Alert archive / North Carolina / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 37, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 7:47 PM EDT for Cabarrus County, Union County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 min. 6 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
- Sep 5, 2011, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Nnw Monroe, NC | UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT PORTER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IN INDIAN TRAIL, NC. |
| Sep 5, 7:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 7 Nnw Monroe, NC | SPOTTER RELAYED A REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF A FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINTUES NEXT TO PORTER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IN INDIAN TRAIL, NC. TIME OF TOUCHDOWN ESTIMATED AT 750 PM LOCAL TIME. |
| Sep 5, 7:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Monroe, NC | IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DAMAGE TO BARNS AND TIN ROOFS ON RIDGE ROAD NEAR C.J. THOMAS ROAD...THERE WERE ALSO TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. |
| Sep 5, 7:54 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 N Monroe, NC | STATE PATROL REPORTED DAMAGE TO BARNS AND TIN ROOFS ON RIDGE ROAD NEAR C.J. THOMAS ROAD. |
| Sep 5, 7:59 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 Nw Monroe, NC | CONE SHAPE FUNNEL CLOUD SARDIS CHURCH AND UNIONVILLE INDIAN ROAD. |
| Sep 5, 7:59 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 7 Nw Monroe, NC | SARDIS CHURCH AND UNIONVILLE INDIAN ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
851
WFUS52 KGSP 052347
TORGSP
NCC025-179-060030-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0037.110905T2347Z-110906T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
747 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROE...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNIONVILLE...
FAIRVIEW...
MIDLAND AND NEW SALEM...
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.
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.
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 3492 8057 3502 8075 3511 8068 3521 8055
3523 8059 3543 8044 3538 8036 3519 8050
3517 8044 3518 8037 3517 8035 3519 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 216DEG 21KT 3504 8059
$$
HG3 follow-up statements
196
WWUS52 KGSP 060001
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC025-179-060030-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110906T0030Z/
CABARRUS NC-UNION NC-
801 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN UNION AND SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTIES IN THE
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AT 801 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNIONVILLE...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF MONROE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAIRVIEW...NEW SALEM AND MIDLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY
RAIN...HAZE...TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO
BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE!
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 8049 3511 8065 3521 8055 3522 8056
3539 8043 3536 8038 3519 8050 3517 8046
3517 8039 3518 8037 3517 8035 3519 8030
3518 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 219DEG 20KT 3511 8053
$$
HG625
WWUS52 KGSP 060019
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC179-060028-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110906T0030Z/
UNION NC-
819 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT
OF NORTH CAROLINA IS CANCELLED...
AT 818 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED NORTHEAST OF UNION COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3533 8041 3521 8048 3519 8050 3519 8051
3520 8054 3522 8056 3539 8043 3537 8038
3536 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 210DEG 28KT 3522 8048
$$
NCC025-060030-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110906T0030Z/
CABARRUS NC-
819 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY...
AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDLAND...OR 15
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CONCORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY
RAIN...HAZE...TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO
BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE!
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
&&
LAT...LON 3533 8041 3521 8048 3519 8050 3519 8051
3520 8054 3522 8056 3539 8043 3537 8038
3536 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 210DEG 28KT 3522 8048
$$
HG115
WWUS52 KGSP 060027
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
827 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
NCC025-060037-
/O.EXP.KGSP.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110906T0030Z/
CABARRUS NC-
827 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CABARRUS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM EDT...
AT 827 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE POSSIBLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED EAST OF CABURRUS
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3533 8041 3521 8048 3519 8050 3519 8051
3520 8054 3522 8056 3539 8043 3537 8038
3536 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 210DEG 28KT 3528 8044
$$
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, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 38 min |
| 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 |
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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.