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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 9, 2011Cleveland County, Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 2011, 4:57 PM EDT for Cleveland County, Gaston County, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 min. 14 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, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 4:59 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	5 S Cherryville, NC
Apr 9, 5:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Ne Shelby, NC
Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Cherryville, NC
Apr 9, 5:09 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Kings Mountain, NC
Apr 9, 5:10 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	Bessemer City, NC
Apr 9, 5:18 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Crowders, NC
Apr 9, 5:20 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Dallas, NC
Apr 9, 5:20 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	4 Sse Gastonia, NC	HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS DAMAGED MULTIPLE PLANES AT THE GASTONIA AIRPORT.
Apr 9, 5:28 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Se Gastonia, NC
Apr 9, 5:30 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Gastonia, NC
Apr 9, 5:32 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	4 Se Gastonia, NC	COCORAHS OBSERVER
Apr 9, 5:38 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	1 Ne Cherryville, NC	HAIL REPORTED ON WOODVALE DRIVE IN CHERRYVILLE.
Apr 9, 5:45 PM EDT	HAIL 2.75	5 Wnw Gastonia, NC	HW 274 AND HOLLAND MEMORIAL CHURCH RD
Apr 9, 5:55 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	2 Nnw Dallas, NC	ALONG HW-321 JUST OUTSIDE OF DALLAS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

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

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 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

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The text

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

556 
WFUS52 KGSP 092057
TORGSP
NCC045-071-109-092145-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0013.110409T2057Z-110409T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
457 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHELBY...
  GASTON COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GASTONIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES WEST OF
  WACO...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHERRYVILLE...
  CROUSE...
  KINGS MOUNTAIN AND LINCOLNTON...
  BESSEMER CITY AND HIGH SHOALS...
  IRON STATION...
  GASTONIA AND DALLAS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF 
BASEBALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE 
POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND 
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF 
BUSINESS.

TO REPORT TORNADOES...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 3538 8098 3536 8097 3532 8098 3528 8101
      3524 8100 3524 8101 3515 8103 3524 8161
      3547 8159 3549 8126 3540 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 291DEG 29KT 3535 8144

$$

NED

3 follow-up statements

459 
WWUS52 KGSP 092113
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
513 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

NCC109-092122-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T2145Z/
LINCOLN NC-
513 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3540 8096 3538 8098 3535 8097 3534 8099
      3533 8098 3530 8101 3524 8101 3515 8103
      3522 8148 3522 8149 3542 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 291DEG 29KT 3522 8136

$$

NCC045-071-092145-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T2145Z/
CLEVELAND NC-GASTON NC-
513 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR GASTON
AND EAST CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTIES...

AT 511 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGS MOUNTAIN...
OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

AT 510 PM...A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL APPROACHING THE SIZE OF 
BASEBALLS NEAR BESSEMER CITY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BESSEMER CITY...HIGH SHOALS...DALLAS...CROWDERS...GASTONIA...RANLO...
STANLEY...LOWELL...MCADENVILLE...LUCIA...CRAMERTON...MOUNT HOLLY AND
BELMONT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF 
BASEBALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE 
POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND 
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF 
BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3540 8096 3538 8098 3535 8097 3534 8099
      3533 8098 3530 8101 3524 8101 3515 8103
      3522 8148 3522 8149 3542 8146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 291DEG 29KT 3522 8136

$$

NED

855 
WWUS52 KGSP 092133 RRA
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

NCC045-092140-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T2145Z/
CLEVELAND NC-
533 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3538 8098 3535 8097 3534 8099 3533 8098
      3530 8101 3515 8103 3520 8131 3523 8133
      3526 8132 3529 8136 3533 8136 3536 8141
      3542 8145 3540 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 291DEG 29KT 3516 8108

$$

NCC071-092145-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T2145Z/
GASTON NC-
533 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR GASTON
COUNTY...

AT 529 PM EDT...THE STRONGEST ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF 
CLOVER IN YORK COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...THE THUNDERSTORM 
OVER GASTON COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND 
STRONG WINDS THROUGH 545 PM. NUMEROUS SPOTTERS REPORT INDICATE A 
WIDE SWATH OF QUARTER TO EGG SIZED HAIL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
GASTON COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF 
GOLFBALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE 
POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND 
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO 
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF 
BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 8098 3535 8097 3534 8099 3533 8098
      3530 8101 3515 8103 3520 8131 3523 8133
      3526 8132 3529 8136 3533 8136 3536 8141
      3542 8145 3540 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 291DEG 29KT 3516 8108

$$

NED

585 
WWUS52 KGSP 092148
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
548 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

NCC071-092157-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T2145Z/
GASTON NC-
548 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GASTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GASTON COUNTY 
UNTIL 645 PM.

LAT...LON 3538 8098 3535 8097 3534 8099 3533 8098
      3530 8101 3515 8103 3520 8131 3523 8133
      3526 8132 3529 8136 3533 8136 3536 8141
      3542 8145 3540 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 291DEG 29KT 3515 8105

$$

NED

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, 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, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Cleveland, Gaston	67 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.