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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 356, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 11, 2011Catawba County, Iredell County, Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2011, 7:55 PM EDT for Catawba County, Iredell County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 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 11, 2011, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Catawba County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2011-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 574 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 2011-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
574 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 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.

643 
WUUS52 KGSP 112355
SVRGSP
NCC035-097-109-120100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0356.110611T2355Z-110612T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
755 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 751 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 4 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CATAWBA...
  DENVER...
  TERRELL...
  TROUTMAN...
  LAKE NORMAN...
  MOORESVILLE...

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 3552 8074 3551 8083 3552 8090 3549 8095
      3546 8095 3542 8097 3555 8132 3574 8120
      3577 8094 3566 8077
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 295DEG 14KT 3562 8114

$$

BSH
3 follow-up statements
347 
WWUS52 KGSP 120019
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCC035-097-109-120100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-110612T0100Z/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC-
819 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN IREDELL AND EASTERN CATAWBA
COUNTIES...

AT 816 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 4 MILES WEST OF DENVER...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TERRELL...TROUTMAN...LAKE NORMAN AND MOORESVILLE

LAT...LON 3552 8074 3551 8083 3552 8090 3549 8095
      3546 8095 3542 8097 3555 8132 3574 8120
      3577 8094 3566 8077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 301DEG 20KT 3553 8109

$$

BSH
060 
WWUS52 KGSP 120032
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
832 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCC035-097-109-120100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-110612T0100Z/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC-
832 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTH CENTRAL IREDELL AND SOUTHEASTERN
CATAWBA COUNTIES...

AT 829 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR DENVER...OR 12 MILES EAST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
NORMAN

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.

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 3549 8116 3559 8106 3560 8095 3560 8084
      3552 8074 3551 8083 3552 8090 3549 8095
      3546 8095 3542 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 301DEG 20KT 3549 8101

$$

BSH
537 
WWUS52 KGSP 120057
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
857 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCC035-097-109-120108-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-110612T0100Z/
CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC-
857 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTH
CENTRAL IREDELL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900
PM EDT...

LAT...LON 3549 8116 3559 8106 3560 8095 3560 8084
      3552 8074 3551 8083 3552 8090 3549 8095
      3546 8095 3542 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 301DEG 20KT 3542 8086

$$

BSH

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 11, 7:52 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 7:52 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
752 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND BEGIN
TO WEAKEN BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
0000 UTC UPDATE...POPS AND QPF HAVE ADJUSTED UP TO ACCOUNT FOR
LATEST CONVECTIVE TRENDS NEAR KSVH AND KGSP.

AT 225 PM...LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWS EXTENSIVE
CONVECTIVE CLOUDS OVER THE RIDGES WITH SHALLOW CU FIELD EAST OF THE
MTNS. IN ADDITION...AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS OVER MIDDLE
KY/TN...TREKKING SOUTHEAST. IT IS QUESTIONABLE IF THE OUTFLOW WILL
REACH THE CWA. TSRA SHOULD CONTINUE TO POPULATE THE MTN RIDGES THIS
AFTERNOON...SPREADING ACROSS THE VALLEYS DURING THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER DESTABILIZATION AND SUPPORT FROM LOCALLY
PRODUCED OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. DEEP CONVECTION EAST OF THE MTNS SHOULD
BECOME COMMON DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS CIN BECOMES ZERO. AS THE
CASE LATE THIS WEEK...CONVECTION MAY SURVIVE A COUPLE OF HOURS PAST
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE
L60S ACROSS THE MTN VALLEYS TO THE U60S EAST.

AT 18Z...MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT CAPES RANGED BETWEEN 1500
TO 2500 J/KG. DCAPE VALUES MAY RANGE AROUND 1000 J/KG. FZL SHOULD
RANGE AROUND 13.5 KFT...PLACING THE 55 DBZ CORE HEIGHT AROUND 24.5
KFT. PW SHOULD RANGE FROM 1.25 TO 1.5 INCHES WITH K-INDEX VALUES IN
THE MID 30S. STORM MOTIONS WILL REMAIN VERY SLOW...INCREASING
POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SEVERAL STORMS MAY PRODUCE SVR
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION IN THE HWO.

SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CWA FROM THE WEST THROUGH
THE MORNING...REACHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES...THE ENVIRONMENT
WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH WEAK CIN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WEAK SHEAR AND GOOD INSTABILITY SHOULD SUPPORT MAINLY PULSE STORMS
FROM EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL THE FRONT ARRIVES. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...CONVECTION MAY FORM INTO MULTICELLS WITH QUICKER STORM
MOTIONS. I WILL FORECAST HIGH CHC POPS BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM SATURDAY...THE UPSTREAM FLOW BECOMES MORE AMPLIFIED
WITH A RATHER PRONOUNCED RIDGE AXIS REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MIDWEST. THE MODELS ARE STILL BRINGING IN A S/W ASSOCIATED WITH THE
NEW ENG LOW MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE 12Z GFS IS THE STRONGEST
WITH THIS FEATURE AND THE DPVA FIELD...WHILE THE NAM AND SREF SHOW
ONLY MODEST SUPPORT. A TRICKY FORECAST FOR POPS ACROSS THE NC MTNS
AS THE LLVLS WILL BE EXPERIENCING AN INFLUX OF LOWER THEATA/E WHILE
A CA HIGH BUILDS OVER THE OH VALLEY. MODEL SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE MTNS
HAVE NEGLIGIBLE SBCAPE AND VERY LITTLE ELCAPE...WHILE CINS REMAIN IN
THE 300-400 J/KG. SO...WITH SUSPECT CONV INSTABILITY AND AN
UNFAVORABLE LLVL THERMAL STRUCTURE AND MINIMAL MOISTURE...THE GRIDS
WILL BE LEFT POP FREE EXCEPT ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4KFT WHERE ISOL
TSTMS WILL POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH MECHANICAL LIFT AND THE UPPER
ENERGY SUPPORT.

ON TUES...THE PATTERN BECOMES A LITTLE MORE SUPPRESSED AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED CA HIGH REINFORCES AND RIDGES DEEPER SOUTH ACROSS THE
CWFA. THE GFS IS ACTIVATING A WARM FRONT OFF TO THE WEST AND THIS
COULD SWING CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE MTNS FOR A LATE DAY CONVECTIVE
THREAT....HOWEVER THERE IS LITTLE LLVL RESPONSE SEEN ON THE MUCH
FURTHER NORTH NAM. SO...WILL KEEP THE GRIDS POP FREE FOR TUE. DEEP
LAYERED FLOW WILL BECOME STRONGER AND DEEP NW/LY AS WELL...WHICH
WILL ALSO HELP SUPPRESS CONV INITIATION THROUGH THE DAY. MAX AND
TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN A COUPLE CATS ABOVE
NORMAL...WITH A BIT COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR TUE WITH THE
LOWER THETA/E AIR MIXING IN.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE LOOKS LIKE A RETURN TO
SOMEWHAT ACTIVE WEATHER FOR THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH
THE GUIDANCE SHOWS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A MEAN UPPER LONG WAVE TROF WILL
REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER A DRY TUESDAY
NIGHT...DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL BE THE RULE ON WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN
FEATURE OF INTEREST HERE IS THE NEXT UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN ACROSS
THE MIDWEST ON THURSDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING DEEPER MOISTURE
AND FORCING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY
MANIFEST ITSELF AS A WARM FRONT OF SORTS MOVING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING EARLY IN THE DAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE FCST AREA ON THURSDAY AND THEN
SHOULD STALL ACROSS THE AREA FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SO...THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY EVENING COULD HAVE A SHOWER OR STORM AT ANY TIME.
SUSPECT THAT COVERAGE WILL BE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE...BUT THE POP WILL BE LIMITED TO CHANCE FOR THE TIME
BEING. THE PRESENCE OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD GIVE US A DECENT
CHANCE FOR MORE PRECIP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT IT WILL BE
MODULATED BY THE DIURNAL CYCLE. TEMPS GENERALLY HAVE BEEN NUDGED
DOWNWARD A FEW DEGREES OWING TO MORE CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF
HEATING AND INSTABILITY. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING...SHIFTING TO NW SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
GUIDANCE CARRIES NO FOG RESTRICTION AT DAYBREAK. ANOTHER ROUND OF
CONVECTION WILL SET UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH
INTO OUR AREA...AND WITH A WELL DEFINED FOCUSING MECHANISM...CB WILL
BE CARRIED IN THE AFTERNOON. RESTRICTIONS ACCOMPANYING CONVECTION
ARE TOO UNCERTAIN TO MENTION AT THIS TIME.

ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION WILL DECREASE WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING AND
INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR
STAY LIGHT FRONT THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. GUIDANCE ONLY AGREES ON FOG
RESTRICTIONS AT KAVL AT DAYBREAK...WHERE MVFR VSBY WILL BE FORECAST.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE WSW ON SUNDAY MORNING...EXCEPT
CHANNELED UPVALLEY FORM THE NW AT KAVL. WINDS SHIFT TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING GUSTY AT KAVL.  CONVECTION WILL FIRE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE AREA. CB WILL BE CARRIED
IN ALL TAFS AS THE FRONT PRESENTS A WELL DEFINED FOCUSING MECHANISM
FOR LIFT. RESTRICTIONS ACCOMPANYING CONVECTION ARE TOO UNCERTAIN TO
MENTION AT THIS TIME.

OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.
DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JAT/NED
SHORT TERM...SBK
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 2:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-121845-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-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-
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 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.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS LARGE AS QUARTERS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE
VERY SLOWLY AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY RESULT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST ON
SUNDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...WITH SEVERAL STORMS LIKELY BECOMING SEVERE.
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
643 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCZ071-112315-
MECKLENBURG-
643 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SOUTHPARK MALL...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CENTER
CITY CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MATTHEWS...
  EASTLAND MALL...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

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 3527 8075 3517 8061 3507 8080 3516 8087

BSH
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:04 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
704 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NE SIMPSONVILLE       34.79N 82.18W
06/11/2011                   GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

            TWO TREES AND SOME OTHER LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ROPER
            MOUNTAIN ROAD NEAR ANDERSON RIDGE ROAD IN THE FIVE FORKS
            AREA.

&&

BSH
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:15 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
715 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

0651 PM     HAIL             GREENVILLE              34.84N 82.37W
06/11/2011  M0.75 INCH       GREENVILLE         SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 PM     HAIL             2 S HICKORY             35.71N 81.33W
06/11/2011  M1.00 INCH       CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S HICKORY             35.71N 81.33W
06/11/2011  E60 MPH          CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HICKORY             35.71N 81.33W
06/11/2011                   CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN

&&

07
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:17 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
717 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

NCZ051-112345-
SWAIN-
717 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTY THROUGH 745
PM EDT...

AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ELKMONT...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BRYSON CITY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3555 8363 3558 8360 3557 8359 3557 8349
      3560 8347 3563 8340 3560 8340 3543 8349
      3552 8365

BSH
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:42 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
742 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S HICKORY             35.72N 81.33W
06/11/2011                   CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREES DOWN

0720 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S HICKORY             35.72N 81.33W
06/11/2011  E65 MPH          CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

0720 PM     HAIL             1 S HICKORY             35.72N 81.33W
06/11/2011  M1.00 INCH       CATAWBA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COVERED GROUND

&&

07
Local storm report, Jun 11, 7:44 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
744 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENVILLE              34.84N 82.37W
06/11/2011                   GREENVILLE         SC   PUBLIC

            ONE LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING LOWNDES HILL ROAD NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION WITH LOWNDES AVENUE.

&&

BSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGaston41 min
Jun 10, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion63 min
Jun 11, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell40 min
Jun 11, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan64 min
Jun 11, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPRowan48 min
Jun 11, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan60 min
Jun 11, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg45 min
Jun 11, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPRowan65 min
Jun 11, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBuncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania67 min
Jun 11, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPHenderson, Polk61 min
Jun 11, 3:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCabarrus3 hr
Jun 11, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba57 min
Jun 11, 6:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPMecklenburg, Union3 hr
Jun 11, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPTransylvania32 min
Jun 11, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHaywood39 min
Jun 11, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMecklenburg32 min
Jun 11, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Iredell67 min
Jun 11, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCatawba53 min
Jun 11, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPSwain28 min
Jun 11, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCleveland54 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.