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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 536, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

July 13, 20117 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT for 7 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 78 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
Jul 13, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burke County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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
Jul 13, 4:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Lincolnton, NCTREE DOWN AT GATES LANE AND GASTONIA HWY.
Jul 13, 4:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Shelby, NCTREE DOWN ON NORTH POST ROAD AND NEW PROSPECT ROAD.
Jul 13, 4:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nne Shelby, NCTREE DOWN AT MCBRIAR SPRINGS ROAD AND EAST ZION CHURCH 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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 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
Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1682 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 12:00Z on 2011-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1022 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

040 
WUUS52 KGSP 131957
SVRGSP
NCC023-035-045-071-109-149-161-132115-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0536.110713T1957Z-110713T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
357 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 352 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF COOKSVILLE TO 2
  MILES EAST OF MILL SPRING...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HICKORY TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOSTIC...
  VALE AND FOREST CITY...
  POLKVILLE AND BELWOOD...
  ALEXANDER MILLS...
  LAWNDALE AND ELLENBORO...
  KINGSTOWN AND FALLSTON...

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 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8097 3530 8101 3517 8100 3515 8102
      3519 8214 3535 8226 3565 8146 3540 8101
      3540 8096 3536 8097 3536 8092
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 326DEG 11KT 3557 8142 3528 8212

$$
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3 follow-up statements
957 
WWUS52 KGSP 132033
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
433 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCC023-035-149-132042-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0536.000000T0000Z-110713T2115Z/
CATAWBA NC-POLK NC-BURKE NC-
433 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BURKE...EASTERN
POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF 
BURKE...POLK...AND CATAWBA COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3536 8092 3535 8097 3530 8101 3522 8101
      3517 8100 3515 8102 3518 8191 3555 8128
      3540 8101 3540 8096 3538 8098 3536 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 326DEG 11KT 3543 8116 3514 8185

$$

NCC045-071-109-161-132115-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0536.000000T0000Z-110713T2115Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-LINCOLN NC-RUTHERFORD NC-
433 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...WESTERN LINCOLN...GASTON AND SOUTHERN
CLEVELAND COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IRON STATION TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CLIFFSIDE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLNTON TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAFFNEY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HIGH SHOALS...
  PATTERSON SPRINGS...
  EARL...
  STANLEY AND BESSEMER CITY...
  LUCIA AND KINGS MOUNTAIN...
  GROVER...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8092 3535 8097 3530 8101 3522 8101
      3517 8100 3515 8102 3518 8191 3555 8128
      3540 8101 3540 8096 3538 8098 3536 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 326DEG 11KT 3543 8116 3514 8185

$$

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774 
WWUS52 KGSP 132048
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
448 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCC161-132058-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0536.000000T0000Z-110713T2115Z/
RUTHERFORD NC-
448 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVED SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3536 8092 3535 8097 3529 8101 3522 8101
      3517 8100 3515 8102 3518 8161 3550 8118
      3541 8103 3540 8096 3538 8098 3536 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 319DEG 15KT 3536 8107 3507 8176

$$

NCC045-071-109-132115-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0536.000000T0000Z-110713T2115Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-LINCOLN NC-
448 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND
COUNTIES...

AT 447 PM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STANLEY
TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EARL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF GASTONIA TO 6 MILES WEST OF GAFFNEY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LUCIA AND KINGS MOUNTAIN...
  RANLO...
  GASTONIA...
  MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE AND MOUNT HOLLY...
  CRAMERTON AND BELMONT...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 8092 3535 8097 3529 8101 3522 8101
      3517 8100 3515 8102 3518 8161 3550 8118
      3541 8103 3540 8096 3538 8098 3536 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 319DEG 15KT 3536 8107 3507 8176

$$

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294 
WWUS52 KGSP 132114
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCC045-071-109-132123-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0536.000000T0000Z-110713T2115Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-LINCOLN NC-
514 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...GASTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN...GASTON AND 
CLEVELAND COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3536 8092 3535 8097 3529 8101 3522 8101
      3517 8100 3515 8102 3518 8161 3550 8118
      3541 8103 3540 8096 3538 8098 3536 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 319DEG 15KT 3528 8099 3499 8168

