Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2011, 7:53 PM EDT for Cleveland County, Gaston County, North Carolina; Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 67 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
- Apr 9, 2011, 7:53 PM EDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:54 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Sse Shelby, NC | |
| Apr 9, 7:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Shelby, NC | LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND VINYL SIDING BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE |
| Apr 9, 8:14 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Clover, SC | |
| Apr 9, 8:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Se York, SC | NEAR GORDON ROAD AND BILLY WILSON ROAD. |
| Apr 9, 8:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | York, SC | |
| Apr 9, 8:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nne Gaffney, SC | NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD MILL ROAD AND ROSS MILL 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196
WUUS52 KGSP 092353
SVRGSP
NCC045-071-SCC021-091-100100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0083.110409T2353Z-110410T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
753 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 752 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PATTERSON SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVER AND BLACKSBURG...
KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND DALLAS...
SMYRNA AND HICKORY GROVE...
SHARON AND CLOVER...
YORK AND BULLOCK CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 8089 3482 8146 3487 8149 3487 8153
3512 8168 3542 8129 3542 8127 3532 8102
3505 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 317DEG 46KT 3519 8147
$$
NED5 follow-up statements
835
WWUS52 KGSP 100016
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
816 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
SCC021-100027-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
CHEROKEE SC-
816 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3483 8089 3483 8140 3504 8142 3505 8141
3514 8140 3516 8137 3517 8144 3529 8145
3526 8108 3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 304DEG 46KT 3500 8118
$$
NCC045-071-SCC091-100100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-YORK SC-
816 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR YORK...SOUTHERN GASTON AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES...
AT 814 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR YORK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCCONNELLS...ROCK HILL AND CATAWBA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
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 3483 8089 3483 8140 3504 8142 3505 8141
3514 8140 3516 8137 3517 8144 3529 8145
3526 8108 3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 304DEG 46KT 3500 8118
$$
NED251
WWUS52 KGSP 100021
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
821 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
NCC045-071-100031-
/O.CAN.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-
821 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GASTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3483 8089 3483 8140 3504 8142 3505 8141
3514 8140 3517 8134 3516 8134 3517 8133
3515 8109 3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 304DEG 46KT 3497 8113
$$
SCC091-100100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
YORK SC-
821 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR YORK COUNTY...
AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR YORK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCK
HILL AND CATAWBA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
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 3483 8089 3483 8140 3504 8142 3505 8141
3514 8140 3517 8134 3516 8134 3517 8133
3515 8109 3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 304DEG 46KT 3497 8113
$$
NED960
WWUS52 KGSP 100030
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
830 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
SCC091-100100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
YORK SC-
830 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR YORK COUNTY...
AT 828 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ROCK HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CATAWBA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 8089 3484 8126 3505 8136 3513 8126
3515 8109 3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 304DEG 46KT 3491 8101
$$
NED196
WWUS52 KGSP 100042
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
SCC091-100100-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
YORK SC-
842 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN YORK COUNTY...
AT 837 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CATAWBA...OR NEAR ROCK HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID
USING APPLIANCES THAT REQUIRE AN ELECTRICAL CORD. UNPLUG EXPENSIVE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
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 3483 8089 3484 8126 3499 8123 3508 8112
3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 304DEG 46KT 3484 8092
$$
NED596
WWUS52 KGSP 100052
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
852 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
SCC091-100103-
/O.EXP.KGSP.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/
YORK SC-
852 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN YORK COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 3483 8089 3484 8126 3499 8123 3508 8112
3506 8108 3484 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 304DEG 46KT 3476 8078
$$
NEDWhat 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 Apr 9, 7:15 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 7:15 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 715 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD ATOP THE REGION FOR SUNDAY BUT GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN RETURNS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... UPDATED PRODUCTS TO REFLECT LATEST TORNADO WATCH 115. MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS/WX/TEMP/DP/RH AND WINDS FOR HTIS UPDATE. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE POTENT UPSTREAM MCV OVER THE OH VALLEY...WITH A STRONG MCC AHEAD OF IT. STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTH OF THIS FEATURE IN THE VERY UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR AIRMASS. LAPS CAPE VALUES ARE ALREADY AROUND 3000 J/KG ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL DEWPOINT RECOVERY IS LIKELY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. FORCING IS BETTER NORTH THAN SOUTH THROUGH THE PM HOURS...BUT HEALTHY SRN TIER POPS WILL BE NEEDED AS OUTFLOWS DEVELOP. