Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 2:07 PM EDT for Davie County, Iredell County, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Davie County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292
WFUS52 KGSP 051807
TORGSP
NCC059-097-159-051845-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0032.110905T1807Z-110905T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
207 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DAVIE COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOCKSVILLE...
IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STATESVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 207 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF
TROUTMAN...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF STATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROUTMAN...
STATESVILLE AND MOUNT ULLA...
CLEVELAND...
TURNERSBURG...
WOODLEAF...
MOCKSVILLE...SHEFFIELD...COOLEEMEE AND HARMONY...
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.
THIS RAPIDLY MOVING TORNADO WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND
VERY LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO BEFORE
SEEKING SHELTER. IT WILL LIKELY BE TOO LATE! 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 3552 8086 3557 8096 3559 8093 3561 8094
3562 8093 3564 8095 3569 8099 3606 8070
3591 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 220DEG 29KT 3565 8089
$$
HG3 follow-up statements
341
WWUS52 KGSP 051819
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
219 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC059-097-159-051845-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110905T1845Z/
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-ROWAN NC-
219 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...SOUTHERN IREDELL AND DAVIE COUNTIES...
AT 219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TROUTMAN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT
ULLA...CLEVELAND...WOODLEAF...SHEFFIELD...MOCKSVILLE AND COOLEEMEE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY
RAIN...HAZE...TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO
BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE!
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 3557 8081 3568 8097 3605 8069 3596 8053
3591 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 221DEG 26KT 3569 8081
$$
HG523
WWUS52 KGSP 051834
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
234 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC059-097-159-051845-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110905T1845Z/
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-ROWAN NC-
234 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...EAST CENTRAL IREDELL AND DAVIE COUNTIES...
AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
CLEVELAND...OR 8 MILES EAST OF STATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM...AND A
TORNADO COULD TOUCH DOWN AT ANY TIME. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING
INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLEAF...SHEFFIELD...MOCKSVILLE AND
COOLEEMEE.
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 3564 8074 3578 8082 3604 8066 3596 8053
3591 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 224DEG 36KT 3576 8073
$$
HG374
WWUS52 KGSP 051843
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC059-097-159-051851-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110905T1845Z/
DAVIE NC-IREDELL NC-ROWAN NC-
243 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ROWAN...EAST CENTRAL IREDELL
AND DAVIE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM EDT...
AT 241 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BROAD
ROTATION WITH THE THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF CLEVELAND IN ROWAN
COUNTY. THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON
SCHEDULE...BUT THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED IN CASE
ANY ADDITIONAL INDICATION OF A DEVELOPING TORNADO IS DETECTED.
LAT...LON 3564 8074 3578 8082 3604 8066 3596 8053
3591 8043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 223DEG 42KT 3574 8070
$$
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 13 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Madison | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Swain | 21 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GSP | Gaston | 13 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 42 min |
| Sep 5, 3:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Rutherford | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Gaston, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 60 min |
| Sep 5, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Polk | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Union | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.