$$

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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 Jul 13, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
257 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS OUR AREA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
COOLER AIR DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO THE WEEKEND.  A STRONG UPPER
RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NEXT WEEK AND RETURN
OUR REGION TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AT THE SFC...A SHALLOW TROF WILL EXIST PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE I-20 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SLOW MOVING WEST TO
EAST COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE MID APPALACHIAN
REGION...REMAINING WELL NORTH OF THE CWA. ALOFT...H7 TO H5 RIDGE
WILL BREAK DOWN SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW
TO MID 70S AND TEMPS IN THE 90S SHOULD RESULT IN A VERY SHALLOW
LAYER OF CIN WITH MODERATE TO HIGH CAPE VALUES. AT A S/W SWINGS
ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THIS EVENING...MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE I-40 CORRDIOR WITH WEAK BAND OF FORCING. BASED ON THE
INSTABILITY AND FORCING...IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST SVR TSRA
POTENTIAL WILL OCCUR ACROSS I-40 CORRIDOR...HIGHLIGHTED WITH SVR
WATCH 638 UNTIL 10 PM.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT SCT COVERAGE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE
GA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTNS. THE 12Z SOUNDINGS AT KGSO AND KFFC
OBSERVED HIGH FZL BETWEEN 15.2 TO 15.5 KFT WITH THE WBZ ABOVE 14
KFT. CORE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN VERY ELEVATED...WITH THE 55 DBZ CORE
NEAR 30 KFT. BASED ON THE TEMPERATURE PROFILES AND MODERATE TO HIGH
CAPE IT APPEARS THAT A COUPLE OF SEVERE WET MICROBURSTS ARE
POSSIBLE.  IN ADDITION...PW BETWEEN 1.9 TO 2 INCHES AND SLOW STORM
MOTIONS COULD RESULT IN ISO AREAS OF HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN THE HWO.

DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN THE TWO
SURFACE FEATURES...WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES EAST OF THE SFC TROF.
LATEST OBS ALONG AND EAST OF I-85 INDICATE HI VALUES OF 103 TO 105.
THE HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM.

OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE
SOUTH...REACHING THE CWA THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON...THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SC. MODELS ARE
QUITE ACTIVE WITH CONVECTION ALONG THE BOUNDARY. FAVORING THE
GFS...I WILL FAVOR THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY AND NC MTNS FOR
POPS. THE LATEST DY2 SPC OUTLOOK INDICATES A GENERAL RISK. I WILL
FORECAST CHC POPS SW WITH SCHC NE. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD VERIFY SEVERAL
CATES BELOW VALUES OBSERVED EARLIER THIS WEEK...WITH U80S FAVORED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM WEDNESDAY...AS SFC RIDGING CONTINUES TO NOSE INTO
THE REGION...SHORT RANGE MODEL CONSENSUS DEPICTS DEEP LAYER RH BAND
LINGERING ATOP THE SW CWFA THURSDAY NIGHT. THE DEGREE OF E TO SE
925-850MB FLOW IS UNCERTAIN...BUT FOR NOW...WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS
ACRS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN CWFA. DO NOT PREFER THE 12 UTC NAM
MASS FIELDS ON FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE
COASTAL FRONT. WILL FAVOR THE GFS/SREF SOLUTION IN DEVELOPING A WEAK
SELY 85H FLOW ALONG WITH PWAT VALUES CREEPING TO ABOVE NORMAL
LEVELS. GIVEN THIS...SENSIBLE WX WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...A MID CHANCE POP. GIVEN WEAK STEERING FLOW AND A
WEAK LLVL WAA/UPSLOPE FLOW...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOCALLY HEAVY/EXCESSIVE RAIN. THE LATEST MOS BLEND CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT THE GOING COOLISH MAX...PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 5 DEG F BELOW
CLIMO. WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE OP GFS/SREF MASS FIELDS FOR
SATURDAY AS WELL IN WHERE THEY LINGER SOME DEGREE OF SELY FLOW ABOVE
WEAK SFC RIDGE. WOULD EXPECT ONLY NOMINAL CHANGES TO THE ABV NORMAL
PWAT VALUES ATOP THE REGION...WHICH IN THEORY WOULD SUPPORT SIMILAR
DEEP CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO FRIDAY. AGAIN...WITH THE EXPECTED
CLOUDS...SHOWERS AND THE LINGERING EASTERLY FLOW...MAX TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 5 DEG F BELOW CLIMO ONCE AGAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM WEDNESDAY...AS THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS
FARTHER OFFSHORE...STILL EXPECT A WEAK MOIST FETCH FROM THE ATLANTIC
FEEDING IN ACROSS GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA INTO SUNDAY.
THIS WEAK FLOW BREAKS DOWN BY LATE SUNDAY.  BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF
HAVE A WEAK TROPICAL SYSTEM FORMING EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT MOVES THIS OUT TO SEA AS THE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

