Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 424, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2011, 5:42 PM EDT for Laurens County, Spartanburg County, Union County, South Carolina. It was in force for 36 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 19, 2011, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 6:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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 19, 5:47 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Nne Gray Court, SC | |
| Jun 19, 5:47 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Ene Fountain Inn, SC | HAIL TO SIZE OF QUARTERS, MOST WAS NICKEL. |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 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 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1343 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292 WUUS52 KGSP 192142 SVRGSP SCC059-083-087-192245- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0424.110619T2142Z-110619T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 542 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 540 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 8 MILES NORTH OF GRAY COURT...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAURENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WOODRUFF... GRAY COURT... ENOREE... ORA... CROSS ANCHOR... CROSS KEYS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF IT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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 3440 8186 3464 8221 3483 8213 3474 8166 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 300DEG 22KT 3470 8215 $$ MOORE
2 follow-up statements
413 WWUS52 KGSP 192207 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 SCC059-083-087-192245- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0424.000000T0000Z-110619T2245Z/ LAURENS SC-SPARTANBURG SC-UNION SC- 607 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION...SOUTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ENOREE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAURENS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CROSS ANCHOR...CROSS KEYS...CLINTON AND BUFFALO THE STORM WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && LAT...LON 3466 8213 3474 8207 3474 8166 3440 8186 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 300DEG 22KT 3461 8193 $$ MOORE
319 WWUS52 KGSP 192218 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 618 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 SCC059-083-087-192228- /O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0424.000000T0000Z-110619T2245Z/ LAURENS SC-SPARTANBURG SC-UNION SC- 618 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL UNION...SOUTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA IS CANCELLED... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. LAT...LON 3466 8213 3474 8207 3474 8166 3440 8186 TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 300DEG 22KT 3458 8186 $$ MOORE
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 19, 2:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 247 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER IN OUR AREA BEFORE MOVING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 245 PM EDT...AN OUTFLOW BNDRY FROM AN OVERNIGHT MCS PUSHED ACROSS MOST OF THE FA EARLIER IN THE DAY. IT IS CURRENTLY ALIGNED ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE UPSTATE AND THE SW NC MTNS. THE AIRMASS NORTH OF THE BNDRY IS FAIRLY STABLE WITH THE LOW THETA E AIR BEHIND THE OLD MCS. SOUTH OF THE BNDRY...HOWEVER...THE AIRMASS IS VERY UNSTABLE WITH SFC BASED CAPE VALUES RUNNING BETWEEN 3000-4000 J/KG. THERE IS ANOTHER LINE OF CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE MTS ATTM AS WELL. MY THINKING WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE CONVECTION AS THIS LINE OF STORMS IN THE MTNS INTERSECTED THE OLD OUTFLOW BNDRY. SO FAR THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. PERHAPS THIS IS BECAUSE OF AN UNFAVORABLE ORIENTATION OF THE BNDRY WILL THE LLVL WINDS...OR A WEAK CAP. HOWEVER...SPC IS ON BOARD AND A SVR TSTM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE CWFA. SO AT SOME POINT VIGOROUS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BNDRY. EVEN IN THE MODIFIED AIR TO THE NORTH STORMS MAY PERSIST AND DEEPEN AS THE AIRMASS SLOWLY RECOVERS. THERE IS ANOTHER DEVELOPING MCS UPSTREAM OF THE REGION OVER MIDDLE TN. MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT..AS THE LLVL JET STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION...ELEVATED CONVECTION MAY AFFECT THE MTNS LATE TONIGHT. I/VE MAINTAINED HEALTHY CHANCE POPS OVERNIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE NIGHT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ARRIVAL OF ADDITIONAL MCS/S. ON MONDAY THE STRONG MCV NOW OVER SRN IN WILL MOVE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...TURNING THE LLVL WINDS MORE OUT OF THE NW AND WEAKENING THEM CONSIDERABLY. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION AND SOME CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SPC HAS THIS AREA IN A DAY 2 SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. CONSIDERING THAT THE LLVL CAPPING INVERSION WILL WORK NORTH ACROSS THE REGION...WE MAY ONCE AGAIN HAVE TROUBLE INITIATING CONVECTION. I HAVE CHANCE POPS IN THE NE PART OF THE FA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. IF STORMS DO FORM THEY WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 110 PM SUNDAY...19/12 UTC 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 STILL LOOK TO REMAIN CAPPED. THE HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE AND THE GOING SWATH OF MID TO UPPER 90S MAX TEMPS LOOK GOOD. UPPER RIDGING TO GIVE WAY TO FALLING HEIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY...AND THERE WILL EXIST THE POTENTIAL FOR ENERGY TO RIDE UP THE BACKSIDE OF THE EASTWARD SHIFTING RIDGE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFLUX OF INCREASED LAYER RH...THE CHANCES FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON TSTMS ARE BECOMING MORE PROBABLE...ESPECIALLY ACRS THE MTNS. IT SHOULD BE THE LAST VERY HOT DAY FOR A SHORT WHILE AS PIEDMONT MAX TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOLIDLY IN THE MID 90S. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 1215 PM SUNDAY...L/WV TROUGH AXIS ACRS THE CENTRAL CONUS AT THE START OF THE PERIOD IS STILL EXPECTED TO EXHIBIT A MODEST EASTWARD PROGRESSION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PREFER TO LEAN TOWARD THE LESS AMPLIFIED EVENTUALITY THAT THE ECMWF SHOWS...BUT AT THIS POINT...AMPLIFICATION QUESTIONS WILL HAVE LITTLE AFFECT ON THE FCST SENSIBLE WX. WITH THE PRESENCE OF TROUGHINESS DEVELOPING INTO THE EASTERN CONUS AND THE ENCROACHMENT OF AN ATTENDANT FRONTAL ZONE...FEEL ABOVE CLIMO POP IS WARRANTED EACH DAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE EARLY SUMMER NORMALS. A TREND TOWARD DEAMPLIFYING AND FLATTER FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND AS SW CONUS RIDGING EXPANDS EASTWARD AND THE WESTERLIES RETREAT NORTHWARD. WEAK FRONTAL ZONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHIFT BACK NORTH AS WELL. IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE A PRETTY TYPICAL SUMMER WEEKEND...MAX TEMPS ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE NORMAL AND DAILY DIURNAL TSTM PROBABILITIES IN THE CHANCE RANGE. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AT KCLT...AN OUTFLOW BNDRY MOVED THROUGH THE AIRFIELD EARLIER IN THE DAY. THIS HAS STABILIZED THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE WRN NC PIEDMONT. A LINE OF SHRA AND TSTMS IS ADVANCING FROM THE WEST AND WILL CROSS THE AIRFIELD BETWEEN 19 AND 21 UTC. BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE AIRFIELD THE AIRMASS MAY RECOVER ENOUGH FOR THE STORMS TO BE STRONG...AND I HAVE A TWO HOUR TEMPO FOR STORMS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AROUND THE STORMS. OTHERWISE...THE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE W TO WSW THE REST OF THE DAY. A WEAK TROUGH WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WINDS SHOULD BE WNW TO NW MOST OF THE DAY TMRW. LATE AFTN TSTMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...AN OUTFLOW BNDRY HAS STALLED IN THE VCNTY OF KAND. INTENSE TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BNDRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. THE AIRMASS IS NOT AS UNSTABLE UP AT KGSP AND KGMU...BUT IT SHOULD BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR THE LINE OF STORMS THAT IS ABOUT TO MOVE OUT OF THE MTNS TO HOLD TOGETHER AND AFFECT BOTH AIRFIELDS AFTER 19 UTC.. THE STORMS HAVE JUST MOVED THROUGH KAVL. THEY WILL SEE THUNDER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...THEN THEY WILL SHOULD BE FREE OF CONVECTION FOR A WHILE...THOUGH YET ANOTHER CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OVER MIDDLE TN WILL APPROACH LATER IN THE EVENING. I DIDN/T INCLUDE THAT ONE YET OWNING TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW LONG IT WILL HOLD TOGETHER. A WEAK TROUGH WILL TURN THE WINDS OUT OF THE WNW LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE FOG IF WE DON/T HAVE CLOUDS AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT THAT/S A TOUGH CALL. OUTLOOK...DRIER AND HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>052-058. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PAT NEAR TERM...MCAVOY SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...CSH AVIATION...MCAVOY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 2:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-053-056-057-059-062>065- 068>072-082-503>510-SCZ001>014-019-201845- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 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- 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 512 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. NCZ051-052-058-201845- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 512 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. NCZ035-501-502-201845- ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND/OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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>050-201845- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 234 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT LOCALLY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND/OR TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 425 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 SCZ002-003-005-006-192115- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- 425 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF PICKENS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PICKENS...FURMAN UNIVERSITY...TRAVELERS REST...CHERRYDALE POINT AND DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE... 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 3505 8233 3481 8235 3484 8281 3500 8280 MOORE
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 426 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 SCZ006-007-012-192115- GREATER GREENVILLE-LAURENS-SPARTANBURG- 426 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN INN...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAURENS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE AND SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... FOUNTAIN INN...GRAY COURT AND ENOREE... 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 3473 8182 3447 8189 3458 8239 3476 8234 MOORE
Local storm report, Jun 19, 5:02 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
502 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 AM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT 35.85N 82.74W
06/19/2011 MADISON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 25/70 NORTH OF MARSHALL.
&&
TBENTHALLocal storm report, Jun 19, 5:14 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0509 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW TRAVELERS REST 34.95N 82.50W
06/19/2011 GREENVILLE SC 911 CALL CENTER
TREE ACROSS ROAD NEAR OLD MCELHANEY RD
&&
CSHLocal storm report, Jun 19, 5:18 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM HAIL 3 NNE GREENVILLE 34.89N 82.36W
06/19/2011 E0.75 INCH GREENVILLE SC AMATEUR RADIO
WADE HAMPTON HS
&&
CSHLocal storm report, Jun 19, 5:32 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
532 PM EDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0528 PM HAIL FIVE FORKS 34.81N 82.22W
06/19/2011 M1.00 INCH GREENVILLE SC NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
TBENTHALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 5:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Spartanburg, Union | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 6:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 67 min |
| Jun 19, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Pickens | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Laurens, Spartanburg, Union | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg | 23 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.