Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 12:41 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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, 12:41 AM EDT (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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, 12:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Cashiers, NC | TREE ON POWERLINES, ANOTHER TREE ON HWY 107, ANOTHER ON CEDAR CREEK ROAD, COUPLE TREES ON BIG SHEEP CLIFF RD. |
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 | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KGSP 280441
TORGSP
NCC087-099-113-175-280515-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0024.110428T0441Z-110428T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1241 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREVARD...
* UNTIL 115 AM EDT
* AT 1239 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HIGHLANDS...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
THORPE RESERVOIR AND CASHIERS...
SAPPHIRE...
WOLF MOUNTAIN AND LAKE TOXAWAY...
BALSAM GROVE...
BREVARD...
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.
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 3542 8289 3522 8271 3500 8318 3500 8334
3512 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 236DEG 46KT 3510 8319
$$
MOORE3 follow-up statements
608
WWUS52 KGSP 280453
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1253 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC113-280503-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110428T0515Z/
MACON NC-
1253 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED INTO JACKSON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3508 8308 3513 8316 3527 8312 3542 8289
3522 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 238DEG 42KT 3517 8305
$$
NCC087-099-175-280515-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110428T0515Z/
HAYWOOD NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
1253 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON...CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD
COUNTIES...
AT 1251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CASHIERS...OR 17
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF MOUNTAIN...
BALSAM GROVE...
BREVARD...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 8308 3513 8316 3527 8312 3542 8289
3522 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 238DEG 42KT 3517 8305
$$
MOORE355
WWUS52 KGSP 280503
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
103 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC087-099-175-280515-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110428T0515Z/
HAYWOOD NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
103 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON...CENTRAL TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD
COUNTIES...
AT 100 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOLF MOUNTAIN...OR
12 MILES WEST OF BREVARD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3513 8300 3519 8308 3528 8304 3542 8289
3522 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 235DEG 47KT 3526 8290
$$
MOORE124
WWUS52 KGSP 280509 RRA
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
109 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NCC087-099-175-280519-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110428T0515Z/
HAYWOOD NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-JACKSON NC-
109 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON...CENTRAL
TRANSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM
EDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER HAYWOOD AND TRANSYLVANIA
COUNTIES...SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3513 8300 3519 8308 3528 8304 3542 8289
3522 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 235DEG 47KT 3530 8282
$$
MOOREThe 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 | Macon | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 12:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 12:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, McDowell | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 1:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 44 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 |
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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.