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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 463, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 22, 2011Abbeville County, Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 6:11 PM EDT for Abbeville County, Anderson County, Oconee County, South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 64 min. 6 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 22, 2011, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Hart County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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 22, 6:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Carnesville, GA	TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Jun 22, 6:22 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Anderson, SC	LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
Jun 22, 6:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hartwell, GA	TREES DOWN ALL AROUND COUNTY.
Jun 22, 6:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Elberton, GA	TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
Jun 22, 6:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Anderson, SC	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND CITY OF ANDERSON.
Jun 22, 6:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 56	4 W Anderson, SC

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 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 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 22, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 43 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

983 
WUUS52 KGSP 222211
SVRGSP
GAC105-119-147-257-SCC001-007-073-222315-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0463.110622T2211Z-110622T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
611 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  ABBEVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 608 PM 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 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  LAVONIA TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEWY ROSE...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARNESVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
  LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VANNA AND BOWMAN...
  FAIR PLAY...
  REED CREEK AND HARTWELL...
  TOWNVILLE AND NUBERG...
  RUCKERSVILLE AND FORTSONIA...
  SANDY SPRINGS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 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 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3398 8266 3397 8276 3398 8286 3404 8298
      3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8313 3423 8317
      3424 8325 3454 8325 3472 8246 3467 8247
      3460 8243 3406 8232 3407 8253 3401 8259
      3396 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 270DEG 35KT 3445 8311 3396 8310

$$
ARK

1 follow-up statement

142 
WWUS52 KGSP 222238
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
638 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

GAC119-257-222248-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0463.000000T0000Z-110622T2315Z/
STEPHENS GA-FRANKLIN GA-
638 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3398 8266 3398 8286 3404 8298 3417 8311
      3423 8308 3444 8308 3449 8305 3451 8308
      3455 8309 3472 8246 3467 8247 3460 8243
      3406 8232 3407 8253 3401 8259 3396 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 250DEG 37KT 3459 8279 3440 8277
          3405 8292

$$

GAC105-147-SCC001-007-073-222315-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0463.000000T0000Z-110622T2315Z/
ELBERT GA-HART GA-ABBEVILLE SC-ANDERSON SC-OCONEE SC-
638 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...HART AND ELBERT
COUNTIES...

AT 637 PM 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 3 MILES WEST OF SANDY
SPRINGS TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SADLERS CREEK STATE PARK TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ELBERTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH
OF CLEMSON TO 9 MILES EAST OF HARTWELL TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ELBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STARR...RUCKERSVILLE...FORTSONIA...ANDERSON...MIDDLETON...IVA...
BROADWAY LAKE...LAKE RUSSELL...LOWNDESVILLE...SECESSION LAKE...
BELTON...WILLIAMSTON...ANTREVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...PELZER...
PIEDMONT...DUE WEST AND ABBEVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3398 8266 3398 8286 3404 8298 3417 8311
      3423 8308 3444 8308 3449 8305 3451 8308
      3455 8309 3472 8246 3467 8247 3460 8243
      3406 8232 3407 8253 3401 8259 3396 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 250DEG 37KT 3459 8279 3440 8277
          3405 8292

$$

ARK

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 22, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NORTHWEST OF THE
AREA ON FRIDAY MOVE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE
LINGERING FRONT WILL KEEP THE WEEKEND UNSETTLED...MAINLY ACROSS
SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 2030Z...FCST UPDATE TO FOCUS ON INCREASED TSTM PROBABILITIES INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS WIDESPREAD NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
ACTIVITY PROPAGATES ENEWARD. COLD POOL AIDED DEEP CONVECTION WILL
REMAIN LIKELY...ESPECIALLY INTO NE GA AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE WHERE
CHANCES FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE SEEN WITHIN
CLUSTERS...LEWPS AND BOWS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE NEAR TERM PERIOD WILL SEE AN UPPER TROUGH BECOME
ESTABLISHED OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WITH AN UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER
THE GREAT LAKES. AS THIS OCCURS...A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT AND
ATTENDANT MOISTURE BAND WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REGION. THERE ARE TIMING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS WITH THIS
FEATURE WITH THE NAM THE SLOWEST AND THE GFS FASTER. ACTUALLY THE
SREF IS CLOSER TO THE FASTER GFS...SO THIS GIVES SOME SUPPORT
UTILIZING THE FASTER GFS TIMING.

