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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 471, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 22, 201110 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 8:49 PM EDT for 10 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min. 8 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, 8:49 PM EDT (00:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 693 Sse Morganton, NC
Jun 22, 9:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMorganton, NCTREES DOWN AT NC 18 AND BETHEL ROAD.
Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Se Newton, NCOUTBUILDING BLOWN INTO ROADWAY ON DELLINGER DRIVE.
Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNewton, NCSEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHickory, NCPOWER LINES DOWN ON SIXTH STREET AND THIRD AVENUE.
Jun 22, 9:26 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Statesville, NCTREE ON POWER LINE.
Jun 22, 9:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGStatesville, NCTREE ON POWER LINE.
Jun 22, 9:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGClaremont, NCPOWER LINES DOWN AT OLD ISLAND FORD ROAD AND B AND B ROAD.

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 8 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 235 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
235 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1673 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 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.

517 
WUUS52 KGSP 230049
SVRGSP
NCC003-011-023-027-035-045-097-109-111-121-230145-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0471.110623T0049Z-110623T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  WEST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODLAWN TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF MORGANTON TO
  3 MILES NORTH OF BELWOOD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SPRUCE PINE TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF MORGANTON TO 15 MILES
  WEST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VALE AND MORGANTON...
  SPRUCE PINE AND VALDESE...
  RUTHERFORD COLLEGE AND LAKE RHODHISS...
  INGALLS AND MAIDEN...
  SAWMILLS AND RHODHISS...

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3628 8189 3621 8190 3619 8184 3612 8181
      3613 8155 3608 8142 3600 8132 3604 8121
      3605 8104 3569 8083 3542 8148 3561 8172
      3575 8217 3629 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 216DEG 32KT 3584 8211 3570 8168
          3554 8150

$$
ARK
2 follow-up statements
534 
WWUS52 KGSP 230123
SVSGSP

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

NCC045-111-121-230133-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0471.000000T0000Z-110623T0145Z/
CLEVELAND NC-MITCHELL NC-MCDOWELL NC-
923 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND NORTH CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS HAS MOVED OUT OF THE THESE COUNTIES TO THE 
NORTHEAST.

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

LAT...LON 3628 8189 3621 8190 3619 8184 3612 8181
      3613 8154 3608 8142 3600 8132 3604 8121
      3603 8108 3605 8104 3569 8083 3543 8145
      3580 8156 3596 8198 3629 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 197DEG 33KT 3607 8182 3593 8139
          3577 8121

$$

NCC003-011-023-027-035-097-109-230145-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0471.000000T0000Z-110623T0145Z/
ALEXANDER NC-AVERY NC-CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC-CALDWELL NC-
BURKE NC-
923 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR BURKE...CALDWELL...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL IREDELL...
CATAWBA...EASTERN AVERY AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES...

AT 921 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF LINVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF KINGS
CREEK TO 3 MILES NORTH OF CONOVER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
MILES EAST OF NEWLAND TO 8 MILES EAST OF LENOIR TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
NEWTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN...TROUTMAN...UPTON...LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...SUGAR
MOUNTAIN...BANNER ELK...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...STATESVILLE...
SCOTTS...STONY POINT...TAYLORSVILLE AND HIDDENITE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3628 8189 3621 8190 3619 8184 3612 8181
      3613 8154 3608 8142 3600 8132 3604 8121
      3603 8108 3605 8104 3569 8083 3543 8145
      3580 8156 3596 8198 3629 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 197DEG 33KT 3607 8182 3593 8139
          3577 8121

$$

ARK
047 
WWUS52 KGSP 230139
SVSGSP

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

NCC003-011-023-027-035-097-109-230148-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0471.000000T0000Z-110623T0145Z/
ALEXANDER NC-AVERY NC-CATAWBA NC-IREDELL NC-LINCOLN NC-CALDWELL NC-
BURKE NC-
939 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BURKE...CALDWELL...
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL IREDELL...CATAWBA...EASTERN AVERY
AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS HAVE FINALLY WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. 
HOWEVER...THEY ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH 
AS THEY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

LAT...LON 3628 8189 3621 8190 3619 8184 3612 8181
      3613 8154 3608 8142 3600 8132 3604 8121
      3603 8108 3605 8104 3569 8083 3543 8145
      3580 8156 3596 8198 3629 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 197DEG 33KT 3620 8177 3606 8134
          3590 8116

$$

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, 7:51 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 7:51 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
751 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 2245Z...THREAT FOR TSTMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL EXIST
FROM I-26 AND POINTS ENEWARD THROUGH LATE EVENING. REFER TO WARNINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH WW540.

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 /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...EXTRAPOLATION OF THE 50 KT GUST FRONT MOVES IT ACRS THE
TERMINAL AROUND 01 UTC WITH ABOUT AN HOURS WORTH OF MODERATE SHOWERS
IN IT/S WAKE. WOULD EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY AFTER
02Z...WITH VFR CONDITIONS...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DEBRIS CLOUDS
EXPECTED INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ENERGY ROTATING THROUGH EASTERN CONUS L/WV TROUGH COULD
RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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...CSH/LG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 8:19 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-002-004-
005-010-011-240030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
819 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST LIKELY HOOD
WILL EXIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-065-068>072-501>510-SCZ003-
006>009-012>014-019-240030-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-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-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
819 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST LIKELY HOOD
WILL EXIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ082-240030-
UNION NC-
819 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.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST LIKELY HOOD
WILL EXIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.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, Jun 22, 8:30 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
830 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE GAFFNEY            35.05N 81.63W
06/22/2011                   CHEROKEE           SC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES SNAPPED IN HALF.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:36 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0827 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELLENBORO               35.33N 81.76W
06/22/2011                   RUTHERFORD         NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON MAIN STREET.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
838 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOREST CITY             35.34N 81.87W
06/22/2011                   RUTHERFORD         NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON CAROLINE ROAD.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:41 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
841 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KINGS MOUNTAIN          35.24N 81.35W
06/22/2011                   CLEVELAND          NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON WILLIAMSBURG COURT.

&&

HG
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:45 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
845 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0822 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOREST CITY             35.34N 81.87W
06/22/2011                   RUTHERFORD         NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.

&&

KRENTZ
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
849 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

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

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W COLLETTSVILLE       35.93N 81.75W
06/22/2011                   BURKE              NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ALONG BROWN MOUNTAIN BEACH ROAD.

&&

HG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCaldwell50 min
Jun 22, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk and 1 more65 min
Jun 22, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Caldwell62 min
Jun 22, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 2 more59 min
Jun 22, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Davie, Iredell, Rowan41 min
Jun 23, 8:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPCleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.