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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 28, 2011Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia; Oconee County, South Carolina; Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 12:04 AM EDT for Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia; Oconee County, South Carolina; Jackson County, Macon County, North Carolina. It was in force for 41 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: Apr 28, 2011, 12:04 AM EDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Oconee County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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 28, 12:30 AM EDT	TORNADO	Scaly, NC	HOUSE DESTROYED BY TORNADO
Apr 28, 12:34 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Batesville, GA	TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 197 IN BATESVILLE.
Apr 28, 12:40 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Scaly, NC	MOBILE HOME ROLLED AT 238 DRYMAN RD. TWO TREES DOWN.

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 27, 6:52 PM EDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 1215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 408 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 15.2

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The text

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

490 
WFUS52 KGSP 280404
TORGSP
GAC137-241-NCC099-113-SCC073-280445-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0022.110428T0404Z-110428T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1204 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLAYTON...
  NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT

* AT 1201 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF HIAWASSEE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOCCASIN CREEK STATE PARK AND LAKE BURTON...
  TIGER...
  DILLARD AND MOUNTAIN CITY...
  SKY VALLEY AND SCALY...
  PINE MOUNTAIN AND MOUNTAIN REST...
  HIGHLANDS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. 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 3482 8366 3487 8366 3494 8360 3495 8356
      3504 8353 3530 8313 3510 8301 3505 8305
      3503 8301 3503 8297 3494 8291 3473 8363
      3476 8363 3479 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 239DEG 52KT 3483 8366

$$
MOORE

3 follow-up statements

600 
WWUS52 KGSP 280417
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1217 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

GAC137-280426-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
HABERSHAM GA-
1217 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED INTO RABUN COUNTY. HOWEVER...THERE 
IS ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS LUMPKIN AND 
WHITE COUNTIES. ANOTHER WARNING MAY BE ISSUED FOR HABERSHAM COUNTY 
BY 1230 AM.

LAT...LON 3494 8360 3495 8356 3500 8354 3500 8353
      3504 8353 3530 8313 3511 8301 3505 8305
      3503 8301 3503 8297 3494 8291 3478 8356
      3489 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 242DEG 43KT 3489 8352

$$

GAC241-NCC099-113-SCC073-280445-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
RABUN GA-MACON NC-JACKSON NC-OCONEE SC-
1217 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
OCONEE...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND RABUN
COUNTIES...

AT 1213 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOCCASIN CREEK
STATE PARK...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TIGER...MOUNTAIN CITY...DILLARD...OTTO...SKY VALLEY...SCALY...PINE
MOUNTAIN...HIGHLANDS...THORPE RESERVOIR...TUCKASEGEE AND CASHIERS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. 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 3494 8360 3495 8356 3500 8354 3500 8353
      3504 8353 3530 8313 3511 8301 3505 8305
      3503 8301 3503 8297 3494 8291 3478 8356
      3489 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 242DEG 43KT 3489 8352

$$

MOORE

378 
WWUS52 KGSP 280429
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1229 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

GAC241-NCC099-113-SCC073-280445-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
RABUN GA-MACON NC-JACKSON NC-OCONEE SC-
1229 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
OCONEE...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN MACON AND NORTHEASTERN
RABUN COUNTIES...

AT 1226 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DILLARD...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SCALY...PINE MOUNTAIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...THORPE RESERVOIR AND
TUCKASEGEE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. 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 3505 8351 3530 8313 3511 8301 3507 8305
      3505 8305 3503 8301 3502 8296 3494 8291
      3486 8334 3492 8349 3500 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 234DEG 51KT 3501 8334

$$

MOORE

295 
WWUS52 KGSP 280440
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

GAC241-SCC073-280449-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
RABUN GA-OCONEE SC-
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN OCONEE AND NORTHEASTERN RABUN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN RABUN COUNTY AND 
CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTY UNTIL 1 AM.

LAT...LON 3504 8345 3530 8313 3511 8301 3507 8305
      3505 8305 3503 8301 3500 8310 3499 8324
      3500 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 234DEG 51KT 3509 8320

$$

NCC099-113-280445-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110428T0445Z/
MACON NC-JACKSON NC-
1240 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES...

AT 1234 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SCALY...OR 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CASHIERS...THORPE RESERVOIR AND TUCKASEGEE

A NEW WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ON THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PEOPLE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS TORNADO. 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 3504 8345 3530 8313 3511 8301 3507 8305
      3505 8305 3503 8301 3500 8310 3499 8324
      3500 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 234DEG 51KT 3509 8320

$$

MOORE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 10:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	47 min
Apr 27, 11:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Rabun	38 min
Apr 28, 12:21 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Habersham, Rabun, Stephens	39 min
Apr 28, 12:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Habersham, Rabun	51 min
Apr 28, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Elbert	39 min
Apr 28, 2:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Elbert	46 min
Apr 28, 1:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Greenville, Oconee, Pickens	44 min
Apr 28, 3:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Greenwood, Laurens	36 min
Apr 28, 12:41 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania	34 min
Apr 28, 1:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Buncombe, Burke, McDowell	43 min
Apr 28, 2:03 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford	42 min
Apr 28, 2:26 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Buncombe, Burke, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford	49 min
Apr 28, 2:56 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell	64 min
Apr 28, 5:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Caldwell	34 min
Apr 28, 5:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	24 min
Apr 28, 5:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Burke	35 min
Apr 28, 6:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	29 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2011 Tornado Warnings in North Carolina, 2011 Tornado Warnings in South Carolina, 2011 Every tornado warning in 2011 Tornadoes 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.