GOING INTO DAY 6 AND 7...THERE WAS BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS
AND ECMWF...AS THE GFS DUG AN UPPER TROUGH DOWN THE EAST COAST AS
THE ECMWF WAS BUILDING THE MISSISSIPPI RIDGE TOWARD THE CAROLINAS.
THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS IS TRENDING TOWARD THE ECMWF WITH THE
RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.  THE CONSENSUS IS FOR THE
TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY CLIMB BACK INTO THE 90S NEXT WEEK FOR THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AND AROUND 90 DEGREES FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY
MID WEEK.  A SHORTWAVE COMING AROUND THE TOP OF THE RIDGE MAY GIVE
MAINLY NC PIEDMONT SECTIONS A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY THAT TIME THE RIDGE MAY SUPPRESS ALL ENERGY
TO OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...DEEP CONVECTION WILL FAVOR THE HIGH TERRAIN
AND UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. AS THE ATMOS
DESTABILIZES AND COOL POOLS ADVANCE COVERAGE WILL
INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. I WILL INCLUDE
A CB MENTION FOR EVERY TAF SITE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.
LATE TONIGHT...TAF SITES EAST OF THE MTNS SHOULD REMAIN VFR...BUT
MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE IF THE TERMINAL RECEIVES MEASURABLE RAIN. KAVL
WILL LIKELY SEE MVFR FOG OR LESS LATE TONIGHT...GIVEN A WARM CROSS
OVER TEMP. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING THURSDAY MORNING WITH
SCT TO BKN DEBRIS CLOUDS.

OUTLOOK...SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION AND EARLY MORNING FOG...
ESPECIALLY AT KAVL...CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. RIDGE BUILDS
IN FROM THE NE BEGINNING SUN WHICH SHOULD LIMIT CONVECTION TO SLIGHT
CHC FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ026-028-029.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ071-072-082.
SC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ009>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
224 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068>070-501>510-
SCZ001>008-141830-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-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-
224 PM EDT WED JUL 13 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.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
FROM FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY
DAMAGING WINDS.

.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.

NCZ035>037-056-057-141830-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
224 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 638 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
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.

   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.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ009>014-019-141830-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-ANDERSON-
ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
224 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
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.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
FROM FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY
DAMAGING WINDS.

.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, Jul 13, 3:06 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
306 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCZ501>504-131945-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-GREATER CALDWELL-
306 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN BURKE AND SOUTHWESTERN
CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 301 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF TABLE ROCK...OR 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MORGANTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TABLE
  ROCK...LENOIR...GAMEWELL...DREXEL...COLLETTSVILLE AND CAJAH'S
  MOUNTAIN.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3595 8151 3571 8158 3581 8192 3598 8187
      3597 8182 3596 8181 3598 8179

07
Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N TAYLORSVILLE        35.95N 81.18W
07/13/2011                   ALEXANDER          NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD BETWEEN TAYLORSVILLE
            AND SUGAR LOAF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:40 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
340 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E ELLENDALE           35.93N 81.24W
07/13/2011                   ALEXANDER          NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON CHURCH ROAD AT HWY 64.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:40 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
340 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

SCZ014-132030-
CHESTER-
340 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY THROUGH
430 PM EDT...

AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CORNWELL...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CHESTER...
MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORNWELL...
  CHESTER AND BLACKSTOCK.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3454 8097 3456 8129 3457 8132 3472 8125
      3465 8092

07
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 3:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCZ056-068>070-504-132030-
CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-GASTON-GREATER BURKE-LINCOLN-
348 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CLEVELAND...
NORTHWESTERN GASTON...SOUTHEASTERN BURKE...SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA AND
WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 344 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COOKSVILLE...OR 16 MILES
WEST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WACO...
  VALE...LINCOLNTON...FALLSTON...CROUSE...COOKSVILLE...CHERRYVILLE...
  CASAR AND BELWOOD.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3549 8122 3529 8141 3552 8165 3566 8155

07
Local storm report, Jul 13, 3:53 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

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

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOCKSVILLE              35.90N 80.56W
07/13/2011                   DAVIE              NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MULTIPLE POWERLINES DOWN.

&&

ZHARGROV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBuncombe44 min
Jul 13, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander47 min
Jul 13, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPAlexander, Catawba, Iredell58 min
Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell45 min
Jul 13, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMcDowell, Rutherford67 min
Jul 13, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPBurke39 min
Jul 13, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPBurke, Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and 1 more57 min
Jul 13, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPLincoln42 min
Jul 13, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg80 min
Jul 13, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion62 min
Jul 13, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPMecklenburg75 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPUnion57 min
Jul 13, 6:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Mecklenburg66 min
Jul 13, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPHenderson43 min

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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.