IN REGARD TO SENSIBLE WEATHER...INSTABILITY RAMPING UP ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA WITH LAPS CAPES OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS IN THE
1500-2000J RANGE...EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS.
MESOSCALE MODELS LIKE HRRR AND LOCAL WRF ARW DEVELOP WIDELY
SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WITH DCAPES OVER 1000J CAN'T RULE OUT A COUPLE ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS...BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE ANYTHING LIKE TUE EVENING.
APART FROM THE INSTABILITY CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THE GFS DEPICTS A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. THIS APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE CONVECTIVE CLUSTER
CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN MS AT MID AFTERNOON. THE UPSHOT IS THAT WE
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION IN THE 02Z-08Z TIMEFRAME. HENCE
WILL MAINTAIN RATHER ROBUST POPS TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST CONFIDENCE
OVER WESTERN AREAS. FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THU MORNING. BEST
MOISTURE AND WEAK FORCING OVER THE UPSTATE SHOULD PRODUCE SCATTERED
AFTERNOON CONVECTION...WITH WEAK DOWNSLOPE WINDS DRYING THINGS OUT
LATE. CAN'T RULE OUT WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE DAY AS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. MAX
TEMPS ON THU WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL LEVELS USING A MOS BLEND
APPROACH.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM WEDNESDAY...THE SHORT TERM FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z ON
FRIDAY WITH THE UPPER TROF CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND
AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BEHIND THE TROF. OVER
THE NEXT 48 HRS OR SO...THE UPPER TROF WILL LIFT TO THE NE AND
DEAMPLIFY AS THE UPPER RIDGE SLIDES FARTHER EAST.

LATE THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FCST
AREA FROM THE WEST THURS AND THURS NIGHT AND THEN STALL OUT AS IT
REACHES THE COAST. ALTHOUGH SOME DRYING IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE
FRONT...BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS SHOULD REMAIN WEST TO SWLY UNTIL
SATURDAY AND KEEP SOME FAIRLY DECENT LOW LVL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA.
THAT COUPLED WITH HEALTHY INSTABILITY OVER MOST OF THE CWA AND THE
UPPER LVL SUPPORT FROM THE H5 TROF AND A DECENT LOW LVL JET IN THE
RANGE OF 30 TO 40KTS...SHOULD PROVIDE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SH
AND TS IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH SOME DEGREE OF ORGANIZATION
POSSIBLE. I ADVERTISE A SOLID CHANCE FOR SH AND TS FROM APPROX 12Z
ONWARD WITH THE HIGHEST POPS OVER THE NC MTS. SPC CURRENTLY HAS MOST
OF THE CWFA IN A SLIGHT SVR RISK THRU 12Z SAT...AND I AM THINKING
THAT THE NC MTS WILL HAVE A HIGHER OVERALL RISK COMPARED TO THE LOWER
TERRAIN ON FRI.

ON SATURDAY...THE FCST REMAINS TRICKY WITH HEIGHTS BEGINNING TO RISE
AS THE UPPER TROF PULLS AWAY TO THE NE. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE
STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE UPPER SHWV ENERGY ON SAT WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN TRIGGER FOR ANY CONVECTION. THE LATEST 12Z
GFS HAS A SHWV APPROACHING THE CAROLINAS BY 12Z SAT WHILE THE
ECMWF...CMC...AND NAM12 DONT HAVE THE FEATURE APPROACHING UNTIL
EARLY SUN. OVERALL...THE LOW TO MID LVL MOISTURE FLUX INCREASES
DURING THE DAY AS INSTABILITY GROWS...HOWEVER MID AND UPPER LVL
SUPPORT DWINDLES AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS. HAVE SOLID CHANCE FOR
AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION...WITH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT
ORGANIZATION LESS LIKELY THAN FRI. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOUT A
CATEGORY ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND LOW TO MID 80S FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM WEDNESDAY...A FAIRLY LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER PATTERN WILL
BE IN PLACE LATE THIS WEEKEND. WEAK UPPER JET MAXIMA WILL PASS
MAINLY NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. AT THE SFC...A FRONT WILL REMAIN
STALLED ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. THIS WILL WARRANT SOLID CHANCE POPS FOR
CONVECTIVE COVERAGE DURING THE AFTN AND EVENING HOURS. A DIGGING
SHORTWAVE MAY CROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY AS THE SURFACE FRONT LIFTS
SLOWLY NORTHWARD. CONVECTIVE COVERAGE SHOULD IMPROVE ON MONDAY AND
IT COULD ARRIVE IN WRN MTN LOCATIONS DURING THE MORNING...DEPENDING
ON THE SHORTWAVE TIMING.

THE WARM SECTOR AIRMASS AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL THEN
REMAIN IN PLACE TUE THROUGH WED...WITH WEAK AND HARD TO TIME
SHORTWAVES LIKELY CROSSING THE REGION...OR AT LEAST THE NRN TIER OF
THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO A RETURN TO MORE DIURNALLY
FAVORED AFTN AND EVENING CONVECTION. MAX AND MIN TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN
NEAR NORMAL...OR A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...MODEL SOUNDINGS AND MESOSCALE MODEL FORECASTS INDICATE
THAT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS VICINITY THE AIRFIELD. HENCE INCLUDED A CB INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. A WEAK FRONT AND ATTENDANT MOISTURE BAND WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA THU MORNING. THEREFORE...EXPECT A LOW VFR CLOUD CEILING TO
CONTINUE. CAN'T RULE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING THE AIR FIELD
OVERNIGHT WITH THE MOISTURE INCREASE.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
WESTERN NC AND UPSTATE SC DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS,. HENCE ALL
AIRPORTS GET A CB MENTION. WEAK FRONT AND ATTENDANT MOISTURE BAND
WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT THROUGH THU MORNING.
BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS WILL BE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT ALL AIR FIELDS COULD SEE AN OVERNIGHT SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A MVFR FOG RESTRICTION WILL
OCCUR AT KAVL LATE TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND EXCEPT
FOR LOCAL RESTRICTIONS IN THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND IN MOUNTAIN VALLEY FOG EACH MORNING TOWARD DAYBREAK.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...CSH/LG
SHORT TERM...JPT
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...LG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
539 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-232145-
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-
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-
539 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 540 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

