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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 16, 2011Chester County, Union County, York County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 5:05 PM EST for Chester County, Union County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 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: Nov 16, 2011, 5:05 PM EST (22:05 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 5:45 PM EST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chester County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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
Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	8 E Union, SC	TREE REPORTED ON A VEHICLE ON RIVER RD NEAR OLD FERRY RD.ALSO...NEAL SHAOLS RD BLOCKED WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST	TORNADO	4 E Monarch Mills, SC	SWIRLING DEBRIS WENT ACROSS SPOTTERS HOUSE AND BLEW SHINGLES OFF HIS ROOF AND KNOCKED A TREE DOWN ON THE ROAD. WINDS ESTIMATED 50 MPH PLUS.
Nov 16, 5:41 PM EST	TORNADO	5 S Rock Hill, SC	STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 324 AND WILLIAMSTON ROADS SOUTH OF ROCK HILL. ONE POSSIBLE INJURY/FATALITY.

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
Nov 16, 1:35 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Nov 16, 4:30 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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: 116 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 472 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

998 
WFUS52 KGSP 162205
TORGSP
SCC023-087-091-162245-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0041.111116T2205Z-111116T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
505 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHESTER...
  EASTERN UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UNION...
  YORK COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YORK...ROCK HILL...

* UNTIL 545 PM EST

* AT 502 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF MONARCH MILLS...OR 5 MILES EAST OF UNION...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOCKHART...
  BULLOCK CREEK...
  LOWRYS AND CHESTER...
  MCCONNELLS AND YORK...
  ROCK HILL AND EDGEMOOR...
  CATAWBA...

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 3459 8156 3475 8165 3486 8149 3484 8146
      3487 8147 3514 8105 3511 8104 3506 8106
      3505 8104 3510 8094 3509 8091 3495 8086
      3484 8086 3482 8089 3476 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 245DEG 42KT 3471 8150

$$
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1 follow-up statement

650 
WWUS52 KGSP 162216
SVSGSP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
516 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

SCC087-162226-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-111116T2245Z/
UNION SC-
516 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN UNION COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA IS CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND OUT OF UNION COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

LAT...LON 3482 8089 3476 8087 3463 8142 3466 8144
      3476 8147 3477 8145 3482 8148 3484 8146
      3487 8147 3514 8105 3506 8106 3505 8104
      3510 8094 3509 8091 3494 8086 3484 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 245DEG 42KT 3476 8138

$$

SCC023-091-162245-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-111116T2245Z/
CHESTER SC-YORK SC-
516 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR YORK AND
NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 513 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
BULLOCK CREEK...OR 11 MILES EAST OF UNION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHESTER...LOWRYS...MCCONNELLS...YORK...EDGEMOOR...TEGA CAY...ROCK
HILL...FORT MILL AND CATAWBA

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3482 8089 3476 8087 3463 8142 3466 8144
      3476 8147 3477 8145 3482 8148 3484 8146
      3487 8147 3514 8105 3506 8106 3505 8104
      3510 8094 3509 8091 3494 8086 3484 8086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 245DEG 42KT 3476 8138

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 2:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee, Pickens	40 min
Nov 16, 3:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenville, Spartanburg	38 min
Nov 16, 3:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	45 min
Nov 16, 3:55 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens	50 min
Nov 16, 4:36 PM EST	Tornado Warning	GSP	Laurens, Spartanburg, Union	39 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.