Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 28, 2011, 5:30 PM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina. It was in force for 60 min. 5 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
- Feb 28, 2011, 5:30 PM EST (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:30 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenville County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 5:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Mauldin, SC | SIDE OF A SHED BLOWN OFF...ROOF OF ANOTHER SHED PEELED BACK...AND 7 PINE TREES UPROOTED OFF OF MILLER ROAD. |
| Feb 28, 5:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ne Spartanburg, SC | TREE ON ROAD AT CASEY CREEK RD AND CHEROKEE CIRCLE |
| Feb 28, 5:36 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Blacksburg, SC | SEVERAL SPOTTERS REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN AREAS FROM HOLLY GROVE RD AND FOSTER LAKE RD JUST NORTH OF BLACKSBURG...EAST TO THE ANTIOCH COMMUNITY. |
| Feb 28, 5:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Thicketty, SC | TREE ON ROAD AT SOUTH GREEN RIVER RD AND HWY 29 |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Gray Court, SC | SPOTTER REPORTS FINDING SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN THEIR YARD FROM THE STORM. |
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 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 1:29 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159
WUUS52 KGSP 282230
SVRGSP
SCC007-021-023-045-059-083-087-091-282330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0009.110228T2230Z-110228T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
530 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
LAURENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EST
* AT 527 PM EST...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 5 MILES NORTH OF GAFFNEY TO 4
MILES NORTH OF SPARTANBURG TO DONALDSON CENTER TO PIEDMONT...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF GAFFNEY TO 4 MILES
NORTH OF SPARTANBURG TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE TO
11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKSBURG AND THICKETTY...
WOODRUFF AND PAULINE...
SMYRNA AND PRINCETON...
BOYD MILL POND AND SHARON...
YORK AND ORA...
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 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3420 8193 3469 8263 3518 8168 3517 8148
3483 8088 3471 8086 3453 8088 3456 8141
3449 8142 3444 8153 3452 8163 3436 8176
3429 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 304DEG 46KT 3513 8159 3498 8189
3475 8230 3469 8244
$$
BSH1 follow-up statement
981
WWUS52 KGSP 282310
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
610 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
SCC007-021-023-045-059-083-087-091-282330-
/O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T2330Z/
UNION SC-YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-CHESTER SC-ANDERSON SC-SPARTANBURG SC-
LAURENS SC-GREENVILLE SC-
610 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...LAURENS...SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG...EAST
CENTRAL ANDERSON...CHESTER...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHWESTERN YORK
AND UNION COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
AT 609 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MCCONNELLS TO ADAMSBURG TO ORA TO LAURENS...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM YORK TO UNION TO LAURENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOCKHART...MONARCH MILLS...SEDALIA...WATERLOO...CLINTON...LOWRYS...
SANTUC...CROSS HILL...JOANNA...LEEDS...CARLISLE...GREAT FALLS
RESERVOIR...FISHING CREEK RESERVOIR...RICHBURG...GREAT FALLS...FORT
LAWN...CORNWELL...BLACKSTOCK...EDGEMOOR AND CHESTER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF A HOUSE OR OTHER STURDY STRUCTURE IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
&&
LAT...LON 3465 8256 3510 8137 3483 8088 3471 8086
3465 8089 3453 8088 3456 8141 3449 8142
3444 8153 3452 8163 3444 8169 3444 8172
3435 8177 3429 8188 3420 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 305DEG 40KT 3492 8124 3477 8155
3454 8196 3448 8210
$$
BSHWhat 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 Feb 28, 5:14 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:14 PM EST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AND MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY AND
REMAINS IN PLACE WEDNESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 5 PM EST...TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED INTO PIEDMONT PER
COORDINATION WITH SPC. WIND PRODUCTS EXTENDED IN TIME TO MATCH TIM
OF TORNADO WATCH.
AS OF 130 PM...MAIN ACTION WILL BE IN THE FIRST 6 HOURS OR SO AS A
QLCS PRECEDING A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA.
