Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2011, 1:35 AM EDT for Chester County, Union County, South Carolina. It was in force for 55 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, 1:35 AM EDT (05:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chester County, SC, Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:00 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chester, SC | WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN AROUND COUNTY...ESPECIALLY FROM CHESTER TO LOWRYS |
| Apr 5, 2:10 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Whitmire, SC | TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY |
| Apr 5, 2:30 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Great Falls, SC | NUMEROUS 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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 2364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024
WUUS52 KGSP 050535
SVRGSP
SCC023-087-050630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0040.110405T0535Z-110405T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
135 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 133 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 10 MILES NORTH OF LOCKHART
TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS KEYS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAFFNEY TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAURENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNION AND SEDALIA...
MONARCH MILLS AND ADAMSBURG...
LOCKHART...
SANTUC...
LEEDS AND CARLISLE...
LOWRYS AND CORNWELL...
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 3456 8168 3455 8173 3460 8186 3478 8180
3489 8164 3487 8151 3484 8146 3482 8147
3482 8089 3477 8086 3469 8085 3465 8089
3454 8088 3456 8141 3450 8141 3448 8149
3444 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 244DEG 58KT 3496 8145 3448 8189
$$
071 follow-up statement
300
WWUS52 KGSP 050553
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
SCC023-087-050630-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110405T0630Z/
CHESTER SC-UNION SC-
153 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION AND CHESTER COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA...
AT 152 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF LOWRYS TO 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANTUC...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHESTER TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF UNION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
65 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARLISLE...LEEDS...BLACKSTOCK...CORNWELL...EDGEMOOR...RICHBURG...
GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR...FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...GREAT FALLS AND
FORT LAWN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
&&
LAT...LON 3447 8156 3456 8168 3455 8173 3480 8143
3482 8089 3477 8086 3474 8087 3469 8085
3465 8089 3454 8088 3456 8141 3450 8141
3448 8149 3444 8154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 244DEG 58KT 3479 8132 3451 8168
$$
07What 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, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 9:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 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...MCAVOYHazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 12:53 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 GAZ017-018-026-SCZ001-002-004-005-060500- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. .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. GAZ028-029-SCZ003-006>014-019-060500- HART-ELBERT-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... 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>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-060500- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... 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. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-060500- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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. FREEZE 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. NCZ501-503-505-507-509-060500- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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. FREEZE 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. GAZ010-060500- RABUN- 1253 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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. FREEZE 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 5, 12:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 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
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Apr 5, 12:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1234 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1227 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SW ANDERSON 34.48N 82.70W
04/05/2011 M65 MPH ANDERSON SC ASOS
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Apr 5, 1:10 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
110 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1224 AM TSTM WND DMG EASLEY 34.82N 82.59W
04/05/2011 PICKENS SC PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Apr 5, 1:25 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
125 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0116 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N JONESVILLE 34.89N 81.68W
04/05/2011 UNION SC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND MUCH DEBRIS DOWN
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Apr 5, 1:26 AM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
126 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 AM TSTM WND DMG IVA 34.31N 82.66W
04/05/2011 ANDERSON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT OF A TREE FALLING ON A WOMAN.
&&
KRENTZLocal storm report, Apr 5, 1:34 AM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
134 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SW SHELBY 35.25N 81.59W
04/05/2011 M65 MPH CLEVELAND NC AWOS
&&
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 11:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Oconee, Pickens | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 12:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 12:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg and 1 more | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 12:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee, Spartanburg, York | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 29 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.