Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 409, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2011, 4:28 PM EDT for Chester County, South Carolina. It was in force for 53 min. 2 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
- Jun 18, 2011, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2011, 5:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 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 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Chester, SC | HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN ON DAWSON DR. OTHER POWER LINES ARE DOWN IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Jun 18, 4:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Richburg, SC | TREE IN ROAD...SIMPSON RD AND HARMONY CHURCH RD. |
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1389 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
311
WUUS52 KGSP 182028
SVRGSP
SCC023-182145-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0409.110618T2028Z-110618T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
428 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 425 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 11
MILES WEST OF LOWRYS...OR 12 MILES EAST OF UNION...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEEDS...
LOWRYS...
CHESTER...
CORNWELL AND EDGEMOOR...
BLACKSTOCK AND RICHBURG...
FORT LAWN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND SPEEDS OF 60 TO
75 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SHELTER ON
THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR OFFICE BUILDING. AVOID ROOMS THAT
MAY BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. IF DRIVING...PULL OVER IN A CLEAR
AREA AWAY FROM LARGE TREES AND POWER POLES.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8143 3464 8142 3465 8144 3476 8146
3477 8145 3482 8147 3482 8089 3480 8088
3454 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 301DEG 34KT 3477 8140
$$
NED2 follow-up statements
284
WWUS52 KGSP 182042
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
442 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
SCC023-182145-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0409.000000T0000Z-110618T2145Z/
CHESTER SC-
442 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CHESTER COUNTY...
AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
CORNWELL...OR 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHESTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLACKSTOCK...RICHBURG...FORT LAWN...FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...GREAT
FALLS AND GREAT FALLS RESERVOIR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR SEVERAL MILES AHEAD OF THIS STORM.
THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN AND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER NOW ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR
OFFICE BUILDING. AVOID ROOMS THAT MAY BE DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8143 3464 8142 3465 8144 3476 8146
3477 8145 3482 8147 3482 8089 3480 8088
3454 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 302DEG 32KT 3464 8114
$$
MCAVOY971
WWUS52 KGSP 182121
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
SCC023-182128-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0409.000000T0000Z-110618T2145Z/
CHESTER SC-
521 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHESTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS HAVE MOVED WELL SOUTH OF CHESTER
COUNTY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL
CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES...BUT THE SEVERE THREAT HAS ENDED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3457 8143 3464 8142 3465 8144 3476 8146
3477 8145 3482 8147 3482 8089 3480 8088
3454 8088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 302DEG 32KT 3446 8082
$$
MCAVOYWhat 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 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 144 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER IN OUR AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... UPSTREAM MCS OVER ERN TN HAS NOT STRENGTHENED MUCH THE PAST COUPLE HOURS...THOUGH CORE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LINE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO REACH OBJECTIVE SEVERE CRITERIA. KMRX IS SHOWING A WELL ESTABLISHED AND STRONG COLD POOL/REAR INFLOW JET BEHIND THE LINE...AND IT SHOULD STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE GREAT VALLEY. AS THE STRONG COLD POOL MOVES INTO THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH ARE QUITE MIXED AT THIS POINT...POCKETS OF DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. AS THE LINE MOVES EAST OF THE MTNS...INTO AN ENVIRONMENT OF HIGHER DAPE...THE MCS SHOULD BEGIN TO SURGE EASTWARD. THE 12 UTC NAM NOW HAS BULK SHEAR VALUES OF AROUND 40 KTS OVER THE ENTIRE FA THROUGH THE AFTN HOURS...WHICH ALSO BODES WELL FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE LINE AS IT PROGRESSES INTO AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE 15 UTC RUN OF THE WORKSTATION WRF-ARW SHOWS AN EVEN MORE HIGHLY EVOLVED BOW ECHO MOVING ACROSS THE FA DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTN HOURS THAN IT DID BEFORE...AND STILL LINES UP FAIRLY WELL WITH THE MCS OVER ERN TN. THEREFORE...THIS SHOULD SOON TRANSITION INTO A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND EVENT FOR THE FA. OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THE NAM DEVELOPS A 30-40KT LLVL JET OVER THE FA AS HEIGHTS RISE TO OUR WEST. THIS POOLS BL DEWPOINTS OVER 70S DEGREES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE FA. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT NOCTURNAL ELEVATED CONVECTION OVERNIGHT...THOUGH I/M UNSURE HOW STRONG ON HOW WIDESPREAD IT WILL BE. ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVELY INDUCED MCV/S WILL CROSS THE FA ON SUNDAY. THE NAM IMPLIES A GOOD THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS WHILE THE GFS IS FARTHER NORTH. CONSIDERING THE ONGOING CONVECTION AND HOW SOUTH IT SHOULD MOVE OVERNIGHT...THE TREAT WILL PROBABLY BE ORIENTED FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE GFS IMPLIES ON SUNDAY...ONCE AGAIN PUTTING US UNDER THE GUN. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 1245 PM SATURDAY...UPPER HEIGHTS OVER THE CWFA WILL START THEIR RISE ON MONDAY AS GULF COAST RIDGING POKES NORTH AND EAST. WITH SOLID LOWER TO MID 90S FCST ACRS JUST ABOUT ALL THE MAJOR VALLEYS AND INTO THE PIEDMONT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIKELY BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE. THERE DOES NOT LOOK TO BE MUCH TO INHIBIT AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTM DEVELOPMENT...IN FACT...ENOUGH MID LVL NW FLOW EXISTS TO GIVE RISE TO A FEW SVR STORMS. SHORT RANGE MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING BLDG UPPER RIDGE ATOP THE CWFA ON TUESDAY. THE RESULTANT VERY WEAK FLOW AND WEAKLY FORCED ENVIRONMENT SHOULD LIMIT DIURNAL DEEP CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHERE THE FCST SNDGS LOOK TO REMAIN CAPPED. OTHERWISE...THE HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE AND THE GOING SWATH OF MID TO UPPER 90S MAX TEMPS LOOK GOOD. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 1215 PM SATURDAY...THE TREND TOWARD LESS HOT CONDITIONS COMMENCES ON WEDNESDAY AS UPPER RIDGE AXIS ATOP THE SE CONUS TRANSLATES EASTWARD. AS HEIGHTS START TO FALL AND RETURN FLOW MOISTURE BEGINS AN UPWARD CREEP...WOULD EXPECT TSTM CHANCES TO CLIMB BACK TO NEAR CLIMO PROBABILITIES. CENTRAL CONUS TROUGH LOOKS TO CONTINUE TO IMPINGE UPON THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON THURSDAY...AND GIVEN THE PROBABILITY OF INCREASED LARGER SCALE FORCING...POP WILL BE INCREASED TO SOLID CHANCE AND EXPANDED ACRS THE WHOLE CWFA. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE STILL ADVERTISING L/WV TROUGH AXIS TO SET UP ATOP THE EASTERN CONUS ON FRIDAY BEFORE LIFTING SOME NEXT SATURDAY. AN ATTENDANT FRONTAL ZONE SHOULD SAG SOUTH INTO THE REGION AS WELL BUT THE SOUTHWARD PENETRATION AND ANY INFLUX OF DRIER AIR BY THE END OF THE PERIOD IS QUESTIONABLE AND PROBABLY DOUBTFUL. GIVEN THIS...WILL MAINTAIN TOKEN CHANCE POP FOR DAYS 6-7 ALONG WITH MAX TEMPERATURES NEAR EARLY SUMMER NORMALS. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... KCLT...BIG NEWS OF THE DAY IS THE MCS THAT IS NOW PUSHING INTO THE MOUNTAINS. WITH THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS EAST OF THE MTNS...IT SHOULD RAPIDLY MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STORM PASSAGE IS AROUND 21 UTC. I/M GIVING A 3 HOUR WINDOW OWING TO DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THE LINE AND A LINGERING PERIOD OF THUNDER AND HEAVY RAIN BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL GUST OUT OF THE WEST AS THE LINE CROSSES...AND WILL BE WSW AHEAD OF IT...AND ERRATIC AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT BEHIND. A LITTLE FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT DEPENDING HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS...BUT WITH HIGH CLOUDS LIKELY LASTING THROUGH THE NIGHT...NOT EXPECTING MORE. ALSO...SCT SHRA/TSTMS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING...THOUGH I HAVE NOT INCLUDED THAT IN THE TAF YET. ELSEWHERE...THINKING FOR THE OTHER TAF SITES IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS FOR CLT WITH A WIDESPREAD LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST THIS AFTN. BEHIND THE LINE...AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD INHIBIT WIDESPREAD FOG. IN FACT...SHRA AND TSTMS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. OUTLOOK...THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. DRIER AND HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MTNS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF TSTMS...AND RESTRICTIONS...BY WED OR THU. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PAT NEAR TERM...MCAVOY SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...CSH AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 11:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1107 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-SCZ001>007- 191515- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-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- 1107 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 500 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN RAPIDLY CROSS THE REST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE LINE AS IT CROSSES THE REGION...ALONG WITH SOME LARGE HAIL. THIS A DANGEROUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS TODAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER AND PREPARE TO MOVE INDOORS WHEN THE STORMS APPROACH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008>014-019-191515- HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1107 AM EDT SAT JUN 18 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. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN RAPIDLY CROSS THE REST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE LINE AS IT CROSSES THE REGION...ALONG WITH SOME LARGE HAIL. THIS A DANGEROUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS TODAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER AND PREPARE TO MOVE INDOORS WHEN THE STORMS APPROACH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. MCAVOY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:15 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
415 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0351 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE CLAREMONT 35.72N 81.10W
06/18/2011 CATAWBA NC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN
&&
CSHLocal storm report, Jun 18, 4:16 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
416 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW GASTONIA 35.19N 81.21W
06/18/2011 GASTON NC AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CROWDERS CREEK RD NEAR WHITWORTH
RD.
&&
TBENTHALLLocal storm report, Jun 18, 4:18 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
418 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG HARMONY 35.96N 80.77W
06/18/2011 IREDELL NC EMERGENCY MNGR
EM REPORTS POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 901.
&&
LANELocal storm report, Jun 18, 4:21 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
421 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESVILLE 34.84N 81.68W
06/18/2011 UNION SC AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON PHONE LINES ON FOREST
ST.
&&
LANELocal storm report, Jun 18, 4:22 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
422 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM TSTM WND DMG CORNELIUS 35.48N 80.87W
06/18/2011 MECKLENBURG NC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN
&&
CSHLocal storm report, Jun 18, 4:26 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM TSTM WND DMG HILDEBRAN 35.72N 81.42W
06/18/2011 BURKE NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 35.68N 82.01W
06/18/2011 MCDOWELL NC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE MARION AREA.
&&
LANEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 70 min |
| Jun 18, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 68 min |
| Jun 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville | 69 min |
| Jun 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 77 min |
| Jun 18, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 79 min |
| Jun 18, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens | 77 min |
| Jun 18, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 74 min |
| Jun 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 71 min |
| Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Pickens | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenwood | 39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.