CURRENTLY A BROKEN LINE IS STILL OVER EASTERN TN...BUT MESOSCALE
MODELS INDICATE THAT IT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE RAPIDLY AND ENTER
GSP'S WESTERN NC COUNTIES BY 4PM...AND THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 03Z. MODEL SOUNDINGS STILL DEPICT
A STRONG VEERING WIND FIELD ALOFT PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT AND
RESULTANT HIGH HELICITY. 50+KT JET EXTENDS BELOW 5KFT...SO MAIN
THREAT LOOKS TO BE LOCALIZED WIND DAMAGE WHERE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS
OCCUR. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR NEAR BREAKING
LINE SEGMENTS. THE LINE OF STORMS SHOULD CLEAR ALL OF THE AREA BY
MIDNIGHT WITH RAPID CLEARING OCCURRING BEHIND COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH A PERIOD OF GUSTY POST FRONTAL NW WINDS.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER ON TUESDAY RESULTING
IN ALMOST 100% INSOLATION AND TEMPS NEAR AVERAGE. USED A MOS BLEND
FOR TEMPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 225 PM MONDAY...SHORT WAVES TO OUR NORTH DIG A LOW AMPLITUDE
TROF OVER THE EAST COAST TUE NITE AND WED. THE TROF MOVES OFF SHORE
AS A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES IN ON THU. AT THE SFC...DRY HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TUE NITE GIVES WAY TO A DRY BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WHICH MOVES THRU THE AREA WED NITE. SFC HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
RIDGED INTO THE AREA THU. THE RESULTING SENSIBLE WX WILL BE
RELATIVELY QUIET WITH MAINLY CIRRUS CLOUDS AND BELOW NORMAL LOWS TUE
NITE AND ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS WED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NE AND BE
BREEZY AT TIMES WED NITE AND THU AS THE FRONT MOVES THRU. EXPECT A
SMALL INCREASE IN LOW CLOUDS LOW LEVEL SELY FLOW BRINGS IN SOME
MOISTURE...BUT BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES IN LATER. THE WINDS
WILL KEEP THE ATMOS SOMEWHAT MIXED AND THE SCT CLOUDS WILL LIMIT
RADIATION WED NITE WITH LOWS ENDING UP A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHS
THU SHOULD BE NEAR TO ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE COOLER AIR
MASS MOVING IN.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM MONDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z FRIDAY
WITH NEARLY FLAT/ZONAL H5 FLOW OVER THE AREA. MODELS DEVELOP ANOTHER
FAIRLY POTENT UPPER SHORTWAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE
FRI/EARLY SAT AND THEN TRANSLATE THE FEATURE EASTWARD. MODEL
SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE AT THIS POINT WRT THE AMPLITUDE AND SPEED
OF THE SHORTWAVE. THE LATEST 12Z GFS IS STILL CONSIDERABLY FASTER
AND LESS AMPLIFIED WHILE THE OLDER 00Z ECMWF LAGS BY NEARLY 24HRS
AND DEVELOPS A CLOSED H5 LOW BY EARLY SUNDAY AS THE DEEPER TROF
MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN MISS RIVER VALLEY. AT THE SFC...HIGH
PRESSURE TO OUR NE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A BRIEF COLD AIR DAMMING
SCENARIO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SFC PATTERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
MEDIUM RANGE...THROUGH THE WEEKEND...REMAINS UNCLEAR WITH OVERALL
LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE SENSIBLE FCST. THE FASTER GFS DEVELOPS A
SOUTHERN PLAINS SFC LOW AND MOVES A COLD FRONT OVER THE FCST AREA
LATE SAT/EARLY SUN...WHILE THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A LOW FARTHER SE AND
DOES NOT PUSH A FRONT THROUGH UNTIL LATE SUN. THE EC ALSO HAS SOME
HEALTHY LOOKING WRAP AROUND MOISTURE OVER WESTERN NC AND EXTREME NE
GA EARLY MON. ONCE THE LOW FINALLY CLEARS THE REGION...THINGS SHOULD
DRY OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. HPC CONTINUES TO FAVOR THE
ECMWF SOLUTION MORE AND KEEPS AT LEAST CHANCE POPS OVER MUCH OF THE
CWFA THRU EARLY MONDAY. IF THE EC SOLUTION DOES WORK OUT...WE CAN
EXPECT MOST OF THE PRECIP TO FALL ON SUN WITH THE FROPA. TEMPS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CLIMO ON FRI WITH THE WEDGE IN PLACE AND WARM TO
A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE WEDGE ERODES.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...DEEP MIXED LAYER PROMOTING STIFF SW WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30KT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAIN WEATHER EVENT FOR THE
AIRFIELD WILL BE THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS EARL;Y THIS EVENING. EXPECT A PERIOD OF THUNDER/LOW
MVFR CONDTIONS FROM ABOUT 23Z-01Z WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND
PERHAPS A PEAK NW GUST IN EXCESS OF 40KT. EXPECT RAPID IMPROVEMENT
(TO VFR) BY 05Z WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE NW AND THEN TO THE NE
AROUND 12Z TUE.
