COAST BY LATE WED AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE ONLY WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE THE COLD TEMPS FORECAST FOR
TUE NIGHT. DRY ATMOSPHERE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PROMOTE IDEAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING. CURRENT MIN TEMP GRID HAS TEMPS BELOW FREEZING
OVER ALL THE MOUNTAINS...WITH FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT MIN TEMPS
GENERALLY IN THE MID 30S. HENCE...WILL HOIST A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE
MOUNTAINS FOR TUE NIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS A GOOD BET OVER MOST
FOOTHILL/PIEDMONT LOCATIONS TUE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY LOW LYING AREAS.
OTHERWISE...GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH SLOWLY WARMING TEMPS.
STAYED CLOSE TO A MOS BLEND FOR TEMPS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 140 PM MONDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL OF CHOICE IS THE ECMWF.
THERE ARE SOME BIG TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF AND
THE GFS IS FOR THE MOST PART CONSIDERED AN OUTLIER MODEL.  SOUTHERLY
FLOW AND INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  A LULL IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE STABILITY AND
NO FOCUS MECHANISM.  THE ECMWF SHOWS A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM
LEAVING OKLAHOMA FRIDAY EVENING AND REACHING THE UPPER TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  IF THIS PANS OUT...WE WILL GET THE
SOUTHERN END OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE
VIRGINIAS SATURDAY NIGHT.  WE WILL THEN BE UNDER OR NEAR THE AXIS OF
THE UPPER RIDGE LATE SUNDAY INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT AND VERY
LITTLE CONVECTION.  THE NEXT FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING ACROSS
TENNESSEE ON MONDAY AND VERY SLOWLY REACHING OUR AREA LATE MONDAY
AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT.  THE DYNAMICS WILL BE PASSING WELL NORTH AND
THE FRONT TENDS TO WASH OUT AS IT CROSSES FROM NW TO SE LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ORGANIZE OVER NRN GA AND AL THIS
EVENING AND THEN SPRINT TO THE NE OVERNIGHT. ATTM I EXPECT THE
STORMS TO AFFECT THE AIRFIELD BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AND 10 UTC...THOUGH
THAT WILL PROBABLY CHANGE A LITTLE ONCE THE UPSTREAM LINE BECOMES
MORE ORGANIZED AND WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON IT/S MOVEMENT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE QUITE WINDY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. I HAVE THE
WIND SHIFT TRAILING THE LINE...BUT ONCE THE STORMS COME
THROUGH...WINDS WILL BE QUITE ERRATIC. THE STORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO A
PERIOD OF LIGHTER RAIN AND THEN CLEARING BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
A FROPA. THERE WILL ALSO BE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TONIGHT AS THE LOW
LEVEL WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO THE NC MTNS...AND SHOULD
AFFECT KAVL WITHIN THE HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MOVE
EASTWARD...AND WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR STRONGER STORMS TO
MOVE OUT OF NRN GA A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE FOOTHILL AND
PIEDMONT TAF SITES SEE ANYTHING. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE QUITE FAST
AND WILL PRODUCE A COUPLE HOURS OF SIGNIFICANT VSBY AND CIG
REDUCTIONS. A PERIOD OF IFR CIGS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE
LINE FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
REGION...TURNING THE WINDS OUT OF THE NW AND BRINGING CLEARING SKIES.

OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS SHOULD BE VFR TUE AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. SOME
RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AS A FRONT DROPS DOWN
INTO THE AREA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
S FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS LOW...AND SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL IN IN
THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 30 MPH...A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY FOR NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR GAZ010.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-
     048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/RWH
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 11:54 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-060400-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA 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.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 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.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-060400-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 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.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-060400-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.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>050-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-060400-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-060400-
RABUN-
1154 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.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.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.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, Apr 4, 8:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
812 PM EDT MON APR 04 2011

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

0600 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W SALISBURY           35.67N 80.57W
04/04/2011                   ROWAN              NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE FELL THROUGH A HOUSE ON KENT RD.

&&

MCAVOY
Local storm report, Apr 4, 11:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1120 PM EDT MON APR 04 2011

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

1053 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WAYNESVILLE             35.48N 83.00W
04/04/2011                   HAYWOOD            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MANY TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. TREES REPORTED DOWN ON
            HOUSES ACROSS MAGGIE VALLEY AND IN WAYNESVILLE. A FEW
            FIRES DUE TO DOWNED POWERLINES.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Apr 4, 11:54 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1154 PM EDT MON APR 04 2011

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

1120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW ASHEVILLE          35.56N 82.56W
04/04/2011                   BUNCOMBE           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 TREES DOWN ON NEAR THE INTERCHANGE INTERSTATE 240 AND
            INTERSTATE 26.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:00 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1200 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011

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

1057 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SYLVA                   35.37N 83.22W
04/04/2011                   JACKSON            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ALL OVER THE COUNTY. A COUPLE BILLBOARDS BLOWN
            DOWN...ONE NEAR WHITTIER.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:17 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1217 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011

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

1201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE MARION             35.73N 81.95W
04/04/2011                   MCDOWELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR LAKE JAMES

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:17 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1217 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011

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

1201 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE MARION             35.73N 81.95W
04/05/2011                   MCDOWELL           NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR LAKE JAMES

&&

KRENTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Oconee, Pickens54 min
Apr 4, 11:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Oconee, Pickens62 min
Apr 4, 11:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson55 min
Apr 4, 11:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGreenville, Pickens, Spartanburg46 min
Apr 5, 12:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAnderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg55 min
Apr 5, 12:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg and 1 more63 min
Apr 5, 12:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCherokee, Spartanburg, York63 min
Apr 5, 1:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood, Laurens57 min
Apr 5, 1:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester, Union55 min
Apr 5, 1:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPLaurens48 min
Apr 5, 1:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPYork41 min
Apr 5, 2:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAbbeville, Greenwood50 min
Apr 5, 2:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPChester, Union54 min
Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more29 hr
Apr 4, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHabersham, Rabun61 min
Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSPRabun29 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.