NCZ082-232145-
UNION NC-
539 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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 22, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
454 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ053-065-505>508-510-222145-
BUNCOMBE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-EASTERN POLK-GREATER
RUTHERFORD-HENDERSON-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
454 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON...
NORTHERN POLK...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND
SOUTHERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE LURE...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  OLD FORT...
  THERMAL CITY...
  GLENWOOD...
  MARION...

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

LAT...LON 3578 8201 3565 8184 3558 8183 3532 8217
      3536 8223 3540 8220 3540 8223 3540 8225
      3538 8227 3544 8237 3557 8226

ARK

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:20 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-222200-
ELBERT-FRANKLIN-HABERSHAM-HART-RABUN-STEPHENS-
520 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...SOUTHERN
RABUN...SOUTHWESTERN HART...STEPHENS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF
AURARIA TO TALMO TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF EASTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...SOUTHERN RABUN...SOUTHWESTERN
HART...STEPHENS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...

BALDWIN...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...CARNESVILLE AND
BATESVILLE...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAT 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3417 8311 3423 8308 3426 8313 3423 8317
      3426 8331 3422 8336 3446 8340 3449 8354
      3443 8362 3448 8366 3451 8367 3454 8362
      3465 8367 3478 8366 3488 8352 3473 8335
      3468 8334 3455 8314 3401 8290 3400 8290

ARK

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:40 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
540 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ501>504-222230-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-
540 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CALDWELL AND NORTHERN BURKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF TABLE ROCK...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MORGANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  COLLETTSVILLE...
  GAMEWELL...
  LENOIR...
  PATTERSON...
  PATTERSON...

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

LAT...LON 3610 8151 3610 8146 3608 8144 3596 8134
      3576 8177 3591 8189 3613 8156

HG

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:43 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
543 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ051-058-059-062-222230-
GRAHAM-MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-
543 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GRAHAM...NORTHWESTERN MACON...
WESTERN JACKSON AND WESTERN SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF
CITICO TO 3 MILES NORTH OF MARBLE TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF NANTAHALA
LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NANTAHALA LAKE...
  TAPOCO...
  SANTEETLAH LAKE...
  FONTANA VILLAGE...
  FONTANA LAKE...
  ALARKA...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8403 3553 8388 3553 8383
      3557 8377 3558 8362 3557 8356 3548 8351
      3535 8315 3508 8359 3515 8366 3516 8374
      3523 8370 3525 8371 3525 8384 3521 8396
      3523 8401 3531 8404 3536 8404

HG

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:47 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
547 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ505>508-222230-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD
MOUNTAINS-
547 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 547 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE LURE...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  THERMAL CITY...
  GLENWOOD...
  MARION...

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

LAT...LON 3571 8187 3558 8183 3539 8213 3541 8215
      3540 8225 3544 8228 3547 8226 3547 8224
      3552 8222 3553 8217 3556 8225 3579 8196

HG

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:59 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-222245-
GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MACON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-
559 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT JACKSON...MACON...NORTHEASTERN
GRAHAM...SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD AND SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT...

AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAPOCO TO 4 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TOPTON TO SCALY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHLANDS...
  FONTANA LAKE...
  ALARKA...
  THORPE RESERVOIR...
  BRYSON CITY...
  SYLVA...

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3553 8388 3553 8383 3557 8377 3558 8360
      3557 8349 3560 8347 3567 8334 3566 8330
      3573 8324 3573 8320 3533 8290 3500 8321
      3500 8339 3525 8368 3542 8402

HG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, York	40 min
Jun 21, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Spartanburg	50 min
Jun 21, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg	53 min
Jun 21, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, York	66 min
Jun 21, 9:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Chester, York	39 min
Jun 21, 10:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Chester, York	37 min
Jun 21, 10:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville, Greenwood	51 min
Jun 21, 11:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	43 min
Jun 22, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	60 min
Jun 22, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Oconee, Pickens	52 min
Jun 22, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg	52 min
Jun 22, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Spartanburg	40 min
Jun 22, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	55 min
Jun 22, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union	66 min
Jun 22, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Franklin, Habersham, Stephens	40 min

Nearby

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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.