ELSEWHERE...NEARLY THE SAME STORY WITH STRONG SW WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT FRONTAL PASSAGE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER/LOW MVFR
CONDITIONS IN THE 22Z-01Z TIMEFRAME. SOME WIND SHEAR INDICATED
ACROSS UPSTATE SC LATE THIS AFTERNOON. COULD SEE A PEAK NW GUST WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN EXCESS OF 40KT. RAPID IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED BY
05Z (VFR) WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE NW AND THEN NE ON TUE.
OUTLOOK...A DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMIANTE THRU THU. MOISTURE WILL
RETURN TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK AS A FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC
DEVELOPS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ017-018-
026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RWH
NEAR TERM...JAT/LG
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...LGHazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 5:21 PM EST, 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 521 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-012230- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 521 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 33 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST 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. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-012230- RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 521 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 33 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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
Local storm report, Feb 28, 5:18 PM EST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0513 PM TSTM WND DMG STATESVILLE 35.79N 80.89W
02/28/2011 IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:20 PM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM TSTM WND DMG GLENWOOD 35.61N 81.98W
02/28/2011 MCDOWELL NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
1.5 TO 2 MILE WIDE SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE IN GLENWOOD.
TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND CARS.
&&
JPTSpecial weather statement, Feb 28, 5:21 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
521 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010-282300-
ANDERSON-ELBERT-FRANKLIN-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER
PICKENS-HART-STEPHENS-
521 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ANDERSON...FRANKLIN...HART...
NORTHWESTERN ELBERT...SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN
OCONEE...SOUTHERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN STEPHENS COUNTIES THROUGH 600
PM EST...
AT 518 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL TO 5 MILES
NORTH OF PINEFIELD CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROADWAY
LAKE...LAKE HARTWELL...WHITWORTH...VANNA...ROYSTON...REED CREEK...
NUBERG...MARTIN...LAVONIA...HARTWELL...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...
EASTANOLEE...CARNESVILLE...CANON...BOYDVILLE...BOWMAN...
BOWERSVILLE...AVALON...WILLIAMSTON...TOWNVILLE...STARR...SANDY
SPRINGS...SADLERS CREEK STATE PARK...PIEDMONT...PENDLETON...
PELZER...OAKWAY...FOUNTAIN INN...FORK SHOALS...FAIR PLAY...
CLEMSON...CENTRAL...BELTON AND ANDERSON.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3422 8309 3426 8312 3425 8314 3437 8339
3446 8340 3448 8347 3451 8345 3461 8318
3460 8316 3462 8314 3476 8276 3471 8217
3462 8221 3416 8298
KRENTZLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:25 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
525 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N TRAVELERS REST 35.04N 82.44W
02/28/2011 GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE IN ROADWAY
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:26 PM EST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG MARIETTA 35.03N 82.49W
02/28/2011 GREENVILLE SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE ON ROADWAY
&&
RWHLocal storm report, Feb 28, 5:30 PM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
530 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG STATESVILLE 35.79N 80.89W
02/28/2011 IREDELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINE DOWN ON JANE SOWER RD.
&&
JATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 8:21 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 63 min |
| Feb 28, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg | 67 min |
| Feb 28, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenville, Spartanburg | 31 min |
| Feb 28, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Anderson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens | 55 min |
| Feb 28, 6:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | York | 54 min |
| Feb 28, 6:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Chester | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 6:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 6:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Greenwood, Laurens | 14 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.