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE CIN TO BE OVERCOME IN THE SOUNDINGS ACROSS SRN SECTIONS...BUT INSTABILITY WILL BE QUITE STRONG WHEN REALIZED. FREEZING LEVELS AROUND 12 K FT...STEEP LAPSE RATES ALOFT...AND IMPROVING SHEAR PROFILES WILL MAKE FOR A ROBUST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORM CORES TO 22 OR 23 KFT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR LARGE HAIL...AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. WARM ADVECTION WILL INCREASE ALONG THE 850 MB BAROCLINIC ZONE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH WARM ADVECTION THE STRONGEST IN THE DEEPER MOISTURE ACROSS THE NE HALF. THE BEST LATE EVENING POPS WILL BE FEATURED THERE AS THE MCV MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN AREAS RECEIVING APPRECIABLE RAINFALL...AND MIN TEMPS SHOULD BE ON THE MILD SIDE DESPITE THE SFC FRONT SAGGING BACK TO THE SW. UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS WILL BUILD SHARPLY OVER THE AREA THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 850 MB TEMPS WILL WARM ANOTHER COUPLE OF DEGREES UNDER THE RIDGE TO PRODUCE A VERY WARM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A PLUME OF RICH THETA E AIR IS EXPECTED TO STRETCH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUN AFTN...BUT A TRIGGER FOR CONVECTION WILL BE HARD TO FIND. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... AT 215 PM SATURDAY...LARGER SCALE LIFT AHEAD OF DEVELOPING SOUTHERN STREAM S/WV WILL OVERSPREAD THE CWFA LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. IT IS STILL LIKELY THAT A ROUND OF FRONTAL BAND PCPN WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER...JUST LIKE WHAT WAS FCST YESTERDAY...TSTM MAGNITUDE IS QUESTIONABLE...WITH THE 09 UTC SREF PROBABILITIES OF CAPE VALUES OF AT LEAST 1000 J/KG STILL VERY LOW. PRE-FRONTAL PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ENUF TO DEVELOP BREEZY CONDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND DESPITE ENCROACHING CLOUDS...ANOTHER WARM DAY IS ON TAP. ENCROACHING DRY SLOT TUESDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DIMINISH PCPN CHANCES DESPITE AXIS OF MID-LVL WAVE NOT TRANSLATING DOWNSTREAM OF THE CWFA UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. WILL SHOOT FOR INCREASING SUNSHINE WITH MAX TEMPS CLOSER TO CLIMO...ALBEIT NEAR 5 DEG F ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AT 230 PM SATURDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS ENUF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 12 UTC OP GFS AND THE LATEST HPC EXTENDED PROGS IN DEPICTING DEEP LAYERED RIDGING ATOP THE EASTERN CONUS FOR WEDNESDAY TO PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLY MILD WX. THE ONSET OF INCREASINGLY MOIST GULF TAP AHEAD OF ENCROACHING PLAINS SYSTEM IS SLATED FOR THURSDAY...BUT WOULD EXPECT ANOTHER ESSENTIALLY DRY AND SEASONABLY MILD DAY. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW QUICKLY AND TO WHAT DEGREE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM GETS WRAPPED UP AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. THE ATTENDANT MODERATELY FORCED COLD FRONT WILL STEADILY ENCROACH AS WELL AND IT/S PROBABLE THAT THE MILD AND MOISTENING AIRMASS WILL PROVIDE FUEL FOR DAILY TSTM CHANCES IN THE WARM SECTOR. && .AVIATION /23Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BE MAIN CONCERN THIS EVE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL PSBL. COOLER...MORE STABLE AIR WILL BEGIN TO PUSH IN FROM THE NE AS WEAK SFC BOUNDARY DIPS BACK TO THE SW...WITH ASSOCIATED MVFR/IFR CIGS KHKY AND KCLT AND NE WINDS. WINDS WILL BE S-SW ELSEWHERE. CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY LATE EVE. LOW CLOUDS WILL SCATTER OUT UNDER THE BUILDING RIDGE SUNDAY WITH VFR ACROSS CWA BY AFTN. OUTLOOK....EXPECT SCT SHWRS/TSTMS WITH A COLD FRONT MONDAY. DRIER HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TUE AND WED. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CSH NEAR TERM...HG/RB SHORT TERM...CSH LONG TERM...CSH AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 6:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 637 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-069-072-SCZ001-004- 102245- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-CABARRUS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- 637 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 114 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-049-051>053-059-063>065-068-070-071-082-503>510-SCZ002-003- 005>014-019-102245- MADISON-YANCEY-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- UNION NC-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 637 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...TORNADO WATCH 115 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-050-058-062-501-502-102245- AVERY-MITCHELL-GRAHAM-MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- 637 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...TORNADO WATCH 113 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 7:31 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
731 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM HAIL MARION 35.68N 82.01W
04/09/2011 E2.00 INCH MCDOWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
HGLocal storm report, Apr 9, 7:35 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
735 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 1 SE MORGANTON 35.73N 81.69W
04/09/2011 E1.00 INCH BURKE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
ON OLD SHELBY ROAD.
0733 PM HAIL OLD FORT 35.63N 82.18W
04/09/2011 E1.00 INCH MCDOWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BSHLocal storm report, Apr 9, 7:39 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
739 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 3 SW CASAR 35.48N 81.66W
04/09/2011 E1.00 INCH CLEVELAND NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Local storm report, Apr 9, 7:41 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL BARNARDSVILLE 35.78N 82.45W
04/09/2011 E0.88 INCH BUNCOMBE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Local storm report, Apr 9, 7:46 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
746 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0742 PM HAIL 8 N SHELBY 35.40N 81.54W
04/09/2011 E1.00 INCH CLEVELAND NC AMATEUR RADIO
HW-226 FERNDALE
&&Local storm report, Apr 9, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
752 PM EDT SAT APR 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0747 PM HAIL CONCORD 35.41N 80.59W
04/09/2011 E1.00 INCH CABARRUS NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Madison, Yancey | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Iredell | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 62 min |
| Apr 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Transylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Rutherford | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Lincoln, Rutherford | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Gaston | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston | 62 min |
| Apr 9, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Mitchell, Yancey | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Swain, Yancey | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Union | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, McDowell, Rutherford | 56 min |
| Apr 9, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, McDowell, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey | 60 min |
| Apr 9, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | York | 12 min |
| Apr 9, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 58 min |
| Apr 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, York | 12 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2011Severe 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.