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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 11:52 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 11:52 PM EDT (03:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Henderson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 4, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
469 WFUS52 KGSP 050352 TORGSP NCC021-089-111-161-050430- /O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0008.110405T0352Z-110405T0430Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1152 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1230 AM EDT * AT 1147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BAT CAVE... OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF HENDERSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE LURE...SUGAR HILL...THERMAL CITY...FERO...GLENWOOD AND DYSARTSVILLE 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 3572 8190 3549 8177 3539 8231 3553 8237 TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 251DEG 41KT 3548 8226 $$ MCAVOY
1 follow-up statement
418 WWUS52 KGSP 050407 SVSGSP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1207 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 NCC021-089-050417- /O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110405T0430Z/ BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC- 1207 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3549 8177 3541 8223 3561 8215 3572 8190 TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 251DEG 41KT 3553 8206 $$ NCC111-161-050430- /O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110405T0430Z/ MCDOWELL NC-RUTHERFORD NC- 1207 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES... AT 1206 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUGAR HILL...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THERMAL CITY...FERO...GLENWOOD AND DYSARTSVILLE 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 3549 8177 3541 8223 3561 8215 3572 8190 TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 251DEG 41KT 3553 8206 $$ MCAVOY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 4, 9:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 9:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM WEST TO EAST
TONIGHT...THEN BE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION AND DOMINATE OUR WEATHER
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FOR THE 00 UTC UPDATE I/VE SLOWED THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
HIGH POPS. THE LINE OF STORMS HAS WEAKENED AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY AS IT HAS ENTERED THE MTNS. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT WAS
EXPECTED...THOUGH IT/S SLOWED DOWN A BIT MORE THAN WHAT I EXPECTED.
MORE IMPORTANTLY...A LARGE BOWING LINE SEGMENT HAS DEVELOPED OVER NW
GA. BASED ON IT/S CURRENT RATE OF MOVEMENT...IT SHOULD MOVE INTO OUR
NE GA COUNTIES AROUND 0250 UTC...POSSIBLY SOONER IF IT ACCELERATES
MORE. WITH MUCAPE VALUES AROUND 1000 OVER THIS AREA...THE LINE
SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THEREFORE...WILL EXTEND THE WIND/LAKE
WIND ADV OVERNIGHT AS WELL. GENERAL THOUGHTS FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST
STILL ON TRACK. SOME ISOLATED TO SCT CONVECTION POSSIBLE OVER THE NC
MTNS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE QLCS SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE MTNS THIS EVENING...THEN TO A HKY-GSP-GRD LINE
AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN I-77 CORRIDOR BEFORE DAYBREAK...THEN EAST OF
THE AREA AROUND 12Z. ALL THE GUIDANCE HAS AT LEAST SOME CAPE WITH
THE NAM A SEEMINGLY STRONG OUTLIER. STILL...THE SREF MEAN MUCAPE HAS
VALUES 500 OR BETTER ALONG THE LINE AND MIXED LAYER CAPE SLIGHTLY
LESS. THE SREF ALSO SHOWS MEDIAN BULK SHEAR 60 TO 80 KNOTS AND 0-1KM
HELICITY VALUES FROM 100 TO 300. GIVEN THESE FACTORS IT LOOKS LIKELY
THAT A SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THIS LINE MOVES THRU THE CWFA.
HAVE ALREADY INCLUDED ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND
WORDING IN THE GRIDS. LOWS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE FRONT QUICKLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TUE MORNING...TAKING THE
SQUALL LINE WITH IT. HAVE QUICKLY ENDED POP FROM WEST TO EAST OVER
THE AREA. NW FLOW AND LOW LEVEL LINGER OVER THE MTNS...SO HAVE
LIKELY POP DIMINISHING TO SLIGHT CHC FOR THE AFTERNOON. CANNOT RULE
OUT SOME SNOW FOR THE HIGHEST PEAKS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THRU AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.
FOR NOW...WILL NOT EXTEND ANY WIND ADV INTO TUE. HOWEVER...LATER
SHIFTS WILL LIKELY NEED SOMETHING FOR THIS PERIOD. HIGHS 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM MONDAY...SHORT TERM WEATHER WILL BE QUIET AS AN
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH THU. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE SW OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT WILL TRANSITION TO
OFF THE EAST COAST BY LATE WED AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE ONLY WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE THE COLD TEMPS FORECAST FOR
TUE NIGHT. DRY ATMOSPHERE AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PROMOTE IDEAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING. CURRENT MIN TEMP GRID HAS TEMPS BELOW FREEZING
OVER ALL THE MOUNTAINS...WITH FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT MIN TEMPS
GENERALLY IN THE MID 30S. HENCE...WILL HOIST A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE
MOUNTAINS FOR TUE NIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS A GOOD BET OVER MOST
FOOTHILL/PIEDMONT LOCATIONS TUE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY LOW LYING AREAS.
OTHERWISE...GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH SLOWLY WARMING TEMPS.
STAYED CLOSE TO A MOS BLEND FOR TEMPS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 140 PM MONDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL OF CHOICE IS THE ECMWF.
THERE ARE SOME BIG TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF AND
THE GFS IS FOR THE MOST PART CONSIDERED AN OUTLIER MODEL. SOUTHERLY
FLOW AND INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A LULL IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE STABILITY AND
NO FOCUS MECHANISM. THE ECMWF SHOWS A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM
LEAVING OKLAHOMA FRIDAY EVENING AND REACHING THE UPPER TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IF THIS PANS OUT...WE WILL GET THE
SOUTHERN END OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE
VIRGINIAS SATURDAY NIGHT. WE WILL THEN BE UNDER OR NEAR THE AXIS OF
THE UPPER RIDGE LATE SUNDAY INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT AND VERY
LITTLE CONVECTION. THE NEXT FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING ACROSS
TENNESSEE ON MONDAY AND VERY SLOWLY REACHING OUR AREA LATE MONDAY
AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE DYNAMICS WILL BE PASSING WELL NORTH AND
THE FRONT TENDS TO WASH OUT AS IT CROSSES FROM NW TO SE LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ORGANIZE OVER NRN GA AND AL THIS
EVENING AND THEN SPRINT TO THE NE OVERNIGHT. ATTM I EXPECT THE
STORMS TO AFFECT THE AIRFIELD BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AND 10 UTC...THOUGH
THAT WILL PROBABLY CHANGE A LITTLE ONCE THE UPSTREAM LINE BECOMES
MORE ORGANIZED AND WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON IT/S MOVEMENT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE QUITE WINDY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. I HAVE THE
WIND SHIFT TRAILING THE LINE...BUT ONCE THE STORMS COME
THROUGH...WINDS WILL BE QUITE ERRATIC. THE STORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO A
PERIOD OF LIGHTER RAIN AND THEN CLEARING BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
A FROPA. THERE WILL ALSO BE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TONIGHT AS THE LOW
LEVEL WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO THE NC MTNS...AND SHOULD
AFFECT KAVL WITHIN THE HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MOVE
EASTWARD...AND WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT FOR STRONGER STORMS TO
MOVE OUT OF NRN GA A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE FOOTHILL AND
PIEDMONT TAF SITES SEE ANYTHING. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE QUITE FAST
AND WILL PRODUCE A COUPLE HOURS OF SIGNIFICANT VSBY AND CIG
REDUCTIONS. A PERIOD OF IFR CIGS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE
LINE FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
REGION...TURNING THE WINDS OUT OF THE NW AND BRINGING CLEARING SKIES.
OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS SHOULD BE VFR TUE AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. SOME
RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AS A FRONT DROPS DOWN
INTO THE AREA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
S FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS LOW...AND SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL IN IN
THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 30 MPH...A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY FOR NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR GAZ010.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
026-028-029.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY/RWH
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...MCAVOYHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 9:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 954 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-060200- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 954 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-060200- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 954 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-060200- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 954 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-060200- RABUN- 954 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 6:20 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
620 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>064-SCZ001-042300-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MACON-MADISON-NORTHERN JACKSON-OCONEE
MOUNTAINS-RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-
620 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...JACKSON...MACON...NORTHEASTERN RABUN...NORTHERN
OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...SWAIN...WESTERN BUNCOMBE AND WESTERN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS STORMS WILL AFFECT...
FRANKLIN...
ALARKA...
CULLOWHEE...
SYLVA...
BALSAM...
WAYNESVILLE...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3543 8401 3558 8368 3557 8349 3577 8315
3580 8308 3578 8299 3584 8292 3592 8292
3595 8284 3559 8253 3545 8265 3542 8274
3539 8271 3486 8317 3505 8357 3515 8366
3515 8373 3525 8371 3522 8393 3528 8403
LGSpecial weather statement, Apr 4, 7:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
703 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-042345-
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MACON-MADISON-NORTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-
703 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...SHOWERS A COUPLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
GRAHAM...HAYWOOD...MACON...NORTHERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN
MADISON...SWAIN AND WESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 657 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
FONTANA LAKE...
ALARKA...
BRYSON CITY...
CHEROKEE...
SMOKEMONT...
MAGGIE VALLEY...
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 3543 8401 3557 8372 3557 8349 3567 8334
3566 8330 3573 8324 3573 8319 3577 8315
3580 8308 3578 8299 3584 8292 3591 8291
3567 8256 3505 8355 3515 8366 3516 8375
3523 8370 3525 8371 3523 8389 3531 8404
LGSpecial weather statement, Apr 4, 7:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
748 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
NCZ048>052-058-059-050030-
GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-MADISON-MITCHELL-NORTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-YANCEY-
748 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011
...SHOWERS AND A COUPLE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
GRAHAM...MADISON...NORTHERN HAYWOOD...NORTHERN YANCEY...NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM
EDT...
AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUTNAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THE AREAS AFFECTED BE...
FONTANA LAKE...
BRYSON CITY...
CHEROKEE...
SMOKEMONT...
WATERVILLE...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SMALL CREEKS IN GRAHAM COUNTY AND THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK ARE LIKELY TO HAVE RAPID RISES THIS EVENING.
LAT...LON 3541 8403 3553 8388 3557 8377 3557 8349
3577 8315 3578 8299 3594 8290 3593 8281
3599 8279 3607 8264 3596 8256 3610 8239
3614 8228 3600 8216 3570 8278 3569 8286
3565 8288 3529 8358 3521 8396 3523 8401
LGLocal storm report, Apr 4, 8:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
812 PM EDT MON APR 04 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W SALISBURY 35.67N 80.57W
04/04/2011 ROWAN NC TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE FELL THROUGH A HOUSE ON KENT RD.
&&
MCAVOYLocal storm report, Apr 4, 11:20 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1120 PM EDT MON APR 04 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1053 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNESVILLE 35.48N 83.00W
04/04/2011 HAYWOOD NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
MANY TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. TREES REPORTED DOWN ON
HOUSES ACROSS MAGGIE VALLEY AND IN WAYNESVILLE. A FEW
FIRES DUE TO DOWNED POWERLINES.
&&
KRENTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 9:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GSP | Graham | 4 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Swain | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Madison and 2 more | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Polk | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 12:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Burke, Cleveland, Rutherford | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Polk, Rutherford | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Iredell, Lincoln | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Alexander, Davie, Iredell | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 1:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | GSP | Catawba, Lincoln | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Catawba, Davie, Iredell, Rowan | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 29 hr |
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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.